Kirio Urayama

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Kirio Urayama (浦山 桐郎, Urayama Kirio, 14 December 1930 – 20 October 1985)[1] was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Kirio Urayama
Born(1930-12-14)14 December 1930
Died20 October 1985(1985-10-20) (aged 54)
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1956-1985

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Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Urayama graduated from Nagoya University before joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1954.[1] After working as an assistant director to Yūzō Kawashima and Shohei Imamura, he debuted as a director with Foundry Town in 1962,[1] a film that depicted the life of Zainichi Korean residents of Japan. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for that film.[2] His 1963 film Bad Girl (Each day I cry)[3] was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize.[4]

He directed a total of nine films before his death in 1985.[1]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Urayama Kirio". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus. Kōdansha. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "3rd Moscow International Film Festival (1963)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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