Kazuo Kuroki

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-11-10 (76 years old)

Deathday

2006-04-12

Place of Birth

Matsukasa, Japan

Kazuo Kuroki

Biography

Kazuo Kuroki (黒木和雄 Kuroki Kazuo) was a Japanese film director who was particularly known for his films on World War II and the question of personal guilt. He attended Doshisha University, but left before graduating, instead finding employment at Iwanami Productions. There he directed PR films and documentary films, while also participating in the "Blue Group" (Ao no kai) with other Iwanami filmmakers such as Noriaki Tsuchimoto, Shinsuke Ogawa, and Yōichi Higashi, a group that was exploring new paths in documentary. Kuroki left Iwanami after experiencing conflicts with the sponsors of Hokkaido, My Love (1960). With Record of a Marathon Runner...

Acting

1981

Production

1970

1966

1988

Tomorrow

as Director

1988

Tomorrow

as Screenplay

2004

The Face of Jizo

as Director

2002

1990

Ronin-gai

as Director

1959

The Sea Wall

as Director

1978

Lost Love

as Director

1969

Cuban Lover

as Director

1969

Cuban Lover

as Screenplay

2000

Pickpocket

as Director

1962

1962

2004

The Face of Jizo

as Screenplay

1983

1963

The Solar Thread

as Director

1980

Until Evening

as Director

1966

2000

Pickpocket

as Screenplay

1973

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