| Ryūichi Hiroki | |
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| Born | 1954 Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan |
Ryūichi Hiroki (廣木 隆一 Hiroki Ryūichi) is a Japanese artist, film director, and film editor.
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Ryūichi Hiroki is now one of the most prolific film directors in Japan.[1] He is a pioneer in using digital video to shoot theatrical films in Japan.[2] When he wanted to learn about making films as a student, he found a training opportunity in the pink film industry, a genre of erotic films produced exclusively for theatrical release since the early 1960s. He first produced the erotic film Seigyaku-Onna wo Abaku (Catch the Woman Out) in 1982. Hiroki left this genre when he received a scholarship at the Sundance Company in Tokyo.[3] During his stay at Sundance, he wrote the script which he later developed into his 2000 film Tokyo Trash Baby.
He is described by one film critic as one of Japan's most fascinating film makers.[4]
Hiroki made more than 40 films and some have won prizes; these include the films made in 2003 and 2005.
Hiroki's 2005 film Yawarakai seikatsu (It's Only Talk) won the Grand Prix - Best Film at the 19th Singapore International Film Festival and a Special Mention and Audience Award at the 8th Barcelona Asian Film Festival (2006). It also took a FIPRESCI Award at the Brisbane International Film Festival in 2005. The film was shown at various film festivals, including the 25th Sundance Film Festival.
Hiroki became internationally well known after his 2003 movie Vibrator won a number of prizes in Japan and internationally, including Festival Prize at the Yokohama Film Festival in 2004,[5] the Japanese Professional Movie Award in 2004,[6] and a FIPRESCI Award at the Brisbane International Film Festival in 2004.
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