Kayoko Asakura

Kayoko Asakura

Director · Writer

Yamaguchi, Japan
February 20, 1977

Biography

Asakura Kayoko is a Japanese filmmaker from Yamaguchi Prefecture. She graduated from Tokyo Zokei University. After serving as an assistant director of a television program production company, she entered the movie aesthetic school in 2004. She is known for Etheria (2020), My Girlfriend Is a Serial Killer (2019) and Girls, Dance with the Dead (2015).

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Representative Works

My Girlfriend Is a Serial Killer
My Girlfriend Is a Serial Killer
6.6
/ Japanese
It's a Beautiful Day
It's a Beautiful Day
4.8
/ Japanese
Dokumushi: Toxic Insects
Dokumushi: Toxic Insects
2.6
/ Japanese
Tales of Terror: 100 Stories
Tales of Terror: 100 Stories
3.0
/ Japanese
Girls, Dance with the Dead
Girls, Dance with the Dead
4.0
/ Japanese
Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek
8.0
/ English
Scary Stories You Don't Know 3
Scary Stories You Don't Know 3
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

My Girlfriend Is a Serial Killer
2019Nominee

Best Director

My Girlfriend Is a Serial Killer

It's a Beautiful Day
2013Nominee

Best Director

It's a Beautiful Day

Dokumushi: Toxic Insects
2016Nominee

Best Director

Dokumushi: Toxic Insects

Career Highlights

Tales of Terror: 100 Stories
2010Highlight

Best Director

Tales of Terror: 100 Stories

Girls, Dance with the Dead
2015Highlight

Best Director

Girls, Dance with the Dead

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