Director

Akira Hoshino

Directing

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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 0All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 3502743

IMDb ID: nm15586978

Known for: Directing

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1974 - 2013

Years active: 40

Wikidata: Q11277730

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Biography

Born in 1948. Graduated from Tama School of Art. Ever since he discovered 8mm film in the 1960s, he has been exploring for a new personal image by using celluloid. In 1970, he organized the independent screening group , and he has been working on various screening all over the country for more than 50 years. His main literary work “Filmmaking – an introduction to Kojin-eiga” is not only became a reference for independent filmmakers, but also played a establishing the concept of “Kojin-eiga” in Japan. He served as a Professor at Tama Art University (from 2001 to 2017), and jury members at Pia film festival [PFF](from 1979 to 1987).

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