About Hirokazu Kore-eda
Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝 裕和, Koreeda Hirokazu; born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese filmmaker. He rose to prominence with his drama films Nobody Knows (2004), Still Walking (2008) and Like Father, Like Son (2013), for the latter he won the Jury Prize at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. His drama film Shoplifters (2018) won the Palme d'Or at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film representing Japan. He has since directed Broker (2022) and Monster (2023), to critical acclaim. == 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 Japanese colonial rule, where they could marry. Kore-edahas cited this as a reason for his affinity toward Taiwan. 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. Hirokazu Kore-eda was born on 6 June 1962 in Nerima, Tokyo. He is the youngest of three children.
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