Hirokazu KORE-EDA

Film Director, “The Truth”, “Broker” and “Monster”

In 2014, he launched his production company BUN-BUKU.His films include gentle slices of ordinary life

His films embrace the mystery of life, and encourage us to think about why we are here, and what makes us truly happy.

His feature film “Like Father, Like Son” (2013), won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, received the audience awards at San Sebastian, Vancouver, and Sao Paulo International Film Festivals and broke the box office record of his past films in many territories.

In 2015, “Our Little Sister” premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and received five awards including Best Film and Best Director at the Japan Academy Prize, as well as the Jury Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival. In 2016, “After The Storm” premiered in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, “The Third Murder” premiered In Competition at the 52nd Venice International Film Festival. In 2018, “Shoplifters” won the Palme d’Or at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, the Best Foreign Film at the 44th Césars, and many other awards, as well as being nominated for the 91st Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His first feature shot outside Japan, “The Truth” with two French film legends, Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche, is the opening film in Competition of the 76th Venice International Film Festival. In 2022, his first Korean film “Broker” won the Ecumenical Jury Prize and Song Kang-Ho the Best Actor Award, the first award for a Korean actor, at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. In 2023, his latest feature “Monster” won the Queer Palme and writer Yuji Sakamoto the Best Screenplay Award, at the 76th Cannes Film Festival,

 

 

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■MONSTER Official Trailer | Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda | Now Available On Digital

■The Truth - Official Trailer

■Broker - Official Trailer