Kenji Uchida (内田けんじ, Uchida Kenji, born 1972 in Kanagawa Prefecture[1]) is a Japanese film director.
Kenji Uchida | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Occupation | Film director |
He studied filmmaking at San Francisco State University. His independently produced film Weekend Blues won two awards at the 24th Pia Film Festival in 2001.[1] His theatrical feature film debut, A Stranger of Mine (2005), won four awards at the Cannes Film Festival,[1] and also earned him the Best Director award at the 30th Hochi Film Award.[2]
Filmography edit
- Weekend Blues (2001)
- A Stranger of Mine (2005)
- After School (2008)
- Kagi Dorobō no Method (2012)
- The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa : The Worst Day in History (2014)
References edit
- ^ a b c "Eiga kantoku Uchida Kenji-san". Sōgō toshokan daimokuroku (in Japanese). 21 August 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
External links edit
- Kenji Uchida at IMDb
- Schilling, Mark (6 July 2005). "A prize-winning director quite happy to have a laugh". Japan Times. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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