Kiriya Kazuaki

Born April 20, 1968 in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese photographer and director of films and music videos. His birth name is Kazuhiro Iwashita . He made his feature film debut writing and directing the live action film adaptation of Casshern in 2004. In 2009, he wrote and directed his second film, Goemon, a fantasy epic based on the life of Ishikawa Goemon. On September 6, 2002, Kiriya was wed to well-known Japanese pop artist Hikaru Utada.