Yu Irie
| Yu Irie | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 25, 1979 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Film director |
Yu Irie (入江 悠 Irie Yū, born November 25, 1979) is a Japanese film director / screenwriter who was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and grew up in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture.
After a number of short films, including Obsession and Seven Drives which were screened at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in 2003 and 2004,[1] Irie directed two softcore erotic V-Cinema videos in 2007, Cream Lemon 7 and Swimsuit Spy - SPY GIRLS. The latter video, an erotic comedy, starred AV Idol Mihiro.[2]
In 2009 the second feature film he directed, 8000 Miles (SR サイタマノラッパー SR: Saitama no Rapper), won the grand prize in the Off Theatre Competition at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.[3] It also earned Irie the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.[4] The film follows four friends from suburban Fukuya (punned on Fukaya) who dream of becoming rap stars. The mostly amateur cast also included adult video actress Mihiro.[5]
Filmography
Feature films
- Japonica Virus (ジャポニカ・ウイルス Japonika Uirusu) (2006)
- 8000 Miles (SRサイタマノラッパー SR: Saitama no Rapper) (2009)
- 8000 Miles 2: Girl Rappers (SRサイタマノラッパー2 女子ラッパー☆傷だらけのライム SR: Saitama no Rapper 2 - Joshi Rapper Kizu Darake no Rhyme) (2010)
- Hibi Rock (日々ロック) (2014)
- Joker Game (ジョーカー・ゲーム) (2015)
- Confession of Murder (22年目の告白 私が殺人犯です) (2017)
V-Cinema
- Cream Lemon 7 (くりいむレモン 魔人形（マ・ドール） Kuriimu Remon Ma Ningyō (Ma Dōru)) (2007)
- Swimsuit Spy - SPY GIRLS (水着スパイ ～SPY GIRLS～ Mizugi Supai - SPY GIRLS) (2007)
Notes
- ↑ "SR SAITAMA'S RAPPER / 8000miles(International Title)". Yubari Fanta. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ↑ 入江悠 (in Japanese). All Cinema. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ↑ Schilling, Mark (2009-03-02). "Japan's Yubari fest honors 'Rapper'". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "2009 nendo Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō tokushū" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ↑ Mes, Tom (July 13, 2009). "8000 Miles". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 2010-06-28.