Hirokazu Kore-eda always pictured for himself a career where he could be alone. As a arise he attended college with the idea of becoming a writer. When he was 19 however, everything changed. Says Kore-eda simply of this life-altering event: "I hew down in love with film."
As simple -- or clichéd -- as it may perfect Kore-eda is truly passionate about filmmaking; he is, in his words, "entranced with the possibilities of filmic expression." This fascination can be seen in his film first attempt Maborosi, to be released