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{{short description|Japanese filmmaker (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Hirokazu Kore-eda
| image              = Hirokazu Kore-eda - The Egyptian Theatre.jpg
| caption            = Kore-eda in 2025
| native_name        = 是枝 裕和
| native_name_lang   = ja
| birth_name         = 
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1962|6|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Tokyo]], Japan
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| occupation         = [[Film director]], [[film producer]], [[screenwriter]], [[film editor]]
| years_active       = 1991&ndash;present
| alma_mater         = [[Waseda University]]
| spouse             = 
| children           = 1
| website            = {{URL |http://www.kore-eda.com/}}
| module             = {{Infobox Chinese |child = yes
| romaji             = Koreeda Hirokazu
| hiragana           = これえだ ひろかず
}}
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{{nihongo|'''Hirokazu Kore-eda'''|是枝 裕和|Koreeda Hirokazu|born 6 June 1962}} is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen [[feature film]]s, including ''[[Nobody Knows (2004 film)|Nobody Knows]]'' (2004) and ''[[Still Walking (film)|Still Walking]]'' (2008).

For ''[[Like Father, Like Son (2013 film)|Like Father, Like Son]]'' (2013) and ''[[Shoplifters (film)|Shoplifters]]'' (2018), he won the [[Cannes Film Festival]]'s [[Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)|Jury Prize]] and [[Palme d'Or]], respectively. ''Shoplifters'' was also nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]. Kore-eda has since directed ''[[Broker (2022 film)|Broker]]'' (2022) and ''[[Monster (2023 Japanese film)|Monster]]'' (2023).

== Early life and education ==
Kore-eda's father was born in [[Taiwan]]. Kore-eda's paternal grandparents could not marry under Japanese law at the time as they had the same last name, so they had eloped to Taiwan, then under [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese colonial rule]], where they could marry.<ref>{{cite news |last1=楊 |first1=惠君 |last2= 謝 |first2= 璇 |title= 專訪是枝裕和：我期待有一天，拍出屬於自己的《悲情城市》 |url= https://www.twreporter.org/a/2020-taipei-golden-horse-film-festival-hirokazu-koreeda |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=[[The Reporter (Taiwan)|The Reporter]] |quote= 祖父母因為同姓氏無法在日本結婚，當年從奄美大島「私奔」到高雄後生下他父親，身為「灣生」後代的是枝裕和，卻是在侯孝賢的電影裡取得與父親成長的連結，視台灣如另一個故鄉。|language=zh-hant|archive-date=25 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125031457/https://www.twreporter.org/a/2020-taipei-golden-horse-film-festival-hirokazu-koreeda |url-status=live}}</ref> Kore-eda has cited this as a reason for his affinity toward Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Frater |first1= Patrick |title=Koreeda Hirokazu and Huang Xi Share a Hou Hsiao-hsien Moment |url= https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/koreeda-hirokazu-and-huang-xi-1234822219/ |access-date=16 December 2020 |work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=November 3, 2020 |archive-date=3 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103125251/https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/koreeda-hirokazu-and-huang-xi-1234822219/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kore-eda's father was conscripted into the Japanese military during [[World War II]] and detained in [[Siberia]] for three years after the end of the war.<ref>{{cite web |title=是枝裕和氏 なぜ「後に残された人」の悲しみだけを撮るのか |url=https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20150913_349129.html/2 |website=News Post Seven |access-date=13 January 2023 |date=2015-09-13 |language=ja |archive-date=2 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102093056/https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20150913_349129.html/2 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Hirokazu Kore-eda was born on 6 June 1962<ref name="Kamira">{{cite web |url=https://kamiria.com/4905.html |title=是枝裕和監督の妻（嫁）や娘は？新作・次回作も調査！学歴は早稲田？ |date=11 June 2018 |language=ja |archive-date=10 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010175945/https://kamiria.com/4905.html |url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Nerima]], [[Tokyo]], Japan. He is the youngest of three children.<ref name= "LocationJapan">{{cite web | work = Location Japan |url= https://locationjapan.net/interview/20180521_koreedahirokazu/ |title=是枝裕和 監督 |date= 22 May 2018 |language=ja |access-date=4 February 2021 |archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141341/http://locationjapan.net/interview/20180521_koreedahirokazu/|url-status=live}}</ref> From an early age, Kore-eda watched movies with his mother. He said through an interpreter, "My mother loved films! She adored [[Ingrid Bergman]], [[Joan Fontaine]], [[Vivien Leigh]]! We couldn't afford to go together to the cinema, but she was always watching their movies on TV. She stopped all family business or discussions to watch these movies. We would watch together. So I adored film—like her."<ref name="TheGuardian" />

