With four TV and film projects in as many years, few filmmakers right now are more prolific than Hirokazu Kore-eda. The veteran Japanese filmmaker behind titles like the Palme d’Or-winning Shoplifters and Still Walking continued his hot streak after landing his third directing honor from the Asian Academy Sunday night for his last feature, Monster.
Last night’s win was Kore-eda’s second consecutive Best Director win at the Asian Film Awards after nabbing the gong with the Korean-language Broker in 2023. “I’m in a really good spot right now,” Kore-eda told Deadline shortly before picking up the award on Sunday. “I’m not forcing myself at all.
I’m constantly working. I have good stamina.” The filmmaker told us that he has no intentions of slowing down. “I’m currently working on a streaming drama I shot last autumn.
I’m in the editing phase for that now,” he said before adding that he can’t say much about the plot, but he is still unsure where the show might land when completed. “We aren’t sure which streaming service is going to get it yet.
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