Seijiro Koyama

Born in Gifu Prefecture K?yama attended Nihon University but quit midway to join the independent production company Kindai Eiga Kyokai where he worked as an assistant director under such directors as Kaneto Shind? K?zabur? Yoshimura and Tadashi Imai He made his directorial debut in 1971 with thechildrens film Koi no iru mura His second film Futatsu no h?monika 1976 earned him a New Directors Citation from the Directors Guild of Japan His 1983 film Hometown was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival His 1987 film Hachiko Monogatari about the faithful dog Hachik? was the top Japanese film at the box office that yearHe is known for his humanistic perspective