About Hideo Onchi
Lived 1933 – 2022 (aged 88). Hideo Onchi was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
was a Japanese film and television director.
Career Born in Tokyo, Onchi graduated from Keio University and joined the Toho studios. He debuted as a director with Wakai ōkami (1961), and first made a name for himself directing youth films such as Izu no odoriko (1967).
Onchi won the award for Best Director at the 28th Hochi Film Award for Warabi no kō. He died from lung cancer on 20 January 2022, at the age of 88.
Filmography Wakai ōkami (1961) Izu no odoriko (1967) Toward the Terra (1980) Warabi no kō (2003)
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Who was Hideo Onchi?
Japanese film director (1933–2022)
When was Hideo Onchi born?
Hideo Onchi was born on 23 January 1933 in Tokyo.
When did Hideo Onchi die?
Hideo Onchi died on 20 January 2022 in Yokohama.
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Hideo Onchi was a film director and screenwriter.
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Hideo Onchi was Japanese.
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