is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

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Career

Born in Gunma, Oguri first became a freelance assistant director after graduating from Waseda University

Waseda University

, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...

. He made his directorial debut in 1981 with Muddy River

Muddy River (film)

Muddy River is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Kôhei Oguri. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-External links:...

, which earned him both a Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year

Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year

The of the Japan Academy Prize is one of the annual Awards given by the Nippon Academy-sho association .-List of winners:-External links:* - **...

 and a citation in the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award

Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award

The is given annually by the Directors Guild of Japan to a new director of a film released that year who is considered the most "suitable" for the award. The winner is selected by a committee formed of DGJ members. All formats—feature film, documentary, television, video, etc.—are eligible for...

. Muddy River was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

. His film The Sting of Death

The Sting of Death

is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Kôhei Oguri. It tells the story of a writer with a wandering eye and his jealous wife.-Cast:*Keiko Matsuzaka as Miho*Ittoku Kishibe as Toshio*Midori Kiuchi as Kuniko*Takenori Matsumura as Shinichi*Yuri Chikamori as Maya...

won the Grand Prize of the Jury at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival

1990 Cannes Film Festival

- Jury :*Bernardo Bertolucci *Alexei Guerman *Anjelica Huston *Bertrand Blier *Christopher Hampton*Fanny Ardant *Françoise Giroud *Hayao Shibata *Mira Nair *Sven Nykvist...

. He has also authored several books.

Filmography

• Muddy River
  Muddy River (film)
  Muddy River is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Kôhei Oguri. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-External links:...
  
  (泥の河 Doro no kawa) (1981)
• Kayako no tame ni (伽倻子のために) (1984)
• The Sting of Death
  The Sting of Death
  is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Kôhei Oguri. It tells the story of a writer with a wandering eye and his jealous wife.-Cast:*Keiko Matsuzaka as Miho*Ittoku Kishibe as Toshio*Midori Kiuchi as Kuniko*Takenori Matsumura as Shinichi*Yuri Chikamori as Maya...
  
  (死の棘 Shi no toge) (1990)
• Nemuru otoko (眠る男) (1996)
• Umoregi (埋もれ木) (2005)

External links

• Oguri Kōhei official Site (in Japanese)