Person
Naoki Ichio
Directing · Born 1965-01-01
Biography
Naoki Ichio is a Japanese filmmaker, director and writer. He was born in 1965 and began filmmaking with 8mm film in University. He started his career by writing audio dramas for NHK at 25 years old. In 1996, the theatrical play “Death of a political boy” which was written and directed by him won the Grand Prix at Actors Festival in Nagoya. In 2001, his first feature film ”Oboreru hito (A Drowning Man)” nominated a young filmmaker’s award in Vancouver and Pusan International Film Festival. His second feature film is “Shinjuu tenshi (Synchronicity)” and third feature film is “Gokuraku no ojisan”.
Known for

A Drowning Man
Director

Synchronicity
Director

Absence: World Without Me
Director

Gokuraku no ojisan
Director

Silly Talk
Director

HB
Director

Rest
Writer

Etude
Director

Longing
Director

Dateless Date
Writer
Filmography
- 2018RestWriter
- 2017Mirror of Post-TruthWriter
- 2017EtudeDirector
- 2017Dateless DateWriter
- 2016Absence: World Without MeDirector
- 2015LongingDirector
- 2015Silly TalkDirector
- 2015HBDirector
- 2011SynchronicityDirector
- 2011Gokuraku no ojisanDirector
- 2002A Drowning ManDirector
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