Kirio Urayama
Born 1930 (age 54) · Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Appears in 24 titles

Kirio Urayama (浦山 桐郎, Urayama Kirio, 14 December 1930 – 20 October 1985) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Urayama graduated from Nagoya University before joining the Nikkatsu studio in 1954. After working as an assistant director to Yūzō Kawashima and Shohei Imamura, he debuted as a director with Foundry Town in 1962, a film that depicted the life of Zainichi Korean residents of Japan. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for that film. His 1963 film Bad Girl (Each day I cry) was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Golden Prize. He directed a total of nine films before his death in 1985.

Filmography

Taro the Dragon Boy
6.4
Taro the Dragon Boy
1979
Director
Foundry Town
7.8
Foundry Town
1962
Director
Dark Room
5.6
Dark Room
1983
Director
Bad Girl
7.7
Bad Girl
1963
Director
The Gate of Youth
9.0
The Gate of Youth
1975
Director
The Gate of Youth Part 2
7.5
The Gate of Youth Part 2
1977
Director
Yume-Chiyo
8.0
Yume-Chiyo
1985
Director
The Girl I Abandoned
9.0
The Girl I Abandoned
1969
Director
Child of the Sun
Child of the Sun
1980
Director
Friends Love
Friends Love
1985
Director