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.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 22
Director 20
Screenplay 1
Writer 1
Screenplay
![Ningen no sabaku](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/858286-ningen-no-sabaku.webp)
Ningen no sabaku (1990)
Movie
Director
![Friends Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/916649-friends-love.webp)
Friends Love (1985)
Movie
Director
![Yume-Chiyo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/88126-yume-chiyo.webp)
Yume-Chiyo (1985)
Movie
Director
![Dark Room](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/89408-dark-room.webp)
Dark Room (1983)
Movie
Director
![Child of the Sun](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/349273-child-of-the-sun.webp)
Child of the Sun (1980)
Movie
Director
![Taro the Dragon Boy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/88081-taro-the-dragon-boy.webp)
Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)
Movie
Director
![The Gate of Youth](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/107685-the-gate-of-youth.webp)
The Gate of Youth (1975)
Movie
Director
![The Girl I Abandoned](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/162021-the-girl-i-abandoned.webp)
The Girl I Abandoned (1969)
Movie
Assistant Director
![Punishment of a Lawless Villian](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/1042672-punishment-of-a-lawless-villian.webp)
Punishment of a Lawless Villian (1964)
Movie
Director / Screenplay
![Bad Girl](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/244403-bad-girl.webp)
Bad Girl (1963)
Movie
Director
![Foundry Town](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/115461-cupola-where-the-furnaces-glow.webp)
Foundry Town (1962)
Movie
Assistant Director
![Pigs and Battleships](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/11254-pigs-and-battleships.webp)
Pigs and Battleships (1961)
Movie
1
Assistant Director
![Yami wo saku kuchibue](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/410774-yami-wo-saku-kuchibue.webp)
Yami wo saku kuchibue (1960)
Movie
Assistant Director
![My Second Brother](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/139624-my-second-brother.webp)
My Second Brother (1959)
Movie
Assistant Director
![Abashiri Prison](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/399572-abashiri-prison.webp)
Abashiri Prison (1959)
Movie
Assistant Director
![I Will Challenge](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/1047077-i-will-challenge.webp)
I Will Challenge (1959)
Movie
Assistant Director
![Endless Desire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/139300-endless-desire.webp)
Endless Desire (1958)
Movie
Assistant Director
![Nishi Ginza Station](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/139377-nishi-ginza-station.webp)
Nishi Ginza Station (1958)
Movie
Assistant Director
![Stolen Desire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/139384-stolen-desire.webp)
Stolen Desire (1958)
Movie
Second Assistant Director
![Burden of Love](https://images.moviefit.me/t/b/245185-burden-of-love.webp)
Burden of Love (1955)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1930-12-14
Deathday1985-10-20 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceHyogo Prefecture, Japan
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known AsКирио Ураяма, Кириро Ураяма
AwardsBlue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer, Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
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