Hiroshi Teshigahara(1927-2001)

Director
Writer
Producer

Hiroshi Teshigahara was born the son of Sofu Teshigahara who was the founder of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana (flower arrangement). In 1950, he graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in oil painting. In 1958, he became the director of Sogetsu Art Centre and took a leading role in avant-garde activities in many fields of art. Beginning in 1980, acting as movie director, he was the Iemoto (Headmaster) of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 10 wins & 7 nominations total

Known for

Woman in the Dunes

8.4

Director

1964

Rikyu

7.1

Director

1989

The Man Without a Map

6.6

Director

1968

The Face of Another

7.9

Director(directed by)

1966

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Director

Gô-hime
6.8
- Director
- 1992
Rikyu
7.1
- Director
- 1989
Antonio Gaudí
7.2
- Director
- 1984
Ugoku chôkoku: Jan Tingerî
6.0
Short
- Director
- 1981
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
7.9
TV Series
- Director
- 1979
Warera no Shuyaku
TV Movie
- Director
- 1977
Summer Soldiers
6.3
- Director
- 1972
240 Hours in One Day
Short
- Director
- 1970
The Man Without a Map
6.6
- Director
- 1968
Explosion Course
7.9
- Director
- 1967
The Face of Another
7.9
- Director (directed by)
- 1966
Hozee Tooresu
6.8
- Director
- 1965
Ako
6.9
Short
- Director
- 1964
La fleur de l'âge, ou Les adolescentes
6.3
- Director (segment "Ako")
- 1964
Woman in the Dunes
8.4
- Director
- 1964

Writer

Producer

Personal details

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Official site
- Official Site
Born
- January 28, 1927
- Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Died
- April 14, 2001
- Tokyo, Japan(leukemia)
Spouse
- Toshiko Kobayashi? - April 14, 2001 (his death, 2 children)

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Trivia
Teshigahara is the first person of Asian descent to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, which he earned in 1964 for Woman in the Dunes (1964).