Hirokazu Kore-eda

Biography

Hirokazu Kore-eda is a Japanese film director born on June 6, 1962, in Nerima, Tokyo. He rose to prominence with his drama films Nobody Knows (2004), Still Walking (2008), and Like Father, Like Son (2013), for which he won the Jury Prize at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. His subsequent films, including Shoplifters (2018), won critical acclaim and international recognition.