About
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.
Filmography
Masayume2026 · Cinematography
Jibun, Maru! Ippo no Hanashi2025 · Cinematography
In Their Traces2025 · Cinematography
A Very Straight Neck2025 · Director of Photography
GAMA2025 · Director
Underground2025 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Writer
FUKUSHIMA with BÉLA TARR2025 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Recording with Mother "Working Hands"2025 · Director
By the Sea2024 · Director
Kandachime2024 · Director
Black Red Ultramarine White Lemon2024 · Director
Lighthouse2024 · Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus2023 · Camera Operator
Karaoke Cafe BOSA2022 · Director, Cinematography, Editor, Sound
Would You Like to Go to the Cinema Today?2022 · Director
Homo Mobilitas2022 · Director
Night Train2021 · Director
colere-ON: Sep 27 - Oct 52021 · Director
Cenote2020 · Director of Photography, Writer, Editor, Producer
Night Cruise2019 · Director