After seeing Japan win the gold medal in men's volleyball at the [[1972 Munich Olympics]], he started playing in middle school. He rose to team captain in high school as a [[Volleyball#Set|setter]].<ref name="DaigakuShinbun">{{cite web |title=40年も続く卒業後の社会人生活 だからこそ、"好き"を"仕事"にしたい!! |url=https://daigakushinbun.com/post/views/853 |website=DAIGAKU SHINBUN |access-date=13 January 2023 |date=2016-05-10 |language=ja |archive-date=5 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405065756/https://daigakushinbun.com/post/views/853 |url-status=live}}</ref>

He initially failed his entrance exams, but was accepted into [[Waseda University]] a year later.<ref name="DaigakuShinbun"/> He graduated from Waseda University's Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web| title = 「誰も知らない“是枝先生”」インタビューVol.1 いかにして監督は先生になったか| publisher = 早稲田ウィークリー| url = https://www.waseda.jp/inst/weekly/features/specialissue-koreeda2/| accessdate = 2018-06-17 |language=ja |archive-date=25 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625021718/https://www.waseda.jp/inst/weekly/features/specialissue-koreeda2/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = 「是枝監督が挑んだ心理サスペンス『三度目の殺人』、かつてない法廷劇を生み出した斬新な創作術とは!?| url = https://otocoto.jp/interview/sandome/3/| date = 2017-09-05 |accessdate = 2018-06-17 |language=ja |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203234/https://otocoto.jp/interview/sandome/3/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
Before becoming a director, Kore-eda worked as an [[assistant director]] on television [[Documentary film|documentaries]]. He directed his first television documentary, ''Lessons from a Calf'', in 1991. He directed several other documentary films thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Documentarists of Japan #12: Koreeda Hirokazu|url=http://www.yidff.jp/docbox/13/box13-1-e.html|last=Gerow|first=Aaron|website=Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival|access-date=2020-05-11|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140343/http://www.yidff.jp/docbox/13/box13-1-e.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kore-eda's 1994 documentary ''August without Him'' depicts his friendship with [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] sufferer Hirata Yutaka. It follows Kore-eda as he meets Yutaka and films his life between 1992 and 1994. The first Japanese to admit he contracted the disease via homosexual contact, Yutaka speaks openly about his condition. The film ends with his condition having deteriorated. Yutaka died of AIDS complications on May 29, 1994.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sesser |first=Stan |date=1994-11-06 |title=HIDDEN DEATH |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/11/14/hidden-death |access-date=2024-10-25 |work=The New Yorker |issn=0028-792X|archive-date=12 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012090928/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/11/14/hidden-death |url-status=live}}</ref>

At the 1995 [[Venice Film Festival]], Kore-eda's first fiction feature film, ''[[Maborosi]]'', won a [[Golden Osella]] for Best Cinematography.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/venice?year=1995&status=1 |title=Venice Film Festival 1995 |website=mubi.com |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724043959/https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/venice?year=1995&status=1|url-status=live}}</ref> At the first [[Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema]] in 1999, he won awards for Best Film and Best Screenplay for his film ''[[After Life (film)|After Life]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/films/after-life/awards |title=After Life (1998) awards & festivals on MUBI |website=mubi.com |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=24 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724055048/https://mubi.com/films/after-life/awards|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2005, Kore-eda won the [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] for Best Film and Best Director for his film ''[[Nobody Knows (2004 film)|Nobody Knows]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.japan-zone.com/news/2005/02/03/ |title=Rie Takes Blue Ribbon |author=tokyoguy |date=3 February 2005 |website=japan-zone.com |publisher=Japan Zone |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=6 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806022622/https://www.japan-zone.com/news/2005/02/03/ |url-status=live}}</ref> His 2008 film ''[[Still Walking (film)|Still Walking]]'' also earned accolades, including Best Director at the 2009 [[Asian Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/japan-shines-at-asian-film-awards-1118001530/ |title=Japan shines at Asian Film Awards |last=Coonan |first=Clifford |date=23 March 2009 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=5 February 2021 |quote="... Hirokazu Kore-eda nabbed the director honor for "Still Walking.""|archive-date=8 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208101743/https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/japan-shines-at-asian-film-awards-1118001530/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/5305|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803012903/http://old.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/review/5305|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-03|title=Film of the Month: Still Walking|first=Trevor|last=Johnston|date=February 2010|work=[[Sight & Sound]]|accessdate=2021-03-09}}</ref> and the Golden Ástor for Best Film at the 2008 [[Mar del Plata International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/films/still-walking/awards |title=Still Walking (2008) awards & festivals on MUBI |website=mubi.com |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724060101/https://mubi.com/films/still-walking/awards |url-status=live}}</ref>

