Hiroshi Okuyama

The native form of this personal name is Okuyama Hiroshi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Hiroshi Okuyama (奥山 大史, Okuyama Hiroshi; born 1996) is a Japanese film director.^[1]

Hiroshi Okuyama
奥山 大史
Hiroshi Okuyama at Stockholm international Film Festival 2018
Born	1996 (age 28–29) Tokyo, Japan
Education	Aoyama Gakuin University
Occupation	Film director
Japanese name
Kanji	奥山 大史
Transcriptions Romanization Okuyama Hiroshi

Career

While a senior at Aoyama Gakuin University, Okuyama wrote, directed, and served as cinematographer and editor on the feature film Jesus, which depicts Jesus Christ as the imaginary friend of a grade schooler.^[2] The film debuted at the 2018 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where Okuyama was recognized with the Kutxabank-New Directors Award.^[3]

In reviews for Jesus, critics noted the influence of Hirokazu Kore-eda on Okuyama's filmmaking.^[2][4] Okuyama would later collaborate with Kore-eda by directing episodes of the latter's Netflix series The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House.^[5]

Okuyama's second feature film, My Sunshine premiered in the Un Certain Regard portion of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. The film follows the personal lives of ice skaters throughout the winter season.^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2018	Jesus	—	[2]
2024	My Sunshine	—	[2]

Television

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2023	The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House	Directed episodes alongside Hirokazu Kore-eda, Megumi Tsuno, and Takuma Sato	[5]
2024	Yuming Stories: "Spring Comes"	—	[6]

Music Video

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2019	AI Hibari Misora - Arekara (あれから)	Director, cinematographer, editing	[7]
2020	Nana Mori - Smile	Director, cinematographer, editing	[7]
2020	Kenshi Yonezu - Canary	Cinematographer	[7]
2021	Nogizaka46 - Boku wa Boku o Suki ni Naru	Director	[7]
2021	Gen Hoshino - Create	Cinematographer	[7]
2023	Kenshi Yonezu - Spinning Globe	Director, cinematographer, editing	[7]
2025	Humbert Humbert - In the Dark	Director, cinematographer, editing	[7]
2025	Kenshi Yonezu - Bow and Arrow	Cinematographer	[7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	San Sebastián International Film Festival	Kutxabank-New Directors Award	Jesus	Won	[8]
	International Film Festival & Awards Macao	Best Film		Nominated	[9]
	Stockholm International Film Festival	Best Film		Nominated	[10]
		Best Cinematography		Won	[11]
2019	Dublin International Film Festival	Dublin Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cinematography		Won	[12]
2024	Cannes Film Festival	Un Certain Regard	My Sunshine	Nominated	[1]
		Queer Palm		Nominated	[13]