Chie Hayakawa

早川千絵

1976 – Present

Region
East Asia
Heritage
Japan
Featured in
Growing Up

Biography

Chie Hayakawa (Japanese: 早川千絵; born 20 August, 1976; Tokyo) is a Japanese filmmaker. Born in Tokyo and studied photography at School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her short films “Identify This Girl” (2000) and “Photography of Zero” (2003) were included in the exhibition at SVA Gallery in NY. “What you are holding is not an apple” (2000) and “Vajra/Vajra” (2001) were selected in International Festival of Cinema and Technology for two consecutive years and shown in Los Angels, London, and Toronto.

Selected Filmography

Selected Recognition

Renoir

2025
  1. Nominee

    Cannes Film Festival · Main Competition - Official Selection (2025) · Nominee

  2. First

    Only Japanese film in Cannes' Main Competition that year

  1. Winner

    Cannes Film Festival · Un Certain Regard - Camera dOr Special Mention (2022) · Winner

  2. Winner

    Japan Academy Film Prize · Best Actress (2023) · Winner

  3. Winner

    Japan Academy Film Prize · Best Screenplay (2023) · Winner

  4. First

    Japan's official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards

Interviews

External Resources