Kore-eda's 2013 film ''[[Like Father, Like Son (2013 film)|Like Father, Like Son]]'' premiered and was nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="Cannes2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/59652.html|title=2013 Official Selection|date=19 April 2013|access-date=19 April 2013|work=[[Cannes Film Festival|Festival de Cannes]]|archive-date=8 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508131445/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/59652.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It did not win, but it won the [[Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)|Jury Prize]]<ref name="CannesAwards">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2013/awardCompetition.html |title=Cannes Film Festival: Awards 2013|date=26 May 2013|access-date=26 May 2013|work=Festival de Cannes|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060217/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/archives/2013/awardCompetition.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and a commendation from the Ecumenical Jury.<ref name="Variety-EJ">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/cannes-blue-is-the-warmest-color-wins-fipresci-prize-1200488042|title=Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Wins Fipresci Prize|date=26 May 2013|access-date=27 February 2018|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607155151/https://variety.com/2013/film/news/cannes-blue-is-the-warmest-color-wins-fipresci-prize-1200488042|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2013, the film won the Rogers People's Choice Award at the [[Vancouver International Film Festival#2013|2013 Vancouver International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Tomlin|first=Raymond|title=VIFF 2013: Award Winners Announced for 2013 Film Festival|url=http://www.vanramblings.com/viff-2013-award-winners-announced-for-2013-film-festival.html|work=www.vanramblings.com|date=12 October 2013|publisher=Van Ramblings|archive-date=16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016065924/http://www.vanramblings.com/viff-2013-award-winners-announced-for-2013-film-festival.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kore-eda's 2015 film ''[[Our Little Sister]]'' was selected to compete for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="Cannes">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/61306.html |title=2015 Official Selection|work=[[Cannes Film Festival|Festival de Cannes]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418084150/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/61306.html|archive-date=18 April 2015}}</ref> His 2016 film ''[[After the Storm (2016 film)|After the Storm]]'' debuted to critical acclaim at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]] in the [[Un Certain Regard]] category.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/after-the-storm-cannes-film-review-1201779020|title=Cannes Film Review: 'After the Storm'|last=Lee|first=Maggie|date=21 May 2016|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=30 December 2017|archive-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522124259/https://variety.com/2016/film/asia/after-the-storm-cannes-film-review-1201779020|url-status=live}}</ref> For his work on it, Kore-eda won Best Director at the [[Yokohama Film Festival]].<ref name=":0" /> He won Best Film and Best Director [[41st Japan Academy Prize|Japan Academy Prizes]] for his 2017 film ''[[The Third Murder]]'', which also screened in the main competition of the [[74th Venice International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venice-film-festival-unveils-lineup-74th-edition-1024415|access-date=2018-05-25|archive-date=27 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727223210/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venice-film-festival-unveils-lineup-74th-edition-1024415|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, his film ''[[Shoplifters (film)|Shoplifters]]'', about a young girl welcomed in by a family of [[Shoplifting|shoplifters]], premiered and won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="Cannes2018">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2018-award-winners-palme-d-or-1202816743/ |title=Japanese Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Shoplifters' Wins Palme d'Or at Cannes |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |first=Peter |last=Debruge |date=19 May 