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- A director known for the thematic and visual bleakness of his work, Aoyama often sets his films in the Kyushu region from which he hails. He graduated from Rikkyo University and became known in 1996, but it was Eureka in 2000, which won him prizes at the Cannes Film Festival. Aoyama would continue in film, but also write novels, contribute to magazines and become a film professor at Tama Art University. Aoyama married actress Maho Toyota and has cast her in his films.
- IMDb mini biography by: aghaemi
- SpouseMaho Toyota(? - present)
- Since many years now I happen to think of Portugal when I make my films. It's something that comes from (Manoel de) Oliveira, César Monteiro or Pedro Costa. Once in Lisbon, I understood completely why I have this influence. The Buddhist way of thinking comprehends the notion of cycle, birth and rebirth. Maybe in my previous life I have been Portuguese and lived here. (when asked how he felt about being in Lisbon, in 2007, interviewed for the Portuguese newspaper "Jornal de Notícias")
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