Kazuhiro Soda

Kazuhiro Soda

Kazuhiro Soda (想田 和弘 Sōda, born 1970 in Tochigi Prefecture) is a Peabody Award winning filmmaker. He practices an observational method of documentary filmmaking based on his own "Ten Commandments" which prohibits him from doing pre-shoot research or writing a synopsis before filming. He imposes these rules on himself in order to minimize preconceptions and to be able to make unexpected discoveries while filming and editing.

  • Title: Kazuhiro Soda
  • Popularity: 5.099
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1970-06-12
  • Place of Birth: Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
  • Homepage: https://www.kazuhirosoda.com
  • Also Known As: 想田 和弘 , 想田和弘, Kazuhiro Sôda, Кадзухиро Сода
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Kazuhiro Soda Movies

  • 2013
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    Au revoir l'été

    Au revoir l'été

    6.6 2013 HD

    After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vacation in a beautiful seaside town. Sakuko gets to...

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  • 2008
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    Mental

    Mental

    6.8 2008 HD

    MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients,...

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  • 2007
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    Campaign

    Campaign

    5.8 2007 HD

    Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his...

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  • 2012
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    Theatre 2

    Theatre 2

    6 2012 HD

    Oriza Hirata is Japan's leading playwright and director, who runs his own theatrical company, Seinendan. Theatre 2 (Observational Film Series #4)...

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  • 2012
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    Theatre 1

    Theatre 1

    5 2012 HD

    Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright...

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  • 2007
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    Campaign

    Campaign

    5.8 2007 HD

    Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his...

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  • 2013
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    Campaign 2

    Campaign 2

    5.7 2013 HD

    In response to the Fukushima disaster, Yama-san is running an election campaign with an anti-nuclear message. But unlike last time, he has no money,...

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  • 2010
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    Peace

    Peace

    7.1 2010 HD

    What is peace? What is coexistence? And what are the basis for them? PEACE is a visual-essay-like observational documentary, which contemplates these...

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  • 2015
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    Oyster Factory

    Oyster Factory

    5 2015 HD

    In the Japanese town of Ushimado, the shortage of labor is a serious problem due to its population’s rapid decline. Traditionally, oyster...

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  • 2024
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    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    1 2024 HD

    An ample community of cats has set up home around the Shinto shrine in Ushimado. Some local residents take care of them, others are disturbed by...

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  • 2024
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    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    1 2024 HD

    An ample community of cats has set up home around the Shinto shrine in Ushimado. Some local residents take care of them, others are disturbed by...

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  • 2024
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    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    1 2024 HD

    An ample community of cats has set up home around the Shinto shrine in Ushimado. Some local residents take care of them, others are disturbed by...

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  • 2011
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    3.11 A Sense of Home

    3.11 A Sense of Home

    6.5 2011 HD

    In memory of the Japanese earthquake on 3.11, each director presents a 3 minute and 11 second short film in tribute to those who were lost that day.

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  • 2024
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    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

    1 2024 HD

    An ample community of cats has set up home around the Shinto shrine in Ushimado. Some local residents take care of them, others are disturbed by...

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  • 2010
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    Peace

    Peace

    7.1 2010 HD

    What is peace? What is coexistence? And what are the basis for them? PEACE is a visual-essay-like observational documentary, which contemplates these...

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  • 2018
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    Inland Sea

    Inland Sea

    7.2 2018 HD

    Wai-chan is one of the last remaining fishermen in Ushimado, a small village in Seto Inland Sea, Japan. At the age of 86, he still fishes alone on a...

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  • 2018
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    The Big House

    The Big House

    1 2018 HD

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  • 1995
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    A Night in New York

    A Night in New York

    1 1995 HD

    Late at night, a Japanese businessman enters a pizza shop and observes strange but typical New Yorkers, eating their pizza in their own queer ways....

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  • 1995
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    A Night in New York

    A Night in New York

    1 1995 HD

    Late at night, a Japanese businessman enters a pizza shop and observes strange but typical New Yorkers, eating their pizza in their own queer ways....

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  • 1995
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    A Night in New York

    A Night in New York

    1 1995 HD

    Late at night, a Japanese businessman enters a pizza shop and observes strange but typical New Yorkers, eating their pizza in their own queer ways....

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  • 2018
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    Inland Sea

    Inland Sea

    7.2 2018 HD

    Wai-chan is one of the last remaining fishermen in Ushimado, a small village in Seto Inland Sea, Japan. At the age of 86, he still fishes alone on a...

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  • 2018
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    Inland Sea

    Inland Sea

    7.2 2018 HD

    Wai-chan is one of the last remaining fishermen in Ushimado, a small village in Seto Inland Sea, Japan. At the age of 86, he still fishes alone on a...

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Inland Sea

    Inland Sea

    7.2 2018 HD

    Wai-chan is one of the last remaining fishermen in Ushimado, a small village in Seto Inland Sea, Japan. At the age of 86, he still fishes alone on a...

