Director

Kirio Urayama

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Directed movies: 19Directed series: 0All crew credits: 24

TMDB ID: 142477

IMDb ID: nm0881591

Known for: Directing

Born: December 14, 1930

Died: October 20, 1985

Age: 54

Place of birth: Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1955 - 1990

Years active: 36

Average TMDB rating: 7.1

Wikidata: Q3197370

Also known as

Кирио Ураяма • Кириро Ураяма

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Assistant Director (9)Director (8)Director of Photography (1)Second Assistant Director (1)Screenplay (3)Writer (2)

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Biography

Kirio Urayama (浦山桐郎, Urayama Kirio, 14 December 1930 – 20 October 1985) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Urayama graduated from Nagoya University before joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1954. After working as an assistant director to Yūzō Kawashima and Shohei Imamura, he debuted as a director with Foundry Town in 1962, 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. His 1963 film Bad Girl (Each day I cry) was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. He directed a total of nine films before his death in 1985.

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