Kaori Oda

Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Kaori Oda, born in Osaka, Japan in 1987, is a filmmaker and artist. In 2016, she completed a Doctor of Liberal Arts in filmmaking in Sarajevo, supervised by Béla Tarr. Aragane (2015), shot in a Bosnian coal mine, premiered at Yamagata International Film Festival. Toward a Common Tenderness (2017) had its world premiere at DOK Leipzig and TS’ONOT / Cenote (2019), shot in underwater caves in Yucatán, premiered in Rotterdam. GAMA (2023) screened at MoMA Doc Fortnight and Cinéma du Réel. Oda received the Nagisa Oshima Prize in 2020 and the New Face Award of the Japanese Education Minister in 2021.

Known For

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus
FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR
Cenote
Toward a Common Tenderness
Lost in Bosnia
A Very Straight Neck
Would You Like to Go to the Cinema Today?
Aragane
Underground
Black Red Ultramarine White Lemon

Top Movie Credits

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus Camera Operator
FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR Editor
Cenote Writer
Toward a Common Tenderness Sound
Lost in Bosnia Director
A Very Straight Neck Director of Photography
Would You Like to Go to the Cinema Today? Director
Aragane Director
Underground Writer
Black Red Ultramarine White Lemon Director