DesiMDB
Kazuhiro Soda

Directing

Kazuhiro Soda

JA, EN, XX cinema · 17 credits

Born

12 June 1970 (age 56)

Birthplace

Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Also known as 想田 和弘 · Kazuhiro Sôda · Кадзухиро Сода

Kazuhiro Soda (想田 和弘 Sōda, born 1970 in Tochigi Prefecture) is a Peabody Award winning filmmaker. He practices an observational method of documentary filmmaking based on his own "Ten Commandments" which prohibits him from doing pre-shoot research or writing a synopsis before filming. He imposes these rules on himself in order to minimize preconceptions and to be able to make unexpected discoveries while filming and editing.

Known for

Filmography

The Cats of Gokogu Shrine poster

The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

JA · 20248.0

Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography

Zero poster

Zero

JA · 20234.0

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Sound Recordist, Producer

Inland Sea poster

Inland Sea

JA · 20187.4

Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Recordist, Producer

The Big House poster

The Big House

EN · 2018Not rated

Director

Oyster Factory poster

Oyster Factory

JA · 20155.0

Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography

Au revoir l'été poster

Au revoir l'été

JA · 20146.3

as Anti-Nuclear Protest Organizer

選挙2

2013

Campaign 2

JA · 20135.7

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer

Theatre 1 poster

Theatre 1

JA · 20125.0

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer

Theatre 2 poster

Theatre 2

JA · 20126.0

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer

3.11 A Sense of Home Films poster

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

JA · 20116.5

Director

Peace poster

Peace

JA · 20107.1

Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer

Mental poster

Mental

JA · 20086.8

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer

Campaign poster

Campaign

JA · 20075.8

Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Cinematography

The Flicker

1997

The Flicker

EN · 1997Not rated

Director, Writer

Freezing Sunlight

1996

Freezing Sunlight

EN · 1996Not rated

Director, Writer

A Night in New York poster

A Night in New York

EN · 1995Not rated

Director, Writer, Editor

A Flower and a Woman

1995

A Flower and a Woman

XX · 1995Not rated

Director