Kei Chikaura

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1977-01-01 (48 years old)

Place of Birth

Nanaura, Chiba, Japan

Kei Chikaura

Biography

Kei Chika-ura (Japanese: 近浦啓; born in 1977; Japan) is a Japanese filmmaker. Kei Chikaura started a career as a filmmaker in 2013. His 2nd short film, The Lasting Persimmon was selected for Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2016. His 3rd and latest short film, Signature was selected for Locarno International Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival 2017, among many others. It won the Grand Prix at Encounters Film Festival 2017.

Production

2013

Empty House

as Director

2013

Empty House

as Screenplay

2015

2015

2017

Signature

as Screenplay

2024

Great Absence

as Screenplay

2013

Empty House

as Producer

2024

Great Absence

as Producer

2017

Signature

as Producer

2015

2013

Empty House

as Editor

2024

Great Absence

as Editor

2017

Signature

as Editor

2015

The Lasting Persimmon

as Production Design

2015

The Lasting Persimmon

as Set Decoration

2024

Grand Tour

as Associate Producer

2017

Signature

as Director

2020

Complicity

as Director

2020

Complicity

as Screenplay

2020

Complicity

as Editor

2020

Complicity

as Producer

2024

Great Absence

as Director

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