Tomoko Kana
Director
- Date of Birth
- March 26, 1971
- English level
- Conversational level
- Career
- She was born in Tokyo in 1971. When she was 19 years old, she appeared in a documentary directed by Kore - eda Hirokazu and decided to proceed to the image world. After working as a director at NHK, I became independent. In 2007 the "Two by the River" was a Sundance NHK International Filmmaker Award. "Beautiful Islands" (EP: Kore - eda Hirokazu / 09) depicting the islands that will sink while living around the world three times won the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) Asian Film Foundation Award, and it is open to the US and Japan. A short story (unpublished in Japan) closely related to two masters as Korea eda Hirokazu and Yoji Yamada directed at BIFF 2016. A self-documentary "{HUG}" (15) over birth after 3.11 is released after BIFF (Korea) and Nippon Connection (Germany) official listing.
Outstanding works
| Category | Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2016 | The Two Directors: A Flame in Silence | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2016 | HUG | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2012 | IWASAKI CHIHIRO | EP Yôji Yamada |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2009 | Beautiful Island | EP Hirokazu Koreeda |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2004 | From the Land of Bitter Tears | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2001 | Mardiyem~Indonesian Comfort Woman~ |
Awards List
| Year | Title of Award | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sundance/NHK International Filmmakers Award | Two by the River |
| 2009 | Busan International Film Festival AND Distribution Fund | Beautiful Island |