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
A Very Straight Neck
FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR
Lost in Bosnia
Cenote
Toward a Common Tenderness
Would You Like to Go to the Cinema Today?
Kandachime
Conniving
Aragane

Top Movie Credits

Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus Camera Operator
A Very Straight Neck Director of Photography
FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR Editor
Lost in Bosnia Director
Cenote Producer
Toward a Common Tenderness Writer
Would You Like to Go to the Cinema Today? Director
Kandachime Director
Conniving Editor
Aragane Director