Hiroshi Okuyama

Director · Writer · Cast

Born

February 27, 1996 · Japan

Japanese director, screenwriter, editor and cinematographer. He began his career as a director while still in high school. He directed the short films "The Swan Smiles" (2016) and "Tokyo 21st October" (2018). With "Jesus" (2019), his first feature film, he became the youngest director to win an award at the San Sebastian Festival, where he won the New Directors Award. His second film "My sunshine" was selected for Un certain regard at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.