Isshin Inudo

Isshin Inudo
Native name	犬童 一心
Born	24 June 1960 Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Film director

Isshin Inudo (犬童 一心 Inudō Isshin, born 24 June 1960) is a Japanese film director.

Career

Inudo began making films on his own in high school, with one of his works being selected for the 1979 Pia Film Festival.^[1] After attending Tokyo Zokei University, he found work at Asahi Promotions where he began directing television commercials, including some award winning ones.^[1] He made his feature-length film debut in 1995 with Futari ga Shabette iru, which earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.^[2] Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003) earned him the Minister of Education New Director Award for Fine Art.^[3]

Filmography

• Futari ga Shabette Iru (1995)
• Across a Gold Prairie (1999)
• Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
• All About My Dog (2005)
• Touch (2005)
• House of Himiko (2005)
• Yellow Tears (2006)
• Bizan (2007)
• Zero Focus (2009)
• The Floating Castle (2012)

References

1. "『グーグーだって猫である』がDVDリリース！犬童一心監督インタビュー". Forest Plus (in Japanese). Kinokuniya. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
2. "New Directors Award". Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
3. "平成15年度芸術選奨 受賞者及び贈賞理由" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

External links

• Isshin Inudo at the Internet Movie Database