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Hirokazu Koreeda (born June 6, 1962) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. His films explore themes of memory, death, and coming to terms with loss.
Koreeda originally planned to be a novelist, but after graduating from Waseda University instead worked as an assistant director on documentaries for TV Man Union. He sneaked off on his own to direct his first television documentary, Lessons from a Calf (1991).
He has produced films for directors Miwa Nishikawa and Yusuke Iseya.
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Birthday
June 6, 1962
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
