Genjiro Arato
Genjiro Arato (荒戸 源次郎, Arato Genjirō?, born October 10, 1946) is a Japanese film producer, actor and director. In 1980, he produced Zigeunerweisen for director Seijun Suzuki. He was unable to secure exhibitors for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent. The film won four Japanese Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and was voted the best Japanese film of the 1980s by Japanese critics.[1]
Partial filmography
Producer
- 1980: Zigeunerweisen (ツィゴイネルワイゼン Tsigoineruwaizen)
- 1981: Kagero-za (陽炎座 Kagerō-za)
- 1989: Knockout (どついたるねん Dotsuitarunen)
- 1990: Tekken (鉄拳)
- 1991: Checkmate (王手 Ōte)
- 1991: Yumeji (夢二)
- 1992: The Operating Room (外科室 Gekashitsu)
- 1994: Tokarefu (トカレフ)
- 2005: The Whispering of the Gods (ゲルマニウムの夜 Gerumaniumu no yoru)
Director
- 1995: The Girl of Silence (ファザーファッカー Fazā fakkā)
- 2003: Akame 48 Waterfalls (赤目四十八滝心中未遂 Akame shijuya taki shinju misui)
- 2010: The Fallen Angel (人間失格 Ningen shikkaku)
References
- ^ Rayns, Tony (1994). "1980: Zigeunerweisen". Branded to Thrill: The Delirious Cinema of Suzuki Seijun. Institute of Contemporary Arts. pp. 43. ISBN 0-905263-44-8.
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October 10, 1946 |
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Nagasaki, Japan |
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