Hiroshi OKUYAMA

奥山大史

Hiroshi OKUYAMA


Hiroshi OKUYAMA, born in Tokyo in 1996, began making films in his youth. While studying at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo, he completed his feature film debut JESUS (2018 / NC ‘19), which won him the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, making him the youngest awardee until then. His second feature film, MY SUNSHINE (2024 / NC ‘25), was in the program at the Cannes Film Festival.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

My Sunshine, Japan, France 2024 (Cinematography) NC25
My Sunshine, Japan, France 2024 (Director) NC25
My Sunshine, Japan, France 2024 (Script) NC25
Jesus, Japan 2018 (Director) NC19
Jesus, Japan 2018 (Script) NC19
Jesus, Japan 2018 (Cinematography) NC19
Tokyo 21st October, Japan 2018 (Director) NC19

Guest at Nippon Connection

My Sunshine, NC25