Shuichi Okita
Director
- Date of Birth
- 1977
- Career
- In 2002, Okita received the Grand Prix at the 7th Mito Short Film Festival for his movie ”Sharing a Hotpot (Nabe to tomodachi)”. In 2006, he directed his first feature-length movie ”Ryoichi & Kiyoshi” and then debuted as a commercial film director in 2009 with ”The Chef of South Polar”. Okita received the Kaneto Shindo Award Gold Prize for this movie, which is an acknowledgement sent to the most outstanding new directors of that year.
Outstanding works
| Category | Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2009 | The Chef of South Polar | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2012 | The Woodsman and the Rain | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2013 | A Story of Yonosuke | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2016 | The Mohican Comes Home | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2018 | Mori, The Artist's Habitat | |
| TV (Live-Action) | 2016 | Hibana: Spark | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2020 | Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2021 | Kodomo wa Wakatte Agenai | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2022 | The Fish Tale | |
| TV (Live-Action) | 2023 | 0.5の男 |
Awards List
| Year | Title of Award | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7th Mito Short Film Festival Grand Prix | Sharing a Hotpot |
| 2009 | Kaneto Shindo Award Gold Prize, 1st Japan Theater Staff Film Festival Director Award, 29th Fujimoto Award | The Chef of South Polar |
| 2014 | 23rd Japanese Professional Movie Awards Best Director | A Story of Yonosuke |
| 2018 | 40th Yokohama Film Festival Best Screenplay | Mori, The Artist's Habitat |
| 2019 | 45th Broadcasting Culture Fund Award Incentive award | Fruits Delivery Service |