Isshin Inudo

Isshin Inudo (犬童 一心, Inudō Isshin, born 24 June 1960) is a Japanese film director.

Isshin Inudo
犬童 一心
Born	(1960-06-24) 24 June 1960 (age 64) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Film director

Career

Inudo began making films on his own in high school, with one of his works being selected for the 1979 Pia Film Festival.^[1] After attending Tokyo Zokei University, he found work at Asahi Promotions where he began directing television commercials, including some award winning ones.^[1] He made his feature-length film debut in 1995 with Futari ga Shabette iru, which earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.^[2] Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003) earned him the Minister of Education New Director Award for Fine Art.^[3]

Filmography

• Futari ga Shabette Iru (1995)
• Across a Gold Prairie (1999)
• Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
• Blooming Again (2004)
• All About My Dog (2005)
• Touch (2005)
• House of Himiko (2005)
• Yellow Tears (2006)
• Bizan (2007)
• Zero Focus (2009)
• The Floating Castle (2012)
• The Cat In His Arms (2018)
• The Bucket List (2019)
• Haw (2022)^[4]