Kazuo Kuroki

Directing·Nov 10, 1930·Matsukasa, Japan

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Kazuo Kuroki (黒木和雄 Kuroki Kazuo) was a Japanese film director who was particularly known for his films on World War II and the question of personal guilt. He attended Doshisha University, but left before graduating, instead finding employment at Iwanami Productions. There he directed PR films and documentary films, while also participating in the "Blue Group" (Ao no kai) with other Iwanami filmmakers such as Noriaki Tsuchimoto, Shinsuke Ogawa, and Yōichi Higashi, a group that was exploring new paths in documentary. Kuroki left Iwanami after experiencing conflicts with the sponsors of Hokkaido, My Love (1960). With Record of a Marathon Runner (1964) that helped spark changes in the Japanese documentary world. Kuroki switched to fiction film, independently producing Silence Has No Wings (1966) and showing it at the Art Theatre Guild. He became one of the representative figures of ATG and independent Japanese cinema, and was particularly known for a series of works dealing with the atomic bombings of Japan, such as Tomorrow (1988) and The Face of Jizo (2004). These were in part spurred by his growing up near the city of Nagasaki. Kuroki's work also dealt with his own feelings of guilt from the war, as he felt responsible when some of his fellow students, who had been conscripted to work in a local factory, died in Allied bombings and he did not help

Film	Credit
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya2006 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Face of Jizo2004 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Boy's Summer in 19452002 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Pickpocket2000 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
AA Tragic Prime Minister: The Life of Koki Hirota1993 · Director	Director
Ronin-gai1990 · Director	Director
Tomorrow1988 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
AA Bridge of Tears1983 · Director	Director
Hear the Wind Sing1981 · Shrink	Shrink
Until Evening1980 · Director	Director
Lost Love1978 · Director	Director
Preparation for the Festival1975 · Director	Director
The Assassination of Ryoma1974 · Director	Director
When the Night Breaks1973 · Director	Director
Evil Spirits of Japan1970 · Director	Director
Cuban Lover1969 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Silence Has No Wings1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Record of a Marathon Runner1963 · Director	Director
The Solar Thread1963 · Director	Director
HHokkaido, My Love1962 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
TThe Seas Are Full of Sheep in Love1961 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Sea Wall1959 · Director	Director