Shutaro Oku
Shutaro Oku (Japanese: 奥 秀太郎, Hepburn: Oku Shūtarō, born in 1975) is a Japanese film and stage director.
Shutaro Oku | |
|---|---|
奥 秀太郎 | |
| Born | 1975 Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Stage director |
Biography
Shutaro Oku was born in 1975 in Tokyo, Japan. From 2000 to 2009, Oku directed many theatrical films, notably The Labor Cop, Japanese Naked Tribe, Aka-sen, Cain's Descendant, and USB. He also participated stage productions as visual planner, like Elisabeth and MOZART! for TOHO Musical, The Bee and Egg for NODA MAP productions, 1789, Casablanca for the Takarazuka Revue, and more.
In 2015, Oku directed the stage play based on 2011 anime series Blood-C, titled Blood-C: The Last Mind.[1] That same year, he directed the stage play of Ghost in the Shell, titled Ghost in the Shell: Ghost is Alive.[2]
In 2017, Oku directed the first live-action film adaptation for Blood-C, titled Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story.[3] Oku later returned to direct the two live-action films for Blood-C, Blood-Club Dolls 1 and Blood-Club Dolls 2. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Junichi Fujisaku.[4][5]
In November 2019, Oku directed Battles Without Honor and Humanity: On'na-tachi no Shitō-hen, a stage adaptation of the Battles Without Honor and Humanity yakuza film series starring members of the female pop idol group AKB48.[6]
Works
Film
| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | KAI-ON | Director | |
| 2002 | The Labor Cop | ||
| 2003 | Japanese Naked Tribe | ||
| 2004 | AKA-SEN | ||
| 2006 | Cain's Descendant | ||
| 2007 | Death of Domomata | ||
| 2009 | USB | ||
| 2014 | Typhoon Family | ||
| SEIZA | |||
| 2017 | Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story | [3] | |
| 2018 | Blood-Club Dolls 1 | Director, Screenplay | Co-written with Junichi Fujisaku[4][5] |
| 2020 | Blood-Club Dolls 2 | ||
Stage
| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Tap Man | Director | |
| 2006 | Tap Man × Piano Man | ||
| Boys Electone Conspiracy | |||
| Tap man × Piano Man × Movie Man | |||
| 2007 | Hibiki Inamoto ＋ Souun Takeda Live | ||
| 2008 | Yoshida Brothers Live 2008 Yu-Shun | ||
| Kuroneko | |||
| 2010 | Red Shoes | ||
| Kimidori | |||
| Freaks | |||
| 2011 | South Of Heaven | ||
| Byakuya | |||
| Silver Spoon | |||
| 2012 | Persona 4 the EVOLUTION | ||
| 2013 | Constellation | ||
| 2014 | Persona 4 Arena | ||
| 2015 | Blood-C: The Last Mind | [1] | |
| Ghost in the Shell ～GHOST is ALIVE～ | [2] | ||
| 2016 | TERROR IN RESONANCE | ||
| Persona 4 Arena Ultimax | |||
| 2017 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel | ||
| Spectacle 3DNŌ Heike story「Kumano」「Funabenkei」 | |||
| 2019 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: On'na-tachi no Shitō-hen | ||
References
- Nelkin, Sarah (December 26, 2014). "Blood-C Anime Gets Stage Play Next Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- Chapman, Paul (August 24, 2015). ""Ghost in the Shell ARISE: GHOST is ALIVE" Stage Play Unveils Kaede Aono as Motoko Kusanagi". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- "「阿修羅少女～BLOOD-C異聞～」公開は8月、特報映像＆前売り特典も公開". Natalie Comic (in Japanese). March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- "「BLOOD-C」シリーズ最新作の映画が秋に公開！松村龍之介、北園涼ら出演". Natalie Comic (in Japanese). February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- "「BLOOD-CLUB DOLL2」公開日は7月11日に、キービジュアルや予告も到着". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 9, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- "AKB48グループが昭和の大傑作に挑戦 舞台『仁義なき戦い～彼女(おんな)たちの死闘篇～』のビジュアルが公開" (in Japanese). Spice. October 8, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2022.