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Nobuyoshi Araki

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Nobuyoshi Araki was born on 25 May 1940 in Minowa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan. He is a director and actor, known for High School Girl's Diary (1981), Painting Flowers in the Sky Over the Balcony (2004) and A New Love in Tokyo (1994).
BornMay 25, 1940
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    Known for

    High School Girl's Diary (1981)
    High School Girl's Diary
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1981
    Painting Flowers in the Sky Over the Balcony
    • Director
    • 2004
    Sawa Suzuki in A New Love in Tokyo (1994)
    A New Love in Tokyo
    6.3
    • Photographer
    • 1994
    Zigeunerweisen (1980)
    Zigeunerweisen
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1980

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    Director



    • Arakinema KaoRi Iro Injo
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Fuyuharu
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Painting Flowers in the Sky Over the Balcony
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Flower Rondo 4: Kakyoku
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Flower Rondo 3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002
    • High School Girl's Diary (1981)
      High School Girl's Diary
      4.6
      • Director
      • 1981

    Actor



    • Arakinema KaoRi Iro Injo
      Short
      • 2006
    • Tokyo biyori (1997)
      Tokyo biyori
      6.8
      • Train conductor
      • 1997
    • Sawa Suzuki in A New Love in Tokyo (1994)
      A New Love in Tokyo
      6.3
      • Photographer
      • 1994
    • Station to Heaven (1984)
      Station to Heaven
      6.9
      • Photographer
      • 1984
    • High School Girl's Diary (1981)
      High School Girl's Diary
      4.6
      • 1981

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Artist of Fasting (2016)
      Artist of Fasting
      6.6
      • still photographer
      • 2016
    • Yumeji (1991)
      Yumeji
      6.9
      • still photographer
      • 1991
    • Zigeunerweisen (1980)
      Zigeunerweisen
      6.9
      • still photographer
      • 1980

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    • Born
      • May 25, 1940
      • Minowa, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
    • Other works
      Photo book: "Araki: Tokyo Lucky Hole," 1997.
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      He is one of Japan's leading photographers.

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