2018 |access-date=19 May 2018|archive-date=20 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520011901/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2018-award-winners-palme-d-or-1202816743/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/foreign-language-film-nominations-2019-oscars |title=Foreign Language Film Oscar 2019 Nominees Include Roman, Cold War & More |last=Dove |first=Steve |website=oscar.go.com |date=22 January 2019 |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=23 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123010246/https://oscar.go.com/news/nominations/foreign-language-film-nominations-2019-oscars|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2018, he won the [[Donostia Award]] for his lifetime achievement at [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2018/awards_and_jury_members/awards/1/7815/in |title=66th San Sebastian Film Festival 2018 Awards |website=sansebastianfestival.com |date=29 September 2018 |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=17 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017155335/https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2018/awards_and_jury_members/awards/1/7815/in|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Kore-eda directed [[The Truth (2019 film)|''The Truth'']], starring [[Catherine Deneuve]], [[Juliette Binoche]] and [[Ethan Hawke]]. It is his first film shot in Europe and not in Japanese.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/ethan-hawke-juliette-binoche-catherine-deneuve-cannes-hirokazu-kore-edas-truth-1202426920/ |title=Juliette Binoche, Ethan Hawke & Catherine Deneuve To Star In 'The Truth' Palme d'Or Winner Hirokazu Kore-eda |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |date=July 16, 2018 |access-date=5 February 2021|archive-date=16 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716105306/https://deadline.com/2018/07/ethan-hawke-juliette-binoche-catherine-deneuve-cannes-hirokazu-kore-edas-truth-1202426920/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globe.asahi.com/article/12754510|title=『真実』是枝裕和監督が語る、初めて挑んだ日仏共同制作の舞台裏|date=2019-10-05|accessdate=2021-01-14|publisher=朝日新聞GLOBE＋|archive-date=5 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005143442/https://globe.asahi.com/article/12754510|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, Kore-eda directed ''[[Broker (2022 film)|Broker]]''. The film was shot in South Korea, featuring a predominantly South Korean cast and crew.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/08/song-kang-ho-hirokazu-kore-eda-korean-movie-1234582548/|title = Song Kang-ho to Follow 'Parasite' with Hirokazu Kore-eda's Korean Movie Debut — First Details|date = 26 August 2020|archive-date=25 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925104247/https://www.indiewire.com/2020/08/song-kang-ho-hirokazu-kore-eda-korean-movie-1234582548/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2020/08/26/68669.html|title=是枝裕和監督が韓国映画を初演出、ソン・ガンホ＆カン・ドンウォン再共演へ|date=2020-08-26|accessdate=2021-02-25|publisher=CinemaCafe|language=ja|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920214558/https://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2020/08/26/68669.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was first released on 8 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Noh |first=Jean |title=Japan's Gaga buys Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'Broker' ahead of Cannes debut (exclusive) |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/japans-gaga-buys-hirokazu-kore-edas-broker-ahead-of-cannes-debut-exclusive/5170576.article |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=ScreenDaily |archive-date=16 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516075013/https://www.screendaily.com/news/japans-gaga-buys-hirokazu-kore-edas-broker-ahead-of-cannes-debut-exclusive/5170576.article|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the [[2022 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival in 2022]] and won the [[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]].

In January 2022, it was announced that Kore-eda would be working with a team of directors including Megumi Tsuno, [[Hiroshi Okuyama]], and Takuma Sato on a nine-episode series, ''[[The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House]]'', adapted from the manga ''[[Kiyo in Kyoto]]''.