Kirio Urayama

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1930-12-14

Deathday 1985-10-20 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As Кирио Ураяма, Кириро Ураяма

Kirio Urayama

Biography

Kirio Urayama (浦山 桐郎, Urayama Kirio, 14 December 1930 – 20 October 1985) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Urayama graduated from Nagoya University before joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1954. After working as an assistant director to Yūzō Kawashima and Shohei Imamura, he debuted as a director with Foundry Town in 1962, a film that depicted the life of Zainichi Korean residents of Japan. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for that film. His 1963 film Bad Girl (Each day I cry) was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. He directed a total of nine films before his death in 1985.

Known For

Director

1985
Yume-Chiyo

as Director

1985
Friends Love

as Director

1983
Dark Room

as Director

1980
Child of the Sun

as Director

1979
1977
1975
The Gate of Youth

as Director

1969
1964
Punishment of a Lawless Villian

as Assistant Director

1963
Bad Girl

as Director

1962
Foundry Town

as Director

1961
Pigs and Battleships

as Assistant Director

1960
Yami wo saku kuchibue

as Assistant Director

1959
I Will Challenge

as Assistant Director

1959
My Second Brother

as Assistant Director

1959
Abashiri Prison

as Assistant Director

1958
Endless Desire

as Assistant Director

1958
Stolen Desire

as Assistant Director

1958
Nishi Ginza Station

as Assistant Director

1955
Burden of Love

as Second Assistant Director

Writer

1990
Ningen no sabaku

as Screenplay

1980
Child of the Sun

as Screenplay

1979
1975
1963
Bad Girl

as Screenplay

1962
Foundry Town

as Screenplay

1956
Victory is Ours

as Screenplay