Hirokazu Kore-eda

Hirokazu Kore-eda
是枝 裕和
Kore-eda in 2025
Born (1962-06-06) 6 June 1962
Tokyo, Japan
Alma materWaseda University
OccupationsFilm director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor
Years active1991–present
Children1
Japanese name
Hiraganaこれえだ ひろかず
Transcriptions
RomanizationKoreeda Hirokazu
Websitekore-eda.com

Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝 裕和, Koreeda Hirokazu; born 6 June 1962) is a Japanese film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor. He began his career in television and has since directed more than a dozen feature films, including Nobody Knows (2004) and Still Walking (2008).

For Like Father, Like Son (2013) and Shoplifters (2018), he won the Cannes Film Festival's Jury Prize and Palme d'Or, respectively. Shoplifters was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Kore-eda has since directed Broker (2022) and Monster (2023).