Hikari (director)

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Mitsuyo Miyazaki, known as Hikari, is a Japanese writer, director and producer of film and television, best known for directing three episodes of the Netflix series Beef in 2023.

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Personal life

Originally from Osaka, Japan, Hikari moved to the United States where she was a foreign exchange student in Utah at 17 years old which led her to move to LA to study film at University. She holds an MFA in film and TV production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. [1] After graduating she moved to LA and tried working as an actor. [2]

Career

Short films

Hikari released her first short film, Tsuyako, in 2011. The film was shown at 100 film festivals worldwide, receiving 50 awards including Best Short Film and Best Screenplay. [3] It was followed by A Better Tomorrow which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and Where We Begin which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. [3] In 2019 she debuted 37 Seconds to critical acclaim at the Berlin International Film Festival. [4] [5] [6]

Hikari currently is set to direct the film adaptation of a drama/romance book called Eleanor and Park written by Rainbow Rowell. [7]

Television

In 2023 she directed three episodes, including the pilot, of the comedy drama series Beef for Netflix. [8] [9] [10]

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "HIKARI". Film Independent. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ↑ (Title= Alumni Spotlight Hikari|https://cinema.usc.edu/news/article.cfm?id=20422
  3. 1 2 "HIKARI". IMDB. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Hikari's "37 Seconds": A Story of Cerebral Palsy and Self-Discovery". nippon.com. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  5. ↑ "Hikari | Writer, Director". www.bafta.org. 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  6. ↑ "37 Seconds - Panorama 2019". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  7. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4167748/
  8. 1 2 "Japanese filmmaker Hikari to direct Netflix dramedy 'Beef'". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  9. ↑ "HIKARI". MUBI. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  10. ↑ White, Peter (2022-03-10). "'37 Seconds' Director Hikari To Helm Netflix's 'Beef'". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  11. ↑ Gemünden, Gerd (2019-05-15). "Dieter Kosslick Takes a Bow: The 69th Berlin Film Festival". Film Criticism. 43 (3). doi:10.3998/fc.13761232.0043.311. hdl: 2027/spo.13761232.0043.311 . ISSN   2471-4364.
  12. ↑ Watlington, Emily (2019-03-12). "Review: Hikari's '37 Seconds' – Berlinale". Another Gaze: A Feminist Film Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  13. ↑ "Japanese director Hikari's '37 Seconds' wins prizes at Berlin Film Festival". The Japan Times. 17 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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