Kazuki Ōmori

Kazuki Ōmori
Ōmori in 2015
Born(1952-03-03)3 March 1952
Osaka, Japan
Died12 November 2022(2022-11-12) (aged 70)
Occupation(s)Film director and screenwriter
Website(in Japanese) Firstwood Entertainment Inc.

Kazuki Ōmori (大森 一樹, Ōmori Kazuki, 3 March 1952 – 12 November 2022) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Career

Born in Osaka, Ōmori studied at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine[1] and held a license to practice medicine.[2] While in school, he began making films independently, with Kuraku naru made matenai! (1975), which featured Seijun Suzuki, receiving particularly high praise.[3] His script "Orenji rōdo kyūkō" won the 3rd Kido Award for screenplays in 1977, and the next year he was able to film that in his professional debut.[1] Several of his films, such as the 1980 Hipokuratesu-tachi, feature doctors or rely on his knowledge of medicine. He has worked in a variety of genres, including suspense films, musicals, and most famously abroad, several contributions to the Heisei Godzilla series.[3]

Ōmori also participated in the formation of Director's Company in 1982, an independent production company founded by nine directors, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sōgo Ishii, Shinji Sōmai, and Kazuhiko Hasegawa.[1] In 2000, he became a professor at Osaka Electro-Communication University, and in 2005, a professor at Osaka University of Arts.[1] He was also a special guest at G-Fest XIII in 2006.

Personal life and death

Ōmori died from acute myeloid leukemia on 12 November 2022, at the age of 70.[4][5]

Filmography

Film and television

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1975 Kuraku naru-made matenai! Yes Yes
1978 Orenji Rodo kyuko Yes Yes
1980 Disciples of Hippocrates Yes
Hipokuratesu-tachi Yes
1982 Kaze no uta o kike Yes Yes
1984 Sukanpin walk Yes
1986 Koisuru Onnatachi Yes Yes
1987 Totto Channel Yes Yes
Sayonara no onnatachi Yes Yes
1989 Hana no Furu Gogo Yes Yes
Godzilla vs. Biollante Yes Yes
1990 Boku ga byoki ni natta wake Yes Yes Episode 02
1991 Mangetsu: Mr. Moonlight Yes Yes
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Yes Yes
1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra Yes
Keisho sakazuki Yes
1994 Shoot Yes
1995 Dai shitsuren Yes
Kinkyu yobidashi - Emajenshi koru Yes Yes
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Yes
1997 Dorimu sutajiamu Yes
1998 June Bride Yes Yes
2000 The Boy Who Saw the Wind Yes Yes
Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai Yes Yes
2001 Saiaku Yes TV film
Hashire! Ichiro Yes Yes
2003 T.R.Y. Yes
2005 Chousei Kantai Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star Warriors Yes
2006 Kanasiki tenshi Yes Yes
2007 Kuroi haru Yes TV film
2008 Za shôto fuirumuzu: Minna, hajime wa kodomo datta Yes Segment: Yesterday Once More
Sora e: Sukui no tsubasa resukyû uingusu Yes
2011 Sekai no dokonidemo aru basho Yes Yes
Tsugaru hyakunen shokudou Yes Yes
2014 Gunbot Yes 4 episodes
2015 Betonamu no kaze ni fukarete Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ōmori Kazuki". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus. Kōdansha. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Ōmori Kazuki kantoku "Shōkibo de aru koto ga meritto"". Eiga.com. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Daigei wākushoppu". Daigei Film Award. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  4. ^ "映画監督、大森一樹さんが死去". Niigata-Nippo. 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Godzilla vs. Biollante, The Boy Who Saw the Wind Director Kazuki Omori Passes Away at 70". Anime News Network. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.



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