Tatsushi Ōmori

Tatsushi Ōmori (大森立嗣, Ōmori Tatsushi, born 4 September 1970^[1]) is a Japanese film director and actor.

Tatsushi Ōmori
Born	(1970-09-04) 4 September 1970 (age 53) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Film director, actor

Career

Ōmori was born in Tokyo as the eldest son of Akaji Maro, an actor and butoh dancer. His younger brother, Nao Ōmori, is an actor.^[2]

While in college, he began making 8 mm films, but started working as an actor after graduation.^[3] While acting in Junji Sakamoto's Scarred Angels, he also became a member of the staff.^[2] He appeared in and helped produce Hiroshi Okuhara's Wave, which won the NETPAC Award at the 2002 Rotterdam Film Festival.^[2][4] In 2005, he directed his first film, The Whispering of the Gods. His second film, A Crowd of Three, earned him the 2010 Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.^[2] His 2013 film The Ravine of Goodbye won the Special Jury Prize at the 35th Moscow International Film Festival.^[5]

Selected filmography

Director

• The Whispering of the Gods (2005)
• A Crowd of Three (2010)
• Tada's Do-It-All House (2011)
• Bozo (2013)
• The Ravine of Goodbye (2013)
• Setoutsumi (2016)
• And Then There Was Light (2017)
• Every Day a Good Day (2018)
• Taro the Fool (2019)
• Under the Stars (2020)^[6]
• Mother (2020)
• Goodbye Cruel World (2022)^[7]
• The Women in the Lakes (2024)^[8]

Producer

• Wave (2001) (directed by Hiroshi Okuhara)

Actor

• Scarred Angels (1999)
• Our Homeland (2012)

References

1. "Cast". Kazoku no kuni. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
2. Irie, Yū. "2010年度日本映画監督協会新人賞受賞インタビュー" (in Japanese). Director's Guild of Japan. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
3. "瑛太、松田龍平主演『まほろ駅前多田便利軒』大森立嗣監督に聞く". Nikkei. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
4. "Okuhara Hiroshi". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
5. "35 MIFF Prizes". Moscow International Film Festival. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
6. "Under the Stars". Hakuhodo. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
7. "西島秀俊＆斎藤工＆玉城ティナら共演で"強盗団"結成！『グッバイ・クルエル・ワールド』今秋公開". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
8. "湖の女たち". eiga.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

External links

• Tatsushi Ōmori at IMDb