Hiroshi Teshigahara

The Profile

Hiroshi Teshigahara (1927–2001) was a Japanese film director and artist known for collaborations with writer Kōbō Abe and composer Tōru Takemitsu; best known for Woman in the Dunes, The Face of Another, and Pitfall.

Frequent collaborator with writer Kōbō Abe and composer Tōru Takemitsu. His films are noted for stark cinematography, experimental camera work, and recurring themes of identity, alienation and the body.

A highly positive reading of Teshigahara's The Face of Another highlighting themes of identity and masks, praised for cinematography, long takes and soundtrack. The review compares the film's atmosphere to David Lynch and places it among key surrealist/arthouse works.