Takahisa Zeze

Takahisa Zeze is a Japanese film director and screenwriter who began his career by making experimental films in the late 1980s. Famous for writing his own scripts, Zeze has been quoted as saying “I try to show relationships, I make films about love...what are the feelings of the people...it's this development that interests me.” While the subject matter of his films is often quite serious, Zeze is renowned for creating stories that capture audience's attention. Several of his films including The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine and The 8-Year Engagement have won awards at film festivals around the world.