- Ryuichi Hiroki
Infobox Actor
name = Ryuichi_Hiroki
film director, film editor
birthdate=1954
location= Kohriyama,Fukushima ,Japan nihongo|Ryuichi Hiroki|廣木隆一|Hiroki Ryuichi is a Japanese artist, a film director and film editor.Biography
Ryuichi Hiroki is now [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki one of the prolific film directors] in
Japan . He is a [http://www.kino.com/ pioneer in using digital video to shoot theatrical films] in Japan. When he wanted to learn about making films as a student, he found a training opportunity in thepink film industry (pinku eiga), the genre of erotic films produced exclusively for theatrical release since the early 1960s in Japan. He came into his own with an erotic film “Seigyaku-Onna wo Abaku ” (Catch the Woman Out) in 1982. Mr. Hiroki left this genre-specific circuit when he received [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki a scholarship at the Sundance Company] inTokyo . During his stay at Sundance, he wrote the script which he later developed into his film, Tokyo Trash Baby which he shot on DV in 2000.Mr. Hiroki's 2005 film, "Yawarakai seikatsu" (
It's Only Talk ) won the GRANDPRIX - Best Film in the "19thSingapore International Film Festival " and SPECIAL MENTION and AUDIENCE AWARD in the "8th Barcelona Asian Film Festival." In addition, the film was shown in various Film Festivals such as 25th "Sundance Film Festival ".Mr. Hiroki became internationally well known after his movie Vibrator, 2003 swept many prizes inJapan and internationally. He is described by some film critics as one of [http://bside.phillyfests.com/?_view=_filmdetails&filmId=310660 Japan's most fascinating film makers] .Movie Awards
Mr. Hiroki made more than 40 films and the films he made in the past decade have won many prizes; these include the films made in 2003 and 2005:
"It's Only Talk"
- " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_International_Film_Festival_Awards_List Grand Prize -
Singapore International Film Festival ] 2006" - "Audience Award and Special Mention - Barcelona Asian Film Festival" 2006""' - "FIPRESCI Award -Brisbane International Film Festival " 2005"Vibrator"
- ""' [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Yokohama_Film_Festival/ Festival Prize - Yokohama Film Festival ] 2004 - ""' [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Japanese_Professional_Movie_Awards/ Japanese Professional Movie Award - Japanese Professional Movie Awards ] 2004 - "FIPRESCI Award -
Brisbane International Film Festival " 2004Filmography
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Bakushi ] 2007
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Emu (M) ] 2006
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386382/ Love on Sunday ] 2006
*It's Only Talk 2005
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Fîmeiru (Female) 'story - Taiyô no mieru basho made' ] 2005
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Yokan ] 2005
*"' [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386382/ Girlfriend (Someone Please Stop the World) ] 2004
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386382/ L'Amant ] 2004
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Kikansha Sensei (Silent Big Man) ] 2004
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386382/ Vibrator ] 2003
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Keiji tai Keiji (Cops vs Cops) short film ] 2003
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Rihatsu tenshu no kanashimi (The Barber’s Sadness) ] 2002
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Bikyaku Meiro (Labyrinth of Leg Fetishism) ] 2001
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Tokyo gomi onna (Tokyo Trash Baby) ] 2000
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Futei no kisetsu (I Am an S and M Writer) ] 2000
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Tenshi ni misuterareta yoru (The Night the Angel Turned Away) ] 1999
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Hareta Hiniwa (On a Brighter Day) ] 1999
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki MIDORI ] 1996
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Gerende ga tokeru hodo koi shitai (A Love to Melt the Snow) ] 1996
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Kimi to Itsumademo (Forever with you) ] 1995
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki 800 (800 Two Lap Runner) ] 1994
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Muma (Evil Dream) ] 1994
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Maougai (Sadistic City) ] 1993
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Sawako no Koi (A Love Affair with Sawako) ] 1990
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki 1989 Doutei Monogatari 4-Bokumo Ski ni Tsuretette (Virgin Story 4-Take me to the skiing) ] 1989
* [http://www.goldview.co.jp/e013.html#ryuichi%20hiroki Seigyaku-Onna wo Abaku (Catch the Woman Out) ] 1982ee also
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Brisbane International Film Festival
*Singapore International Film Festival External links
*imdb|0386382
*" [http://www.artplusradio.org/podcasts/shows/archiveindex.html Radio interview with Film Director, Ryuichi Hiroki about his film, It's Only Talk] "
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