Yuya ISHII

石井裕也

Yuya ISHII


Yuya ISHII, born in Saitama Prefecture in 1983, graduated from Osaka University of Arts. His graduation film and feature-length debut BARE-ASSED JAPAN (2005) was invited to the International Film Festival Rotterdam. His film SAWAKO DECIDES (2010 / NC ’10) had its world premiere at the Berlinale Forum. He won all important Japanese film awards as best director and received an Oscar nomination for THE GREAT PASSAGE (2013). After several big budget films, he returned to his roots in independent filmmaking with THE TOKYO NIGHT SKY IS ALWAYS THE DENSEST SHADE OF BLUE (2017 / NC ’17).

Films shown at Nippon Connection

A Madder Red, Japan 2021 (Director) NC22
A Madder Red, Japan 2021 (Script) NC22
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always The Densest Shade Of Blue, Japan 2017 (Director) NC17
The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always The Densest Shade Of Blue, Japan 2017 (Script) NC17
Our Family, Japan 2014 (Director) NC15
Our Family, Japan 2014 (Script) NC15
Sawako Decides, Japan 2009 (Director) NC10
Sawako Decides, Japan 2009 (Script) NC10
Girl Sparks, Japan 2007 (Director) NC08
Girl Sparks, Japan 2007 (Script) NC08

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