Tetsuya Nakashima
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Tetsuya Nakashima (born 1959) is a Japan
ese film director
. He was born in Fukuoka
, attending high school in Chikushino. Nakashima was given the Best Director award at the 2005 Yokohama Film Festival
for his film Kamikaze Girls
.
His 2010 film Confessions
was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 83rd Academy Awards
and made the final shortlist in January 2011.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese 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:...
. He was born in Fukuoka
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...
, attending high school in Chikushino. Nakashima was given the Best Director award at the 2005 Yokohama Film Festival
Yokohama Film Festival
The is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...
for his film Kamikaze Girls
Kamikaze Girls
is a 2002 light novel written by Novala Takemoto that has been adapted into a manga and film.Kamikaze Girls centers around two students, Momoko Ryugasaki and Ichigo "Ichiko" Shirayuri , who are from completely different backgrounds: one is a Lolita girl, the other, her gyaru antithesis, a Yankī...
.
His 2010 film Confessions
Confessions (film)
is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima.-Plot:Yuko Moriguchi , a junior high teacher, announces she will resign. She reveals that her daughter, Manami, was killed by two pupils in her class, whom she dubs "Student A" and "Student B"...
was selected as the Japanese entry for the 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...
at the 83rd Academy Awards
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2010 and took place February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, Academy Awards ...
and made the final shortlist in January 2011.
Filmography
- Bakayaro! I'm Plenty MadBakayaro! I'm Plenty Madis a 1988 Japanese film directed by Eriko Watanabe, Tetsuya Nakashima, Takahito Hara and Yukihiko Tsutsumi.-Awards and nominations:13th Hochi Film Award* Won: Best Actress - Narumi Yasuda-References:...
(1988) (segment 2) - Happy-Go-Lucky (1997)
- Beautiful Sunday (1998)
- Kamikaze GirlsKamikaze Girlsis a 2002 light novel written by Novala Takemoto that has been adapted into a manga and film.Kamikaze Girls centers around two students, Momoko Ryugasaki and Ichigo "Ichiko" Shirayuri , who are from completely different backgrounds: one is a Lolita girl, the other, her gyaru antithesis, a Yankī...
(2004) - Rolling Bomber Special (2005)
- Memories of MatsukoMemories of Matsukois a 2006 Japanese film written and directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. It is based on a Japanese novel by Muneki Yamada.It has not yet received North American distribution, though in its North American premiere at the 2007 New York Asian Film Festival, the film received the Audience Award with an...
(2006) - Paco and the Magical Picture Book (2008)
- ConfessionsConfessions (film)is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Tetsuya Nakashima.-Plot:Yuko Moriguchi , a junior high teacher, announces she will resign. She reveals that her daughter, Manami, was killed by two pupils in her class, whom she dubs "Student A" and "Student B"...
(2010)