Born in 1957, Japan. He studied in the Department of Arts of the Yokohama Movie and Broadcasting College. In 1993 he branched out into film, and his movie All Under the Moon(1993) won the prize for Best Screenplay in the Mainichi Film Competition and the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Screenplay. He won several awards for his movie Begging for Love(1998), including the Japan Academy Prize for Best Screenplay, and the First Asia-Pacific Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay. He also won the 2001 National Arts Festival Grand Prize for his TV drama I'll Be Eighteen Tomorrow(2001), and published a collection of essays Andreas's Hat(1995). In 2008, his Japan-South Korea joint production the play Yakiniku Dragon was staged in Tokyo and Seoul.
movieParasite
2023 · Director
movieYakiniku Dragon
2018 · Director, Writer
movieForget Me Not
2010 · Writer
movieLady Joker
2004 · Writer
movieBlood and Bones
2004 · Screenplay
movieOut
2002 · Screenplay
movieDoing Time
2002 · Writer
movieGojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001 · Shoshinbo
movieThe Pig's Retribution
1999 · Screenplay
movieDog Race
1998 · Writer
movieBegging for Love
1998 · Screenplay
movieLabyrinth of Dreams
1997 · Ebisu
movieBoys, Be Ambitious
1996 · Screenplay
movieHeisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
1995 · Screenplay
movieAll Under the Moon
1993 · Screenplay
movieBurning Dog
1991 · Writer