Hirokazu Kore-eda (born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter, known for his very humanist, typically Slice of Life-heavy dramas about everyday people, often concerning themes around family and the perception of youth in society. His work has often drawn comparisons to and seen as a modern analogue to that of Yasujiro Ozu and Vittorio De Sica. Highly acclaimed in his field, he is the recipient of many accolades over the years, most notably the 2018 Palme d'Or for Shoplifters.
Works by Hirokazu Kore-eda include:
- Maborosi (1995) ("Phantasmic Light")
- Wonderful Life (1998) (released in English-speaking territories as After Life)
- DISTANCE (2001)
- Nobody Knows (2004)
- Hana - the Tale of a Reluctant Samurai (2006)
- Air Doll (2009)
- I Wish (2011)
- Like Father, Like Son (2013)
- Our Little Sister (2015)
- After the Storm (2016) (Umi yori mo Mada Fukaku, "Even Deeper than the Sea")
- The Third Murder (2017)
- Shoplifters (2018)
- The Truth (2019), which is set in France and stars two French actresses.
- Broker (2022), a Korean-language feature featuring a Korean cast.
- The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023)
- Monster (2023)