<ref name="ANN-drama1">{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san Manga Gets Live-Action Drama on Netflix|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-06/maiko-san-chi-no-makanai-san-manga-gets-live-action-drama-on-netflix/.181288|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 6, 2022|date=January 6, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106220452/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-06/maiko-san-chi-no-makanai-san-manga-gets-live-action-drama-on-netflix/.181288|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2022, Kore-eda disclosed that he had completed shooting his next Japanese film, ''[[Monster (2023 Japanese film)|Monster]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brzeski |first=Patrick |date=2022-11-17 |title=Hirokazu Kore-eda Reveals Next Film, 'Monster,' for 2023 Release |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hirokazu-kore-eda-reveals-next-film-monster-for-2023-release-1235264674/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117231546/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hirokazu-kore-eda-reveals-next-film-monster-for-2023-release-1235264674/ |url-status=live}}</ref> With post-production underway, ''Monster'' was scheduled for release in Japan on 2 June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2022-11-18 |title=Hirokazu Kore-Eda's New Film 'Monster' Unveiled, As Gaga, Toho Set June 2023 Release |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/hirokazu-kore-eda-new-film-monster-gaga-toho-june-2023-release-1235175792/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208165955/https://deadline.com/2022/11/hirokazu-kore-eda-new-film-monster-gaga-toho-june-2023-release-1235175792/ |archive-date=2023-12-08 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |language=en-US}}</ref> This release date positioned the film for a potential world premiere in May at Cannes.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Nancy |last2=Tartaglione |first2=Anthony |last3=D'Alessandro |first3=Anthony |date=2023-05-17 |title='Monster': Hirokazu Kore-Eda Drama Receives Six-Minute Standing Ovation At Cannes World Premiere |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/cannes-monster-drama-receives-six-minute-standing-ovation-1235370477/ |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |archive-date=17 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517194011/https://deadline.com/2023/05/cannes-monster-drama-receives-six-minute-standing-ovation-1235370477/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It won the [[Queer palm|Queer Palm]] and the [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay Award]] at the [[2023 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=C. |first=Manon |date=2023-05-27 |title=Cannes Festival 2023: Queer Palm awarded to Kore-Eda's Monster |url=https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/cinema-series/articles/294212-cannes-festival-2023-queer-palm-awarded-to-kore-eda-s-monster |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616195847/https://www.sortiraparis.com/en/what-to-do-in-paris/cinema-series/articles/294212-cannes-festival-2023-queer-palm-awarded-to-kore-eda-s-monster |archive-date=2023-06-16 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=www.sortiraparis.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=2023-05-27 |title=Cannes Awards: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Takes Palme d'Or, 'The Zone of Interest' and 'The Pot au Feu' Among Winners |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2023-palme-dor-prizes-awards-1235627110/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530143106/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2023-palme-dor-prizes-awards-1235627110/ |archive-date=2024-05-30 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>[[File:是枝裕和 2025.jpg|thumb|Kore-eda in 2025|280x280px]]In 2025, [[Netflix]] released Kore-eda's TV series ''[[Asura (TV series)|Asura]]''. It is based on [[Kuniko Mukōda]]'s novel of the same name.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Merican |first1=Sara |title=Netflix Unveils Japanese Series ‘Asura,’ Written & Directed By Hirokazu Kore-eda |url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/netflix-asura-japan-hirokazu-koreeda-rie-miyazawa-series-1236173491/ |website=Deadline |date=12 November 2024|archive-date=12 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112014535/https://deadline.com/2024/11/netflix-asura-japan-hirokazu-koreeda-rie-miyazawa-series-1236173491/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September of that year, Kore-eda began work on his next movie, ''Sheep in the Box''. [[Neon (company)|Neon]] is reuniting with him to distribute the movie in the US, UK and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/11/neon-acquires-hirokazu-kore-eda-sheep-in-the-box-1236617257/|title=Neon Acquires Hirokazu Kore-eda’s ‘Sheep In The Box’ For U.S., U.K. & Australian Distribution|last=Garner|first=Glenn|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=November 13, 2025|accessdate=November 14, 2025}}</ref>

=== Style and influences ===
