Tatsuya Kimura (木村 立哉, Kimura Tatsuya, born 1964 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese film producer and a critic, and also as known as Hockney Katsushika (葛飾 ホックニー, Katsushika Hockney), a music producer.[1]
Tatsuya Kimura | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 June 1964 |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, Critic and Music Producer |
Biography edit
Tatsuya Kimura was born in 1964 in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Debuted as a critic in his high school days. He graduated Waseda University in Tokyo in 1987.[1]
In 1993, he joined in and wrote for Cahiers du cinéma Japon with Shinji Aoyama, Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Makoto Shinozaki.[2] During 2003 - 2007, he nominated newcomers for Kido Award and found new scenarists, Ryō Wada, Tomonori Ozaki and Sachiko Tanaka (later, a writer for Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Tokyo Sonata).[1] He worked for The 49th Asia Pacific Film Festival as a director in 2004.[1] In December 2005, Jury for The 9th Scenario Award in Hakodate Port Illumination Film Festival 2005, with Yoichi Sai, George Iida and Hiroshi Aramata.[3] In February 2006, he acted with his friends and artists like Ay-O, Genpei Akasegawa and Ryuichi Sakamoto in Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo for the first event in the world for Nam June Paik's death.[1][4]
Selected filmography edit
- The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses (ザ・ヒットマン 血はバラの匂い, 1991) as an assistant director
- J movie wars: Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru (月はどっちに出ている, 1993) - Japanese Professional Movie Award 1994
- Mechanical Violator Hakaider (人造人間ハカイダー, 1995)
- Blooming Again (死に花, 2004)
- Taitei no Ken (大帝の剣, 2007)
- God's Puzzle (神様のパズル, 2008)
- The Harimaya Bridge (The Harimaya Bridge はりまや橋, 2009)
- Boku to mama no kiiroi jitensha (ぼくとママの黄色い自転車, 2009)
References edit
- ^ a b c d e ja:木村立哉, 17:41, 2 November 2008
- ^ Cahiers du cinéma Japon, #7, April 1993 ISBN 4-8459-9311-2 and #8, November 1993 ISBN 4-8459-9315-5, etc.
- ^ 2005函館港イルミナシオン映画祭 第9回シナリオ大賞【審査員】決定! (ja)
- ^ Nam June Paik's Tokyo requiem 2006-02-21 (ja)
External links edit
- Tatsuya Kimura at IMDb
- Tatsuya Kimura works - Bibliography (ja)
- Picture Yourself Sound School - Picture Yourself Sound School Official Weblog (ja)