Yukio Ninagawa

Yukio Ninagawa

Actor · Director · Writer

Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
October 15, 1935

Biography

Yukio Ninagawa was a Japanese theatre director and film actor, particularly known for his Japanese language productions of Shakespeare plays and Greek tragedies. He directed Hamlet differently eight times. Description above from the Wikipedia article Yukio Ninagawa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Snakes and Earrings
Snakes and Earrings
6.1
/ Japanese
Funeral Parade of Roses
Funeral Parade of Roses
7.6
/ Japanese
Twinkle
Twinkle
4.4
/ Japanese
The Blue Light
The Blue Light
7.4
/ Japanese
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
6.7
/ Japanese
The Silk Road
The Silk Road
6.5
/ Japanese
Diner
Diner
6.5
/ Japanese
The Inheritance
The Inheritance
7.3
/ Japanese
Dupe
Dupe
9.0
/ Japanese
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
The Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night
7.0
/ Japanese
Silence Has No Wings
Silence Has No Wings
6.9
/ Japanese
W's Tragedy
W's Tragedy
7.7
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Snakes and Earrings
2008Nominee

Best Director

Snakes and Earrings

Funeral Parade of Roses
1969Winner

Best Performance

Funeral Parade of Roses

Twinkle
1992Nominee

Best Performance

Twinkle

Career Highlights

The Blue Light
2003Highlight

Best Director

The Blue Light

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963Highlight

Best Performance

Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

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