Kōki Mitani
Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kōki Mitani (三谷 幸喜, Mitani Kōki, born July 8, 1961) is a Japanese playwright, screenwriter, actor and film director and was previously married to Japanese actress Satomi Kobayashi. He was named after Taihō Kōki, the youngest sumo wrestler to become yokozuna. He studied dramatics at Nihon University.
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Born | (1961-07-08) July 8, 1961 (age 62) Setagaya, Tokyo |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Playwright, screenwriter, actor, film director |
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In an attempt to add his own character to his movies, his directorial approach follows a "one scene = one shot" system, whereby he pans the camera around as opposed to cutting. He claims this comes from his experience in theatre, where there are no cuts. Mitani does not use a computer.[1]