Yôji Kuri

Yôji Kuri

Actor · Director

Sabae City, Fukui, Japan
April 9, 1928

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.

Photo

Yôji Kuri 1

Representative Works

Pop
Pop
6.8
/ Japanese
Winter Days
Winter Days
6.0
/ Japanese
Samurai
Samurai
5.0
/ Japanese
The Commitment
The Commitment
No Rating Yet
/ English
Tragedy on the G Line
Tragedy on the G Line
5.0
/ Japanese
Aos
Aos
4.9
/ Japanese
Flower
Flower
3.5
/ Japanese
Okinawa
Okinawa
No Rating Yet
/ English
Manga
Manga
5.3
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Winter Days
2003Nominee

Best Director

Winter Days

The Midnight Parasites
1972Nominee

Best Director

The Midnight Parasites

Art, Life and Opinions: Shūsaku Arakawa
Nominee

Best Director

Art, Life and Opinions: Shūsaku Arakawa

Career Highlights

Manga
1977Highlight

Best Director

Manga