Kazuhiro Soda

Kazuhiro Soda

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
June 12, 1970

Biography

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.

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Kazuhiro Soda 1

Representative Works

Peace
Peace
7.1
/ Japanese
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
6.5
/ Japanese
A Flower and a Woman
A Flower and a Woman
No Rating Yet
/ XX
The Flicker
The Flicker
No Rating Yet
/ English
Mental
Mental
6.8
/ Japanese
Au revoir l'été
Au revoir l'été
6.3
/ Japanese
Campaign
Campaign
5.8
/ Japanese
Freezing Sunlight
Freezing Sunlight
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/ English
Campaign 2
Campaign 2
5.7
/ Japanese
A Night in New York
A Night in New York
No Rating Yet
/ English
Theatre 2
Theatre 2
6.0
/ Japanese
Theatre 1
Theatre 1
5.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Peace
2010Nominee

Best Director

Peace

3.11 A Sense of Home Films
2011Nominee

Best Director

3.11 A Sense of Home Films

Mental
2008Nominee

Best Director

Mental

Career Highlights

Au revoir l'été
2014Highlight

Best Performance

Au revoir l'été

Campaign
2007Highlight

Best Director

Campaign

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