Makoto Shiina

Makoto Shiina

81 (1944-06-14)
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Makoto Shiina is a Japanese novelist , essayist , photographer , and film director .

Most Known for...

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The Bird People in China 1998 (7.2)

Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.
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My Sons 1991 (7.7)

Tetsuo is a young man living in Tokyo, who falls in love with a deaf-mute factory girl. He has always felt jealous of his college-educated brother, but ultimately wins both the girl and his father's acceptance and support in a touching and refreshing way.
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The Legend of the Sea, Sky and Coral 1991

A mother and her daughter move from the urban sprawl of Tokyo to the remote island of Ishigaki in the Ryukyu archipelago, and try to adapt to life there.