Directed credits
17
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Yôji Kuri
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 17Directed series: 0All crew credits: 18
TMDB ID: 1126162
IMDb ID: nm0475696
Known for: Directing
Born: April 9, 1928
Died: November 24, 2024
Age: 96
Place of birth: Sabae City, Fukui, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 2006
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 5.56
Wikidata: Q1118275
Also known as
Yōji Kuri • Yoji Kuri • くり ようじ • Yôji Kuri
Frequent jobs
Director (17)Animation (1)
Biography
Yôji Kuri was a Japanese cartoonist and independent filmmaker. He was the unofficial leader and most prolific of the "Animation Association of Three" collective who kick-started the renaissance of modern-styled, independently made, adult-aimed animation in early 1960s Japan.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yôji Kuri.
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Tokyo Loop
2006 • Movie
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Winter Days
2003 • Movie
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Manga
1977 • Movie
Director
Art, Life and Opinions: Sawako Gōda
1973 • Movie
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The Midnight Parasites
1972 • Movie
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Art, Life and Opinions: Shūsaku Arakawa
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Director
Manufacture of a Beauty
Movie
Director
Gossip
Movie
Director
Emmanuelle
Movie
Director
What Do You Think?
1967 • Movie
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Au Fou! (Original Version)
1965 • Movie
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Love
1964 • Movie
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Isu
1963 • Movie
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Human Zoo
1962 • Movie
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Here and There
1961 • Movie
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Fashion
1960 • Movie
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Two Grilled Fish (B/W Version)
1960 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yôji Kuri.
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The Midnight Parasites
1972 • Movie
Director
Winter Days
2003 • Movie
Director
Love
1964 • Movie
Director
Tokyo Loop
2006 • Movie
Director
Fashion
1960 • Movie
Director
Art, Life and Opinions: Shūsaku Arakawa
Movie
Director
Isu
1963 • Movie
Director
Au Fou! (Original Version)
1965 • Movie
Director
Art, Life and Opinions: Sawako Gōda
1973 • Movie
Director
Manga
1977 • Movie
Director
Manufacture of a Beauty
Movie
as Himself
The Man Who Makes Tomorrow
1964 • Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Yôji Kuri.
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Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yôji Kuri.