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Mitsuyo Miyazaki, known as Hikari, is a Japanese writer, director and producer of film and television. She is best known for directing the film 37 seconds, and three episodes of the Netflix series Beef.
Early life
Originally from Osaka, Japan, Hikari moved to the United States at 17 years old to be a foreign exchange student in Utah. She then graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Theater Arts, Dance and Fine Arts from Southern Utah University in 1999, and in 2015 was honored with the school's Outstanding Alumnus Award. She moved to Los Angeles after graduating, and worked as an actor for several years. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Film and TV Production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2011.
Career
= Film
=Hikari released her first short film, Tsuyako, in 2011. The film was shown at 100 film festivals worldwide, receiving 50 awards including Best Short Film and Best Screenplay. It was followed by A Better Tomorrow, which premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, and Where We Begin, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. In 2019 she premiered her feature-film debut 37 Seconds to critical acclaim at the Berlin International Film Festival.
In July 2020, author Rainbow Rowell announced on her Twitter that the film adaptation of her book Eleanor & Park would be directed by Hikari.
In March 2024, Hikari began filming the comedy drama Rental Family in Japan for Searchlight Pictures.
= Television
=In 2023 she directed three episodes, including the pilot, of the comedy drama series Beef, for Netflix.
Awards
DGA Student Award for the Best Female Filmmaker
Future Filmmakers Award and Audience Award at Palm Springs International Shortfest
Panorama Audience Award at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival (37 Seconds)
International Confederation of Art Cinemas’ Art Cinema Award in the festival's Panorama section.
Filmography
= Short Film
== Film
== Television
=References
External links
Hikari at IMDb
Hikari at MUBI
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- The Light Shines Only There
- Yuya Ishii
- Kami-sama ni Natta Hi
- Suzu Hirose
- Hideaki Takizawa
- Erased (manga)
- Filmografi Maria Ozawa
- AKB48
- Mayu Watanabe
- Sion Sono
- Hikari (director)
- Hikari
- Hikari Ōe
- Hikari (Hikaru Utada song)
- Hikari Mitsushima
- Rental Family
- Hikari no Densetsu
- Yuya Ishii (director)
- Hawaii International Film Festival
- This Ugly yet Beautiful World