According to the [[Harvard Film Archive]], Kore-eda's works "reflect the contemplative style and pacing of such luminaries as [[Hou Hsiao-hsien]] and [[Tsai Ming-liang]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2004winter/koreeda.html|title=The Films of Hirokazu Koreeda|work=[[Harvard Film Archive]]|date=25 February 2005|access-date=24 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112025619/http://hcl.harvard.edu/hfa/films/2004winter/koreeda.html|archive-date=12 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kore-eda is often compared to [[Yasujirō Ozu]], but has said he feels more influenced by [[Ken Loach]] and [[Mikio Naruse]].<ref name="TheGuardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/21/hirokazu-kore-director-our-little-sister-interview|title=Hirokazu Kore-eda: 'They compare me to Ozu. But I'm more like Ken Loach'|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=21 May 2015|archive-date=28 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528114601/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/may/21/hirokazu-kore-director-our-little-sister-interview|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a 2009 interview, Kore-eda said that ''[[Still Walking (2008 film)|Still Walking]]'' is based on his own family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/regrets-memories-a-conversation-with-hirokazu-kore-eda |title=Interview with Hirokazu Kore-eda |work=MUBI.com |access-date=27 February 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612083553/https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/regrets-memories-a-conversation-with-hirokazu-kore-eda|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Kore-eda was married in 2002 and has a daughter, born in 2007.<ref name="LocationJapan" /><ref name="cinema20110924">{{Cite web| title = 是枝裕和監督、加瀬亮主演のテレビドラマ「後の日」が第59回サンセバスチャン国際映画祭で招待上映| publisher = シネマトゥデイ| date = 2011-09-24| url = https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0035615| accessdate = 2014-05-18 |language=ja |archive-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110234843/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0035615 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Feature films===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| English Title
! rowspan="2"| Original Title
! colspan="3"| Credited as
! rowspan="2"| Notes
! rowspan="2"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! style="width:65px;"| Director
! style="width:65px;"| Writer
! style="width:65px;"| Editor
|-
! 1995
| ''[[Maborosi]]''
| 幻の光
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|
|-
! 1998
| ''[[After Life (film)|After Life]]''
| ワンダフルライフ
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! 2001
| ''[[Distance (2001 film)|Distance]]''
| DISTANCE ディスタンス
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! 2004
| ''[[Nobody Knows (2004 film)|Nobody Knows]]''
| 誰も知らない
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Also producer
|
|-
! 2006
| ''[[Hana (film)|Hana]]''
| 花よりもなほ
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! 2008
| ''[[Still Walking]]''
| 歩いても 歩いても
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! 2009
| ''[[Air Doll]]''
| 空気人形
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Also producer
|
|-
! 2011
| ''[[I Wish (film)|I Wish]]''
| 奇跡
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! 2013
| ''[[Like Father, Like Son (2013 film)|Like Father, Like Son]]''
| そして父になる
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! 2015
| ''[[Our Little Sister]]''
| 海街diary
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! 2016
| ''[[After the Storm (2016 film)|After the Storm]]''
| 海よりもまだ深く
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! 2017
| ''[[The Third Murder]]''
| 三度目の殺人
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|
|-
! 2018
| ''[[Shoplifters (film)|Shoplifters]]''
| 万引き家族
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Also producer
|
|-
! 2019
| ''[[The Truth (2019 film)|The Truth]]''
| ''La Vérité''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| French-language debut
|
|-
! 2022
| ''[[Broker (2022 film)|Broker]]''
| 브로커
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{Yes}}
| Korean-language debut
|
|-
! 2023
| ''[[Monster (2023 Japanese film)|Monster]]''
| 怪物
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Also executive producer
|
|-
! rowspan="2"| 2026
| ''Sheep in the Box''
| 箱の中の羊
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Filming
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20250929/2/|title= 綾瀬はるか&千鳥・大悟が夫婦役で主演 是枝裕和監督「箱の中の羊」2026年公開決定|access-date= 29 September 2025|date= 29 September 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Look Back (2026 film)|Look Back]]''
| ルックバック
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Filming
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20251203/3/|title= 「ルックバック」是枝裕和監督が実写映画化！2026年公開【監督＆藤本タツキコメントあり】|access-date= 3 December 2025|date= 3 December 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Producer ===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Notes
|-
!1993
|''Kakuto''
|
|-
!2003
|''Hebi ichigo''
|
|-
!2006
|''[[Yureru]]''
| Planner
|-
!2014
|''leji''
| Consulting producer
|-
!2020
|''[[Ten Years Japan]]''
| rowspan="2" |Executive producer<ref name="hollywoodreporter_20181008">{{Cite web |last=Kerr |first=Elizabeth |date=2018-10-08 |title=‘Ten Years Japan’: Film Review - Busan 2018 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/ten-years-japan-film-review-busan-2018-1150181/ |access-date=2025-10-05 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
!2022
|''Mai Sumoru Rando''
|}

===Documentaries===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Notes
|-
! rowspan="2" |1991
| ''Lessons from a Calf''
|
|-
| ''However...''
| Also producer 
|-
! rowspan="2" |1992
| ''Where Has All the Pollution Gone?''
