Director

Hirokazu Kore-eda

June 6, 1962 · Tokyo, Japan

Hirokazu Kore-eda (born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including Nobody Knows (2004), Still Walking (2008), and After the Storm (2016). He won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival for Like Father, Like Son and won the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for Shoplifters.

Notable work

7.8
Shoplifters (2018)
Director
7.9
Monster (2023)
Director
7.7
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Director
8
Nobody Knows (2004)
Director
7.6
Our Little Sister (2015)
Director
7.2
Broker (2022)
Director and Writer
7.8
Still Walking (2008)
Director
7.2
After the Storm (2016)
Director

Often works with

Kirin Kiki
5 titles together
Shoplifters, Like Father, Like Son, Still Walking
Arata Iura
5 titles together
Like Father, Like Son, After Life, Air Doll
Susumu Terajima
5 titles together
Nobody Knows, Still Walking, After Life
Lily Franky
4 titles together
Shoplifters, Like Father, Like Son, After the Storm
Aju Makita
4 titles together
Shoplifters, After the Storm, The Third Murder
Yui Natsukawa
4 titles together
Still Walking, I Wish, Hana

Full filmography · 39

Look Back
Director and Writer
2026
Sheep in the Box
Director
2026
Free Beats: The Musical Journey of CHEN Ming Chang
cast
2023
Monster
Director
20237.9
Broker
Director and Writer
20227.2
National Theatre Live: After Life
Writer
2021
The Center Lane
Director
2021
The Truth
Director
20196
Kiki Kirin's Life
cast
2019
Shoplifters
Director
20187.8
The Third Murder
Director
20176.6
After the Storm
Director
20167.2