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Ryûhei Kitamura

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Director Ryuhei Kitamura
Ryûhei Kitamura was born on 30 May 1969 in Osaka, Japan. He is a director and writer, known for The Midnight Meat Train (2008), Azumi (2003) and Versus (2000).
BornMay 30, 1969
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Clive Barker and Ryûhei Kitamura in The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
Ryûhei Kitamura in Azumi (2003)
Clive Barker and Ryuhei Kitamura entering the Midnight Meat Train panel
The Midnight Meat Train panel
Escorting Clive Barker off stage
Leslie Bibb, Vinnie Jones, Bradley Cooper, and Ryûhei Kitamura at an event for The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

Known for

Vinnie Jones in The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
The Midnight Meat Train
6.0
  • Director
  • 2008
Aya Ueto in Azumi (2003)
Azumi
6.8
  • Director
  • 2003
Versus (2000)
Versus
6.3
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2000
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Godzilla: Final Wars
6.3
  • Director
  • 2004

Credits

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Director

  • Sons of the Cross
    • Pre-production
  • 99
    • Pre-production
  • Yûko Ôshima, Non, and Mugi Kadowaki in Three Sisters of Tenmasou (2022)
    Three Sisters of Tenmasou
  • Stephen Dorff and Emile Hirsch in The Price We Pay (2022)
    The Price We Pay
  • Jean Reno and Ruby Rose in The Doorman (2020)
    The Doorman
  • Marble City
  • Nightmare Cinema (2018)
    Nightmare Cinema
    • (segment Mashit)
  • Stephanie Pearson, Kelly Connaire, and Rod Hernandez in Downrange (2017)
    Downrange
  • Callus Knight (2016)
    Callus Knight
  • Rupan sansei (2014)
    Rupan sansei
  • Luke Evans in No One Lives (2012)
    No One Lives
  • Baton (2009)
    Baton
  • Vinnie Jones in The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
    The Midnight Meat Train
  • Ren'ai shousetsu (2006)
    Ren'ai shousetsu
  • Shinji Takeda, Eiichirô Funakoshi, and Nori Satô in LoveDeath (2006)
    LoveDeath
  • Sakurajima (2004)
    Sakurajima
  • Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
    Godzilla: Final Wars

Writer

  • Stephen Dorff and Emile Hirsch in The Price We Pay (2022)
    The Price We Pay
  • Stephanie Pearson, Kelly Connaire, and Rod Hernandez in Downrange (2017)
    Downrange
  • Rupan sansei (2014)
    Rupan sansei
  • Yoroi: Samurai zonbi (2008)
    Yoroi: Samurai zonbi
  • Shinji Takeda, Eiichirô Funakoshi, and Nori Satô in LoveDeath (2006)
    LoveDeath
  • Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
    Godzilla: Final Wars
  • Longinus (2004)
    Longinus
  • Aragami (2003)
    Aragami
  • Alive (2002)
    Alive
  • Versus (2000)
    Versus
  • Down to Hell (1997)
    Down to Hell
  • Heat After Dark (1996)
    Heat After Dark

Producer

  • Stephanie Pearson, Kelly Connaire, and Rod Hernandez in Downrange (2017)
    Downrange
  • Hellgate (2011)
    Hellgate
  • Furawaa shoppu daiarii (2010)
    Furawaa shoppu daiarii
  • Shinji Takeda, Eiichirô Funakoshi, and Nori Satô in LoveDeath (2006)
    LoveDeath
  • The Death Game on the Yamanote Line (2005)
    The Death Game on the Yamanote Line
  • Battlefield Baseball (2003)
    Battlefield Baseball
  • Down to Hell (1997)
    Down to Hell
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Personal details

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    • May 30, 1969
    • Osaka, Japan
  • Authored a guide to filmmaking, entitled Man on Fire, which was only published in Japan.
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was offered the job directing The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, but turned it down, citing a poor script.
  • Quotes
    I never say to my girlfriends, 'Hey, let's go check out the new Godzilla movie.' But if you ask me, that's the kind of movie I want to make. I want guys 17-20 to say to their girlfriends, 'Hey, this time Godzilla looks cool. Let's check it out.
    • Stylized offbeat camera angles, hyper-kenetic camera movement (very similar to Sam Raimi's "old school" style).

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