Ryuhei Kitamura
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[ Kitamura, Ryuhei ]
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Family name:
Kitamura
Name in native language: 北村 龍平 (きたむら りゅうへい) Birth date: Friday, May 30, 1969 [40 years old] Birth place: Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
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Briefly studied film making in AustraliaSpeaks fluent EnglishHas cast actor Tak Sakaguchi in every one of his films but 2008's The Midnight Meat Train.Was offered the job directing The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, but turned it down, citing a poor script.Was introduced to an American agent by Samuel L. Jackson, whom he met at a party and discovered was a great admirer of his work.
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Ryuhei Kitamura at Eiga
link to: http://eiga.wikia.com/wiki/Ryuhei_Kitamura
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Ryuhei Kitamura interview at OutNow
link to: http://outnow.ch/specials/2005/GodzillaFinalWars/Interview-Kitamura.E/
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«There are Godzilla freaks all over the world and they all have a different opinion about which is going to be the best Godzilla movie. My staff and the producers have been doing these Godzilla movies for the last fifteen years. My special effects director was the first assistant director of my favourite Godzilla film from the past, "Mechagodzilla vs. Godzilla" back in 1975. I was surrounded by Godzilla fans and creators, so I had confidence I was doing the right thing. But of course one of the fun parts of making this movie was, when Godzilla fights the Hollywood-version of Godzilla. You will see which one is the real thing. I don't think the Godzilla fans all over the world agreed with what they did back in 1998.»
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«There are Godzilla freaks all over the world and they all have a different opinion about which is going to be the best Godzilla movie. My staff and the producers have been doing these Godzilla movies for the last fifteen years. My special effects director was the first assistant director of my favou...»
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Ryuhei Kitamura interview at Midnight Eye
link to: http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/ryuhei_kitamura.shtml
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«I grew up watching movies. I didn't go to school at all when I was a kid. I was just at the cinema from morning 'til evening, watching movies over and over. So those movies were a big influence. When I was sixteen, and the time came to start thinking about what I wanted to do in life, I figured I loved watching movies, so why not become a filmmaker. It was that simple. A year later I'd made up my mind and quit high school. During class, actually. I stood up and told my teacher: "I quit. I'm going to be a film director. Goodbye." A week later I was in Australia looking for a film school. »
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«I grew up watching movies. I didn't go to school at all when I was a kid. I was just at the cinema from morning 'til evening, watching movies over and over. So those movies were a big influence. When I was sixteen, and the time came to start thinking about what I wanted to do in life, I figured I lo...»
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