Kenji Katagiri

Kenji Katagiri (Japanese: 片桐健滋) is a Japanese film and television director, screenwriter, and assistant director. He has contributed to various Japanese feature films and television drama series.

Directing Career

Katagiri has directed multiple cinematic releases and television productions across different networks.

Selected Filmography

Golden Kamuy 2: Abashiri Kangoku Shugeki hen (2026)
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic (2019)
Room Laundering (2018)

Selected Television Series

Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Shisei Shujin Soudatsuhen (WOWOW / 2024)
Oshi wo Meshiagare: Koho Girl no Maroyakana Hibi (TV Tokyo / 2024)
Nemesis (NTV / 2021)
Sono Goen, Otodokeshimasu (TBS-MBS / 2020)
Kesshite Mane Shinaide Kudasai (NHK / 2019)
Kinou Nani Tabeta (TV Tokyo / 2019)
Room Laundering (TBS-MBS / 2018)
Ripito: Unmei wo Kaeru 10kagetsu (NTV-YTV / 2018)
Otoko no Misao (NHK BS Premium / 2017)

Other Industry Work

Prior to and alongside his principal directing roles, Katagiri has worked in supporting production capacities, including serving as an assistant director on films such as Policeman and Me (2017), The Inerasable (2016), and I am Ichihashi - Journal of a Murderer (2013). He has also contributed as a screenwriter for projects including Room Laundering and A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic.