Takashi Koizumi
Illustration — 2024 Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史 Koizumi Takashi) (born November 6, 1944, in Mito) is a Japanese film director. After graduating from Waseda University, he served as an assistant director for Akira Kurosawa for many years.
Takashi Koizumi

Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · Koizumi Takashi from "Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope" at Red Carpet of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2024 · CC BY 2.0
- Born
- 1944 · Mito.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- screenwriter · director
- Education
- Waseda University
- Languages
- Japanese
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Illustration — 2024 Takashi Koizumi (小泉堯史 Koizumi Takashi) (born November 6, 1944, in Mito) is a Japanese film director. After graduating from Waseda University, he served as an assistant director for Akira Kurosawa for many years.
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Filmography
Filmography
• Release date — Year — Notes • Vietnam — 1969 — Co-director with Satsuo Yamamoto and Kentarō Masuda • Number Ten Blues — 1975 — Assistant director • Ran — 1985 — Assistant director • Akira Kurosawa's Dreams Yume — 1990 — Assistant director • Rhapsody in August Hachigatsu no Kyosokyoku — 1991 — Assistant director • Madadayo — 1993 — Assistant director • After the Rain Ame Agaru — 1999 • Letters from the Mountains Amidadō Dayori — 2002 • The Professor and his Beloved Equation Hakase no Aishita Sushiki — 2006 • Best Wishes for Tomorrow Asueno Yuigon — 2007 • A Samurai Chronicle Higurashi no Ki — 2014 • Samurai's Promise Chiri Tsubaki — 2018 — Screenplay • The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai Tōge Saigo no Samurai — 2022 • Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope Yuki no Hana –Tomo ni Arite– — 2025
Nominations
Nominations
• AFI Fest 1999: • Grand Jury Prize for After the Rain • 24th Japan Academy Film Prize (2001) • Best Director for After the Rain • 26th Japan Academy Film Prize (2003) • Best Director for Letters from the Mountains • Best Screenplay for Letters from the Mountains
Won
Won
• Venice International Film Festival 1999: • CinemAwenire Award in Best Film on the Relationship of Man-Nature for After the Rain • São Paulo International Film Festival 1999: • Mostra Special Award for After the Rain • Portland International Film Festival 2001: • Audience Award for Best First Film: After the Rain • 27th Fajr International Film Festival 2009 (Eastern Vista section): • Best Screenplay for Best Wishes for Tomorrow
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Takashi Koizumi is recorded as screenwriter and director.
Life and career
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2006
The Professor's Beloved Equation { Hakase No Aishita Sûshiki} ( Yōko Ogawa Takashi Koizumi 2006) Eng Sub is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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