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  • 2015
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    Oyster Factory

    Oyster Factory

    5 2015 HD

    In the Japanese town of Ushimado, the shortage of labor is a serious problem due to its population’s rapid decline. Traditionally, oyster...

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  • 2018
    imgMovies

    Inland Sea

    Inland Sea

    7.2 2018 HD

    Wai-chan is one of the last remaining fishermen in Ushimado, a small village in Seto Inland Sea, Japan. At the age of 86, he still fishes alone on a...

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  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Oyster Factory

    Oyster Factory

    5 2015 HD

    In the Japanese town of Ushimado, the shortage of labor is a serious problem due to its population’s rapid decline. Traditionally, oyster...

    img
  • 2015
    imgMovies

    Oyster Factory

    Oyster Factory

    5 2015 HD

    In the Japanese town of Ushimado, the shortage of labor is a serious problem due to its population’s rapid decline. Traditionally, oyster...

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Peace

    Peace

    7.1 2010 HD

    What is peace? What is coexistence? And what are the basis for them? PEACE is a visual-essay-like observational documentary, which contemplates these...

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Peace

    Peace

    7.1 2010 HD

    What is peace? What is coexistence? And what are the basis for them? PEACE is a visual-essay-like observational documentary, which contemplates these...

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  • 2010
    imgMovies

    Peace

    Peace

    7.1 2010 HD

    What is peace? What is coexistence? And what are the basis for them? PEACE is a visual-essay-like observational documentary, which contemplates these...

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  • 2013
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    Campaign 2

    Campaign 2

    5.7 2013 HD

    In response to the Fukushima disaster, Yama-san is running an election campaign with an anti-nuclear message. But unlike last time, he has no money,...

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Campaign 2

    Campaign 2

    5.7 2013 HD

    In response to the Fukushima disaster, Yama-san is running an election campaign with an anti-nuclear message. But unlike last time, he has no money,...

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  • 2007
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    Campaign

    Campaign

    5.8 2007 HD

    Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his...

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Campaign

    Campaign

    5.8 2007 HD

    Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his...

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  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Campaign

    Campaign

    5.8 2007 HD

    Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his...

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  • 2013
    imgMovies

    Campaign 2

    Campaign 2

    5.7 2013 HD

    In response to the Fukushima disaster, Yama-san is running an election campaign with an anti-nuclear message. But unlike last time, he has no money,...

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  • 1995
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    A Flower and a Woman

    A Flower and a Woman

    1 1995 HD

    A woman cares for a red rose in her studio apartment. Over time, we see how it grows alongside her rapidly changing life.

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  • 2008
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    Mental

    Mental

    6.8 2008 HD

    MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients,...

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Mental

    Mental

    6.8 2008 HD

    MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients,...

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  • 2008
    imgMovies

    Mental

    Mental

    6.8 2008 HD

    MENTAL is a feature-length documentary that observes the complex world of an outpatient mental health clinic in Japan, interwoven with patients,...

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Theatre 2

    Theatre 2

    6 2012 HD

    Oriza Hirata is Japan's leading playwright and director, who runs his own theatrical company, Seinendan. Theatre 2 (Observational Film Series #4)...

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Theatre 1

    Theatre 1

    5 2012 HD

    Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright...

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  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Theatre 2

    Theatre 2

    6 2012 HD

    Oriza Hirata is Japan's leading playwright and director, who runs his own theatrical company, Seinendan. Theatre 2 (Observational Film Series #4)...

    img
  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Theatre 2

    Theatre 2

    6 2012 HD

    Oriza Hirata is Japan's leading playwright and director, who runs his own theatrical company, Seinendan. Theatre 2 (Observational Film Series #4)...

    img
  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Theatre 1

    Theatre 1

    5 2012 HD

    Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright...

    img
  • 2012
    imgMovies

    Theatre 1

    Theatre 1

    5 2012 HD

    Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan's leading playwright...

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  • 2023
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    Zero

    Zero

    4 2023 HD

    Follow up to the director's previous two films called Mental, follows the retirement of the head physician at a mental health facility in Japan

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Zero

    Zero

    4 2023 HD

    Follow up to the director's previous two films called Mental, follows the retirement of the head physician at a mental health facility in Japan

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Zero

    Zero

    4 2023 HD

    Follow up to the director's previous two films called Mental, follows the retirement of the head physician at a mental health facility in Japan

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Zero

    Zero

    4 2023 HD

    Follow up to the director's previous two films called Mental, follows the retirement of the head physician at a mental health facility in Japan

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  • 2023
    imgMovies

    Zero

    Zero

    4 2023 HD

    Follow up to the director's previous two films called Mental, follows the retirement of the head physician at a mental health facility in Japan

    img
  • 2007
    imgMovies

    Campaign

    Campaign

    5.8 2007 HD

    Can a candidate with no political experience and no charisma win an election if he is backed by the political giant Prime Minister Koizumi and his...

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