|
|-
|''I Wish I Could Be Japanese''
|
|-
! rowspan="3" |1993
|''When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang''
| Documentary about filmmakers [[Hou Hsiao-hsien]] and [[Edward Yang]]
|-
|''Soul Sketches-Every Person's Kenji Miyazawa''
| rowspan=2|Documentary short film
|-
|''Yottsu no shibu jikoku''
|-
! 1994
| ''August without Him''
|
|-
!1996
|''This World''
| A filmed correspondence between [[Kawase Naomi]] and Koreeda.<br/>Also writer and cinematographer
|-
!2003
|''Birthplace''
| Documentary about the old sets from his first feature ''Maborosi''<br/>Also editor
|-
! rowspan="2" |2008
| ''[[Cocco#Documentaries|Daijōbu Dearu Yō ni: Cocco Owaranai Tabi]]''
| Documentary about [[Cocco]]
|-
|''Series Constitution. Article 9. War Renunciation. Oblivion''
|
|-
! 2012
| ''The Message from Fukushima''
| Documentary short
|-
!2021
|''The Center Lane''
| Documentary short about swimmer [[Rikako Ikee]]
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Film
! colspan="3"| Credited as
! rowspan="2"| Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;"| Director
! style="width:65px;"| Writer
! style="width:65px;"| Editor
|-
!1991
|''Nonfix'' 
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|TV Series
|-
!1996
|''Without Memory'' 
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| TV Documentary Movie
|-
!2010
|''Kaidan Horror Classics'' 
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|Anthology TV Series<br/>Directed episode "Nochi no hi"
|-
!2012
|''[[Going My Home]]'' <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0050768|title= 「ゴーイング マイ ホーム」は是枝監督、人生の総括 両親の死が作品に与えた影響明かす|date= March 4, 2013|access-date= January 7, 2022|work= Cinema Today|language=ja|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107061024/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0050768|url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|TV Miniseries
|-
!2015
|''Ishibumi'' <ref name="広島出身・綾瀬はるか、戦後特番で遺族手記を朗読 是枝監督と再タッグ">{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2055726/full/|title= 広島出身・綾瀬はるか、戦後特番で遺族手記を朗読 是枝監督と再タッグ|access-date= June 6, 2022|work= Oricon|language=ja|archive-date=10 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710194104/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2055726/full|url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|TV Documentary film <ref name="広島出身・綾瀬はるか、戦後特番で遺族手記を朗読 是枝監督と再タッグ"/>
|-
!2020
|''A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura''<ref name="Eiga">{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/news/20200128/5/|title= WOWOWドラマ「有村架純の撮休」に柳楽優弥、満島真之介、伊藤沙莉ら豪華キャスト集結|date= January 28, 2020|access-date= January 7, 2022|work= Eiga|language=ja|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128073753/https://eiga.com/news/20200128/5/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|TV Series<br/>Directed episodes "Tada ima no nochi ni" and "Ningen Doku"<ref name="Eiga"/>
|-
!2023
|''[[The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House]]'' <ref name="Natalie">{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/comic/news/460725|title= 「舞妓さんちのまかないさん」Netflixでドラマ化！監督は是枝裕和、森七菜＆出口夏希のW主演|date= January 7, 2022|access-date= January 7, 2022|work= Natalie|language=ja|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106210324/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/460725|url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|TV Miniseries<br/>Also executive producer<ref name="Natalie"/>
|-
!2025
|''[[Asura (TV series)|Asura]]''<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2353775/full/|title= 宮沢りえ×尾野真千子×蒼井優×広瀬すずが四姉妹に、昭和を代表する家族劇の傑作『阿修羅のごとく』是枝裕和監督が再ドラマ化|access-date= 12 November 2024|work= Oricon|language=ja|archive-date=11 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111232945/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2353775/full/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|TV Series
|}

==Accolades==
[[File:Koreeda Hirokazu.jpg|thumb|100px|Hirokazu Kore-eda at the 2009 [[Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
*1995: [[Vancouver International Film Festival]] – Dragons and Tigers Award (''Maborosi'')
*1998: [[San Sebastian Film Festival]] – FIPRESCI Prize (''After Life'')
*1998: [[Three Continents Festival]] – Golden Montgolfiere (''After Life'')
*1999: [[Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema]] – Best Film and Best Screenplay (''After Life'')
*2004: [[Flanders International Film Festival Ghent]] – Grand Prix (''Nobody Knows'')
*2005: [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] – Best Film and Best Director (''Nobody Knows'')
*2008: [[Mar del Plata International Film Festival]] – Best Film (''Still Walking'')
*2009: [[Asian Film Awards]] – Best Director (''Still Walking'')
*2009: [[Blue Ribbon Awards]] – Best Director (''Still Walking'')
*2011: [[San Sebastian Film Festival]] – Best Screenplay (''I Wish'')
*2012: [[Asia-Pacific Film Festival]] – Best Director (''I Wish'')
*2013: [[Cannes Film Festival]] – [[Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)|Jury Prize]] (''Like Father, Like Son'')
*2013: [[Asia-Pacific Film Festival]] – Best Film and Best Director (''Like Father, Like Son'')
*2013: [[São Paulo International Film Festival]] – Audience Award Best Foreign Film (''Like Father, Like Son'')
*2013: [[Vancouver International Film Festival]] – Audience Award International Films (''Like Father, Like Son'')
*2013: [[Yokohama Film Festival]] – Best Screenplay (''Like Father, Like Son'')
*2015: [[San Sebastian Film Festival]] – Audience Award Best Film (''Our Little Sister'')
