Eriko Kitagawa (
Eriko Kitagawa | |
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Born | Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, Japan | December 24, 1961
Education | Waseda University - Literature and Philosophy |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Film director |
In 2009, Kitagawa made her directorial debut in the coming-of-age film Halfway, which she also wrote and co-edited.[2] She then wrote and directed the 2012 film I Have to Buy New Shoes, a contemporary romantic comedy set in Paris.[3][4][5] Both films were produced by her friend Shunji Iwai, and Kitagawa appeared in his 2011 documentary Friends after 3.11, which explores the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[6]
Filmography
edit- I Have to Buy New Shoes (2012)
Television series
edit- Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari ("Tales of the Unusual") (Fuji TV, 1991–1996)
- すみません、
握手 してください (1996) 隣 の声 (1993)午前 3時 のノック (1991)- もう
一人 の花嫁 (1991) 昔 みたい (1990)佐藤 ・求 む (1991) (co-written)- 「
三 日間 だけのエース (1991) 未来 の思 い出 (1991)大蒜 (にんにく) (1991)- つまらない
男 (1991) 伝言板 (1991)- ズンドコベロンチョ (1991)
忘 れられたメス (1991)
- すみません、
- Panasonic Special もっと、ときめきを -ふたりまでの
距離 - (Nippon TV, 1992) - ぼくが
医者 をやめた理由 (TV Tokyo, 1990) (co-written) - Sugao no Mama de ("Just the Way We Are") (Fuji TV, 1992)
- Sono Toki, Heart wa Nusumareta ("Who Stole My Heart") (Fuji TV, 1992)
- Chance! (Fuji TV, 1993) (episodes 1, 4, 7, 10, 12)
- Asunaro Hakusho (Fuji TV, 1993)
- Kimi to Ita Natsu ("A Summer With You") (Fuji TV, 1994)
- Aishiteiru to Itte Kure ("Tell Me You Love Me") (TBS, 1995)
- Long Vacation (Fuji TV, 1996)
- Saigo no Koi ("A Forever Love") (TBS, 1997)
- Over Time (Fuji TV, 1999)
- Beautiful Life (TBS, 2000)
- Love Story (TBS, 2001)
- Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi ("A Million Stars Falling from the Sky") (Fuji TV, 2002)
- Orange Days (TBS, 2004)
- Tatta Hitotsu no Koi ("Just One Love") (NTV, 2006)
- Heaven's Postman (SBS/TV Asahi, 2010)
- Sunao ni Narenakute ("Hard to Say I Love You") (Fuji TV, 2010)
- Okaasan no Saigo no Ichinichi (TV Asahi, 2010)
- Irodori Himura (TBS, 2012)
- Hanbun, Aoi (NHK, 2018)
Theater
edit彼女 の言 うことには。 (2012)
Awards
edit- 1995 6th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Screenwriter (Aishiteiru to Itte Kure)
- 1996 9th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Screenwriter (Long Vacation)
- 2000 24th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Screenwriter (Beautiful Life)
- 2002 33rd Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Screenwriter (Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi)
- 2004 41st Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Screenwriter (Orange Days)
See also
edit- List of Eriko Kitagawa's published works (in Japanese)
References
edit- ^ Drake, Kate (1 September 2003). "Meet Japan's soap opera queen". Time. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (20 February 2009). "Halfway: Old genre gets new twist". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (15 October 2012). "Review: I Have to Buy New Shoes". Variety. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ Elley, Derek (10 December 2012). "I Have to Buy New Shoes". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (28 December 2012). "Japan's female directors make a strong showing". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ "<vol.10 friends after 3.11> Kitagawa Eriko & Matsuda Miyuki Complete Version". Iwai Shunji Film Festival. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
External links
edit- Eriko Kitagawa on Twitter (in Japanese)
- Eriko Kitagawa's blog at Ameba (in Japanese)
- Eriko Kitagawa at IMDb