Kazuo Kuroki
Directing
- Born
- November 10, 1930 · Matsukasa, Japan
- Died
- April 12, 2006 (age 75)
Kazuo Kuroki (黒木和雄 Kuroki Kazuo) was a Japanese film director who was particularly known for his films on World War II and the question of personal guilt.
He attended Doshisha University, but left before graduating, instead finding employment at Iwanami Productions. There he directed PR films and documentary films, while also participating in the "Blue Group" (Ao no kai) with other Iwanami filmmakers such as Noriaki Tsuchimoto, Shinsuke Ogawa, and Yōichi Higashi, a group that was exploring new paths in documentary. Kuroki left Iwanami after experiencing conflicts with the sponsors of Hokkaido, My Love (1960). With Record of a Marathon Runner (1964) that helped spark changes in the Japanese documentary world.
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Kuroki switched to fiction film, independently producing Silence Has No Wings (1966) and showing it at the Art Theatre Guild. He became one of the representative figures of ATG and independent Japanese cinema, and was particularly known for a series of works dealing with the atomic bombings of Japan, such as Tomorrow (1988) and The Face of Jizo (2004). These were in part spurred by his growing up near the city of Nagasaki. Kuroki's work also dealt with his own feelings of guilt from the war, as he felt responsible when some of his fellow students, who had been conscripted to work in a local factory, died in Allied bombings and he did not help
Known for
Behind the camera22
- 2006The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya Director, Screenplay
- 2004The Face of Jizo Director, Screenplay
- 2002A Boy's Summer in 1945 Director, Writer
- 2000Pickpocket Director, Screenplay
- 1995Woman's Deadly Blow! Woman's Skin-Covered Fall Music
- 1993A Tragic Prime Minister: The Life of Koki Hirota Director
- 1990Ronin-gai Director
- 1988Tomorrow Director, Screenplay
- 1983A Bridge of Tears Director
- 1980