*2015: [[Yokohama Film Festival]] – Best Director (''Our Little Sister'')<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1575404.html|script-title=ja:「海街diary」が5冠、「お盆の弟」が4冠|access-date=5 December 2015|publisher=Nikkan Sports News|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206104255/http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1575404.html|archive-date=6 December 2015}}</ref>
*2016: [[39th Japan Academy Prize|Japan Academy Prize]] – Best Film and Best Director (''Our Little Sister'')
*2016: [[Films from the South]] – Best Film (''After the Storm'')
*2018: [[41st Japan Academy Prize|Japan Academy Prize]] – Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing (''The Third Murder'')
*2018: [[Cannes Film Festival]] – [[Palme d'Or]] (''Shoplifters'')
*2018: [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] – Best Foreign Film (''Shoplifters'')
*2018: [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]] – [[Donostia Award]]
*2018: [[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]] – Best Film (''Shoplifters'')
*2018: [[Denver Film Festival]] – Best Film (''Shoplifters'')
*2018: [[Filmfest München]] – Best International Film (''Shoplifters'')
*2018: [[Films from the South]] – Audience Award (''Shoplifters'')
*2018: [[Vancouver International Film Festival]] – Most Popular International Feature (''Shoplifters'')
* [[13th Asian Film Awards|2019]]: [[Asian Film Awards]] – Best Film (''Shoplifters'')
*2019: [[42nd Japan Academy Prize|Japan Academy Prize]] – Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay (''Shoplifters'')
*2019: [[César Award]] – Best Foreign Film (''Shoplifters'')
*2019: [[Guldbagge Awards]] – Best Foreign Film (''Shoplifters'')
*[[16th Asian Film Awards|2023]]: [[Asian Film Awards]] – Best Director (''[[Broker (2022 film)|Broker]]'')<ref>{{cite web|last=Shackleton|first=Liz|title='Drive My Car' Wins Best Feature At Asian Film Awards; Tony Leung Takes Best Actor, Asian Contribution Award|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/drive-my-car-broker-decision-to-leave-asian-film-awards-hong-kong-1235294133/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=12 March 2023|access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref>
*[[17th Asian Film Awards|2024]]: [[Asian Film Awards]] – Best Director (''[[Monster (2023 Japanese film)|Monster]]'')

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! [[Yui Natsukawa]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Ryo Kase]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Sei Hiraizumi]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! Hiei Kimura || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! Yūichi Kimura || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[You (actress)|You]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! Shirō Katō|| {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Yoshio Harada]]{{†}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! Shohei Tanaka || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Jun Kunimura]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Tetsushi Tanaka]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Kirin Kiki]]{{†}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{yes2}} || {{yes2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Hiroshi Abe (actor)|Hiroshi Abe]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! Ryōga Hayashi || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Kazuya Takahashi]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Joe Odagiri]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Bae Doona]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! Kazuaki Shimizu || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Yuri Nakamura]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! Oshiro Maeda || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Masami Nagasawa]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Isao Hashizume]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Lily Franky]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! Ichirō Ogura || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Jun Fubuki]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Yōko Maki (actress)|Yōko Maki]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Masaharu Fukuyama]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! Tomomitsu Adachi || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Suzu Hirose]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Aju Makita]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{yes2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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! [[Sosuke Ikematsu]] || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} ||  {{yes2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} || {{no2|}} ||
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book| last = Ehrlich| first = Linda| title = The Films of Kore-eda Hirokazu: An Elemental Cinema| year = 2019| publisher = Palgrave MacMillan| isbn = 978-3-030-33051-4 }}
*Ellis, Jonathan. "After Life" (Review). ''[[Film Quarterly]]'', Vol. 57, Issue no. 1, pp.&nbsp;32–37. ISSN 0015-1386.
*"This is your life: [[Tony Rayns]] interviews After Life's director Koreeda Hirokazu". ''[[Sight & Sound]]''. March 1999.
*Martonova, Andronika (2016). [https://www.academia.edu/26655706/Martonova_A._Boys_dont_t_cry_the_image_of_the_children_as_a_social_problem_in_Hirokazu_Koreeda_s_films._-_In_Central_Asian_Journal_Of_Art_Studies._Almaty_T._Zhurgehov_Kazakh_National_Academy_of_Arts_2016._p%D1%80._55-64_full_text_in_English_abstract_-_English_Kazaksha_Russian_ "Boys don't cry: the image of the children as a social problem in Hirokazu Koreeda's films"]. ''Central Asian Journal of Art Studies'', pр. 55–64.

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.kore-eda.com/english/works.html}}
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