Daihachi YOSHIDA
吉田大八
Daihachi YOSHIDA, born in Kagoshima Prefecture in 1963, studied at Waseda University and won numerous prizes for commercial ads. His first theatrical release FUNUKE SHOW SOME LOVE, YOU LOSERS! (2007 / NC ’08) was invited to the Semaine de la Critique at Cannes. In 2012, he received the Japan Academy Film Prize as Best Director and for the Best Film with THE KIRISHIMA THING (2012 / NC ’13). His film PALE MOON (2014 / NC ’15) was also screened at Nippon Connection. TEKI COMETH (2024 / NC ’25) received multiple awards at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival.
Films shown at Nippon Connection
Teki Cometh,
Japan 2024 (Director)
NC25
Teki Cometh,
Japan 2024 (Script)
NC25
Pale Moon,
Japan 2014 (Director)
NC15
The Kirishima Thing,
Japan 2012 (Director)
NC13
The Kirishima Thing,
Japan 2012 (Script)
NC13
Permanent Nobara,
Japan 2010 (Director)
NC11
Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!,
Japan 2006 (Director)
NC08
Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!,
Japan 2006 (Script)
NC08