2017Nominee
Best Performance
Memoirs of a Murderer
Ryo Katayama
Actor · Director · Writer
Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
September 14, 1980
Biography
Ryo Katayama (片山享) born in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, in 1980, is a Japanese film director, screnwriter and actor. After graduating from college in 2003, Katayama started a career as an actor, mainly performing in independent films. As a director, his short films received acclaim at numerous domestic film festivals, including the Special Jury Prize at Tachikawa Meigazadori Cinema Festival in 2018 for Meisoujyushi, and he wrote the screenplay for (1人のダンス). Roar (2020) is his directorial debut feature.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2020Nominee
Best Performance
Roar
2020Nominee
Best Director
Tsumugu
Career Highlights
2011Highlight
Best Performance
Fantasy World Eros Scripture: Tale of the Bamboo Cutter - Moon Princess
2012Highlight
Best Performance
The Brat!