Kazuhiro Taira

Kazuhiro Taira

略歴

He made his directorial debut in 2014 with the film “Amboina Can't Kill” & won the 15th TAMA NEW WAVE Un Certain Regard, Suspense NEWWAVE Award. In 2015 he wrote & directed "Yarazu no machi, Koza no Ame", which was screened at the Okinawa International Film Festival. In 2016, he won the 3rd New Directors Film Festival Special Award for his film "Kugiuchi no ballad.” In 2020, he won the Runner-up Grand Prix in the Drama category at the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association Awards for his QAB special drama "Panauru ōkoku monogatari. " In 2022, "Miracle City Koza," which he directed and wrote, was released in theaters nationwide. He has also worked on several TV programs in Okinawa Prefecture, including "Tōgyū senshi waido" and " Ryūkyū torauma naito," as well as corporate promotions in and outside of Okinawa Prefecture.

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Kazuhiro Taira

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おかあの羽衣
おかあの羽衣
Director
"There are many things that I don't like. The traffic jam on the way to Naha, my debt-ridden father, my best friend's boyfriend, milk, and my hometown, Shioya-wan. Why did my beautiful mother marry my father?" Ruri tried to escape from these thoughts as she faced an uncertain future. Then, one day, she learns of her mother's past, but…
Miracle City Koza
Miracle City Koza
Director
沖縄市コザ、かつては隆盛を極めた街だが、現在ゴーストタウンの一歩手前!?　そこで暮らす翔太は、特にやりたいこともなく、惰性な日々を過ごしていた。彼にはちょっと変わった祖父・ハルがいた。ハルは、かつて、ベトナム戦争に向かう米兵たちを熱狂させた伝説のロックンローラーだった。ある日、自慢の祖父ハルを交通事故で亡くし、失意の翔太の前に現れたのは、なんと死んだはずの祖父。「やり残したことがある」とハルが翔太の体をのっとると、翔太の魂は、タイムスリップして1970年のハルの体へ入ってしまう。翔太はロックンローラーだったハルとして、ベトナム戦争特需に沸く70年代の沖縄で、驚きの真実を知り、未来へのサプライズを仕掛けようとするが……。