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LECTURERS
SHINOZAKI Makoto
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Biography
Born in Tokyo in 1963. After graduating Rikkyo University, Shinozaki started his career in film industry as a film projectionist and later became a film critic. In 1996, he made his first feature "Okaeri", which not only became an art-house hit domestically but won attention of international film community, eventually winning 11 international awards including the Best New Director Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. His second feature, "Not Forgotten", a story of three aging WWII veterans, further established his recognition abroad, winning Dragons & Tigers Award Special Mention at the Vancouver Film Festival and the Best Leading Actress Award for Akiko Kazami and the Best Leading Actor(s) Award for Tatsuya Mihashi and Tomio Aoki at Nates Festival des 3 Continents. His subsequent films, "Walking with a Dog" (04), "Koroshi no Harawata" (06), "0093 Jouou-Heika no Kusakari Masao"(07), "Tengoku No Soup" (08) were all different in both contents and styles showcasing Shinozaki's versatility as a filmmaker. Shinozaki is also known as a frequent collaborator of Takeshi Kitano; directing Jam Session" (98), a documentary on Kitano's making of his feature, "Kikujiro; directing "Asakusa Kid"(02), a TV film based on autobiography of young Kitano as an aspiring stand-up comic; and.co-directing a short film featured in the installation of Kitano's first ever art exhibition GOSSE DE PEINTRE (10) at Foundation Cartier Paris. His latest film is "Tokyo jima" (10).
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