Kazuki Ōmori |
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 Ōmori in 2015 |
| Born | 3 March 1952
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| Died | 12 November 2022 (aged 70) |
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| Occupation | Film director and screenwriter |
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| Website | (in Japanese) Firstwood Entertainment Inc. |
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Kazuki Ōmori (大森 一樹, Ōmori Kazuki, 3 March 1952 – 12 November 2022) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Born in Osaka, Ōmori studied at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine[1] and held a license to practice medicine.[2] While in school, he began making films independently, with Kuraku naru made matenai! (1975), which featured Seijun Suzuki, receiving particularly high praise.[3] His script "Orenji rōdo kyūkō" won the 3rd Kido Award for screenplays in 1977, and the next year he was able to film that in his professional debut.[1] Several of his films, such as the 1980 Hipokuratesu-tachi, feature doctors or rely on his knowledge of medicine. He has worked in a variety of genres, including suspense films, musicals, and most famously abroad, several contributions to the Heisei Godzilla series.[3]
Ōmori also participated in the formation of Director's Company in 1982, an independent production company founded by nine directors, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sōgo Ishii, Shinji Sōmai, and Kazuhiko Hasegawa.[1] In 2000, he became a professor at Osaka Electro-Communication University, and in 2005, a professor at Osaka University of Arts.[1] He was also a special guest at G-Fest XIII in 2006.
Personal life and death[edit]
Ōmori died from acute myeloid leukemia on 12 November 2022, at the age of 70.[4][5]
Filmography[edit]
Film and television[edit]
大森一樹因病離世消息傳出，令影迷們感到不捨。（翻攝自推特）.jpg)