Toshiya Ueno

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Toshiya Ueno
Born2 October 1963[1]
Died15 April 2013(2013-04-15) (aged 49)
Occupation(s)Film director, Screenwriter, Actor, Producer
Years active1991–present

Toshiya Ueno (上野俊哉, Ueno Toshiya) (2 October 1963 – 15 April 2013)[2] was a Japanese film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is one of the pink film directors known collectively as the "Seven Lucky Gods of Pink" (ピンク七福神, pinku shichifukujin), a group which comprises Ueno, Mitsuru Meike, Yūji Tajiri, Shinji Imaoka, Yoshitaka Kamata, Toshirō Enomoto and Rei Sakamoto.[1]

Life and career

Ueno's 2003 film Ambiguous also won the Best Film prize at the Pink Grand Prix.[3] Ueno was given a six-film career retrospective at Tokyo's Athénée Francais in September 2004.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sharp, Jasper (2008). Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema. FAB Press. p. 311. ISBN 978-1-903254-54-7.
  2. 『ぴんくりんく』2013年6月号「上野俊哉監督の死を悼む」
  3. "Best Ten of 2003 (2003年度ベストテン)" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 18 January 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. Sharp, pp. 311, 330.

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Awards and achievements
Pink Grand Prix
Preceded by Pink Grand Prix for Best Director
Toshiya Ueno
Succeeded by