Yuya Ishii (director)

Yuya Ishii
Born
石井裕也

1983
NationalityJapanese
OccupationMovie director & writer
Years active2005-present
Spouses
(m. 2010; div. 2016)
    (m. 2018)

    Yuya Ishii (石井裕也, Ishii Yūya) is a Japanese film director, writer, editor, producer and actor best known for his 2013 movie The Great Passage for which he won best director at the 2013 Japanese Academy Awards.[1]

    Personal life

    Yuya Ishii won best director at the 2010 Blue Ribbon Awards,[2][3] and the movie also resulted in his marriage in late 2010 to the lead actress Hikari Mitsushima, a former member of the J-pop group member Folder 5 and actress in such films as Death Note (2006) and Love Exposure (2008).[3] They divorced in 2016.[4]

    Filmography

    Films

    Television

    • When a Tree Falls (2018)[10]

    Awards

    Asian Film Awards
    • 2008 - Edward Yang New Talent
    • 2018 - "Best Director" - The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue
    Blue Ribbon Awards
    Japanese Academy Awards
    Mainichi Film Award
    Kinema Junpo Award

    References

    1. ^ "'The Great Passage' Wins Best Picture at Japan's Academy Awards".
    2. ^ "Rekidai jushō ichiranhyō". Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
    3. ^ a b "53rd Blue Ribbon Awards: Tetsuya Nakashima's "Kokuhaku" named Best Picture". TokyoGraph. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
    4. ^ "Hikari Mitsushima announces divorce, dating Kento Nagayama". 21 May 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
    5. ^ "生きちゃった". eiga.com. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
    6. ^ "石井裕也×尾野真千子「茜色に焼かれる」公開、生きにくい時代に翻弄される母子描く". Crank-in!. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
    7. ^ "松岡茉優と窪田正孝のW主演作「愛にイナズマ」今秋公開、監督・脚本は石井裕也". Natalie. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
    8. ^ "月". eiga.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
    9. ^ "本心". eiga.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
    10. ^ "妻夫木聡×井上真央『乱反射』9月21日劇場公開決定 石井裕也監督「悲願でした」". Real Sound. Retrieved 26 February 2022.