Hiroshi Teshigahara
January 28, 1927 · 99 years old
Hiroshi Teshigahara (January 28, 1927 – April 14, 2001) was an avant-garde Japanese filmmaker. He was born in Tokyo, son of Sofu Teshigahara, founder and grand master of the Sogetsu School of ikebana. He graduated in 1950 from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and began working i…
Known For
7 titles
Woman in the Dunes
An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.
The Face of Another
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
Antonio Gaudí
The work of Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí, as seen by Japanese New Wave director Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Rikyu
Legendary tea master Sen no Rikyu is faced with his warmongering lord's unrealistic pretensions.
Gô-hime
Chronicles the trials and tribulations of Oribe, the successor to tea-master Rikyu, Usu, his gardener, and Princess Goh, who attempt to balance artistic expression and duty amid political intrigue in feudal Japan.
Inochi: Sôfû no chôkoku
Sculptor Sofu Teshigahara, father of filmmaker Hiroshi Teshigahara, prepares for an exhibition.
Dream Window: Reflections on the Japanese Garden
Exquisite exploration of landscape and Toru Takemitsu's music for a Japanese moss garden.