
June 21, 1983 · 43 years old
Yuya Ishii is a Japanese film director, writer, editor, producer and actor best known for his 2013 movie The Great Passage for which he won best director at the 2013 Japanese Academy Awards.

Newcomer Shizuka Ishibashi throws herself into the role of Mika, a nurse by day, a 'girlie bar' hostess by night, subject to feelings of anxiety and isolation, and unable to reach through a hard outer shell that stops her from exp...

A family drama about a family's struggles as their mother's impending death when she is diagnosed with a brain tumor brings to light financial burdens that need to be shouldered by her sons.

Since she was a child, 26-year-old Hanako Orimura has dreamed of becoming a movie director. Now, she is on the verge of making her debut as a movie director. She also has a fateful encounter with handsome Masao Date. Hanako experi...