Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Born in Kōbe in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan in 1955. He shot his first 8mm films while studying sociology and made his feature film debut in 1983 with The Kandagawa Pervert Wars. His film License to Live screened in the 1999 Berlinale Forum. His TV miniseries Penance was presented at the Venice, Toronto and Busan film festivals as well as in cinemas. He received the Best Director award in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival for Journey to the Shore. His film Creepy was invited to the Berlinale Special in 2016; Foreboding premiered in Panorama in 2018.