Akio Fujimoto

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Not to be confused with Akiko Fujimoto.
Akio Fujimoto
Born15 March 1988 (1988-03-15) (age 37)
Osaka, Japan
OccupationFilmaker

Akio Fujimoto (Japanese: 藤元明緒; born 15 March 1988) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.

Life and career

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Born in Osaka, Fujimoto studied psychology and sociology at the Osaka International University and graduated in filmaking from the Osaka Visual Arts Academy [ja].[1][2]

In 2017, he made his directorial feature debut with Passage of Life, which premiered at the Asian Future section of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival, in which it won the Best Film Award and the Spirit of Asia Award.[1][3] In 2020, his following film Along the Sea premiered at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival.[1][4] It won the gold prize at the 26th Shindo Kaneto Awards [ja].[5]

In 2025, Fujimoto's third work Lost Land premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, in the Orizzonti sidebar, winning the Special Jury Prize.[6][7] For this film, Fujimoto got a nomination for best director at the 18th Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[8]

Filmography

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  • Psychedelic Family (short, 2012)
  • Passage of Life (2017)
  • Along the Sea (2020)
  • Lost Land (2025)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Schilling, Mark (13 May 2025). "Japan's Emerging Directors: With a Couple of Films on Their Resumes, These Auteurs Are Poised to Make Bigger Marks on World Cinema". Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  2. ^ "第30回東京国際映画祭「国際交流基金アジアセンター特別賞」は藤元明緒氏に決定！ | 最新ニュース | 国際交流基金". AsiaWA (in Japanese). 7 November 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  3. ^ Shackleton, Liz (3 November 2017). "Tokyo film festival gives top awards to 'Grain', 'Crater'". Screen International. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  4. ^ Frater, Patrick (10 September 2020). "'Along The Sea,' Rare Japan-Vietnam Co-production, Heads for San Sebastian". Variety. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  5. ^ "2021年度「新藤兼人賞」金賞は「海辺の彼女たち」の藤元明緒監督！ 銀賞は「JOINT」小島央大監督 : 映画ニュース". 映画 (in Japanese). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  6. ^ Katz, David (3 September 2025). "Review: Lost Land". Cineuropa. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  7. ^ "藤元明緒の「LOST LAND」ヴェネツィア映画祭で三冠、金獅子賞はジム・ジャームッシュ新作（コメントあり）". 映画ナタリー (in Japanese). 7 September 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  8. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (15 October 2025). "'Samsara,' 'It Was Just an Accident,' 'Magellan' Lead Asia Pacific Screen Awards Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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