Directed credits
19
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Yôji Kuri
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 0All crew credits: 19
TMDB ID: 1126162
IMDb ID: nm0475696
Known for: Directing
Born: April 9, 1928
Died: November 24, 2024
Age: 96
Place of birth: Sabae City, Fukui, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 2006
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 4.9
Wikidata: Q1118275
Also known as
Yōji Kuri • Yoji Kuri • くり ようじ • Yôji Kuri
Frequent jobs
Director (19)
Biography
Yôji Kuri was a Japanese cartoonist and independent filmmaker. He was the unofficial leader and most prolific of the "Animation Association of Three" collective who kick-started the renaissance of modern-styled, independently made, adult-aimed animation in early 1960s Japan.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yôji Kuri.
8.0
Tokyo Loop
Director
2006 Movie
Funkorogashi
Director
2006 Movie
5.9
Winter Days
Director
2003 Movie
Imagination of Marathon Runners
Director
1984 Movie
5.3
Manga
Director
1977 Movie
Art, Life and Opinions: Sawako Gōda
Director
1973 Movie
6.4
The Midnight Parasites
Director
1972 Movie
Art, Life and Opinions: Shūsaku Arakawa
Director
Movie
Manufacture of a Beauty
Director
Movie
Gossip
Director
Movie
Emmanuelle
Director
Movie
What Do You Think?
Director
1967 Movie
6.5
Au Fou! (Original Version)
Director
1965 Movie
4.9
Love
Director
1964 Movie
5.0
Isu
Director
1963 Movie
3.7
Human Zoo
Director
1962 Movie
Here and There
Director
1961 Movie
4.7
Fashion
Director
1960 Movie
6.0
Two Grilled Fish (B/W Version)
Director
1960 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yôji Kuri.
5.9
Winter Days
Director
2003 Movie
3.7
Human Zoo
Director
1962 Movie
8.0
Tokyo Loop
Director
2006 Movie
5.3
Manga
Director
1977 Movie
4.9
Love
Director
1964 Movie
6.4
The Midnight Parasites
Director
1972 Movie
Art, Life and Opinions: Shūsaku Arakawa
Director
Movie
Imagination of Marathon Runners
Director
1984 Movie
4.7
Fashion
Director
1960 Movie
5.0
Isu
Director
1963 Movie
Here and There
Director
1961 Movie
6.0
Two Grilled Fish (B/W Version)
Director
1960 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yôji Kuri.
