Koreyoshi Kurahara

Kurahara Koreyoshi

  • Name: Kurahara Koreyoshi
  • Native name: 蔵原惟繕
  • Also Known as: くらはら これよし
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 31, 1927
  • Died: December 28, 2002
He was born in the city of Kuching, then part of the kingdom of Sarawak (now a state of Malaysia) on Borneo. He was the nephew of literary critic Korehito Kurahara, and older brother of film director Koretsugu Kurahara. His son Jun Iwasaki, a former producer for Ishihara International Productions Inc., is currently secretary to politician Nobuteru Ishihara.

While a film student at Nihon University College of Art, he became a live-in student of Kajiro Yamamoto at the introduction of Ishirō Honda. Upon graduation in 1952 he joined Shochiku's Kyoto studio and worked as an assistant director. He switched to Nikkatsu in 1954, working mainly as chief assistant director to Eisuke Takizawa.

He made his directorial debut in 1957 with I Am Waiting, starring Yujiro Ishihara, and gained recognition for his bold camera work and angles. He subsequently directed numerous films starring Ishihara and Ruriko Asaoka.

In 1960 he made the first Japanese film noir Intimidation and in 1964 he made the film Black Sun the story of a Black GI on the run who meets a Japanese jazz fan with a soundtrack from Max Roach's band featuring Clifford Jordan and Abbey Lincoln. The soundtrack was issued on CD in Japan only in 2007.

Eight Below is dedicated to him.

After going freelance in 1967, he helmed a succession of blockbusters and popular works including Eiko e no 5,000 Kiro, Kitakitsune Monogatari, The Gate of Youth and Umi e, See You. His 1983 film Nankyoku Monogatari was a 5.9 billion yen hit and held the Japanese box office record for a domestic film until it was surpassed by Miyazaki Hayao's Princess Mononoke in 1997. (Source: Wikipedia) Edit Biography
Director
Year Title Type Rating
1999 Gokenin Zankuro Season 4
Drama
8.5
1996 Keiji Ou!
Drama
2.0
1991 Strawberry Road
Movie
6.0
1988 See You
Movie
1.0
1985 Haru no Kane
Movie
0.0
1981 Seishun no Mon
Movie
4.0
1976 Daitokai: Tatakai no Hibi
Drama
4.0
1975 Hissatsu Hitchu Shigotoya Kagyo
Drama
8.0
1974 Oshidori Ukyo Torimonoguruma
Drama
0.0
1966 The Heart of Hiroshima
Movie
0.0
1964 The Flame of Devotion
Movie
6.7
1964 Black Sun
Movie
6.2
1962 Garasu no Joni: Yaju no Yo ni Miete
Movie
2.0
1962 Love in Ginza
Movie
6.0
1962 Mekishiko Mushuku
Movie
4.0
1962 I Hate But Love
Movie
6.9
1961 Gambler at Sea
Movie
2.0
1960 The Warped Ones
Movie
6.1
1959 Warera no jidai
Movie
0.0
1959 A Turning to Hell
Movie
0.0
1959 Dynamite ni hi o tsukero
Movie
0.0
1958 Fusoku 40 Metres
Movie
0.0
1957 I Am Waiting
Movie
7.1
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
1983 Antarctica
Movie
7.8
1967 Ai no kawaki
Movie
7.0
Assistant Director
Year Title Type Rating
1957 The Temptress and the Monk
Movie
0.0
1956 Victory is Ours
Movie
6.0
Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
1969 Aozora ni Tobi Dase!
Japanese Drama, 1969, 26 eps
(Ep. 14) (Guest Role)
26
(Ep. 14)
Guest Role
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1962 Utau Abarenbo
Japanese Movie, 1962,
(Support Role)
Support Role
0.0
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  • First Name: Koreyoshi
  • Family Name: Kurahara
  • Native name: 蔵原惟繕
  • Also Known as: くらはら これよし
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: May 31, 1927
  • Died: December 28, 2002

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