Yoshiho Fukuoka
Biography
Yoshiho Fukuoka is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor. Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1956. While he was a student at Waseda University , he joined Wakamatsu Productions. He studied under Koji Wakamatsu and Banmei Takahashi. In 1981, he won the New Director Award at the Zoom-Up Film Festival for his film "Vinyl Book Woman: Close Up Naked".
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2007, 2h 15m • as teacher
The movie revolves around Mitsuba, who studies traditional art of rakugo. Rakugo is a form of comical story telling, sometimes referred to as sit-down comedy. Even though Mitsuba is mediocre at best, he ends up teaching three students.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Contemplative and almost without dialogues, the film shows the routine of inhabitants in a city: a young woman who lives alone; an eldery that lives in the street, next to the river; a police officer; customers in a bar; two students. Little by little, through flashbacks, the plot connects these characters.
Movie - 2006, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Works commemorating the 70th anniversary of the founding of Japan mapping Supervision Association