Tetsuya Takehora
Tetsuya Takehora in 2019
Born1974 (age 49–50)[1]
Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Occupations
Years active2004–present

Tetsuya Takehora (竹洞哲也, Takehora Tetsuya) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Tetsuya Takehora studied at the Japan Academy of Moving Images (日本映画学校),[1] founded by director Shōhei Imamura in 1975 as the Yokohama Vocational School of Broadcast and Film.[2] He entered the film industry as an assistant director at Ōkura Pictures (OP Eiga), in which capacity he worked for five years.[3] He made his directorial debut with Peep Show (人妻の秘密　覗き覗かれ) (2004),[4] and won the Best New Director award at the Pink Grand Prix the same year for Picture Book of a Beautiful Young Girl: Soaked Uniform (美少女図鑑　汚された制服, Bishōjozukan: abusareta seifuku).[5] Takehora's films are generally in a light, erotic-comic vein, and have proven popular with pink film audiences and critics.[3] He was given the Best Director title the following year for Lustful Hitchhiker: Sought Wife (2005),[6] and a four-film career retrospective show at the third annual R18 Love Cinema Showcase held at Tokyo's Theatre Pole-Pole Higashi Nakano in 2006.[3]

Award-winning films

"Ten Best" films, Pink Grand Prix

Pinky Ribbon Awards

Bibliography

English

Japanese

References

  1. ^ a b 竹洞哲也（監督）×小松公典（脚本）×サーモン鮭山 (in Japanese). intro.ne.jp (Creators Movie Magazine). Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  2. ^ "沿革 (History)" (in Japanese). Japan Academy of Moving Images. Archived from the original on 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  3. ^ a b c Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. Guildford: FAB Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
  4. ^ "Pink Films History" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
  5. ^ "Best Ten of 2004 (２００４年度ベストテン)" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
  6. ^ ２００５年度ベストテン [Best Ten of 2005] (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
Awards and achievements Pink Grand Prix Preceded byHideo Jojofor Wives Who Want to Try Pink Grand Prix for Best New DirectorTetsuya Takehora 2004for Picture Book of a Beautiful Young Girl: Soaked Uniform Succeeded byYasufumi Tanakafor Three Naked Sisters: Lewdness Preceded byShinji Imaokafor Lunch Box Pink Grand Prix for Best DirectorTetsuya Takehora 2005for Lustful Hitchhiker: Sought Wife Succeeded byYutaka Ikejimafor Hostess Madness: Unparched Nectar
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