Kei Horie Explained

Kei Horie
Birth Date:	4 October 1978
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Director, producer, editor, writer, actor
Yearsactive:	1997–present
Children:	2
Relatives:	Kazuma Horie (brother)

is a Japanese writer, film producer, director, editor and former actor. He is known as Gaku Washio/GaoYellow in 2001's Super Sentai's series, Hyakujuu Sentai GaoRanger.^[1] He reprised his role on one more occasion in the Super Sentai teamup, Hurricanger vs Gaoranger in 2003. His older brother, Kazuma Horie, is a voice actor.

Filmography

Acting roles

• 2004 – Ai no Sorea a.k.a. The Stormy Waves of Love; as Kyoichi Ozaki
• 2003 – Jisatsu Manyuaru; a.k.a. Suicide Manual; as Police Detective Nishiyama
• 2003 – ; as Noritaka Yamashita
• 2001 – Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger; as Gaku Washio/GaoYellow
• 1999 – ; as Shigeki Hinohara
• 1998 – Tomei Shojo Air; as Ryota Kasugai

Stage shows

• 2021 – Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger vs. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger, as Gaku Washio/GaoYellow

Directing

• 2015 – Forget Me Not^[1]
• 2013 – Ku no Kyoukai
• 2012 – Sentimental Yasuko
• 2007 – Itsuka no Kimi e
• 2005 – Taga Kokoro Nimo Ryu wa Nemuru
• 2004 – Veronica wa Shinu Koto ni Shita a.k.a. Veronica Decides to Die
• 2004 – Kisu to Kizu
• 2004 – Shibuya Kaidan 2 (a.k.a. The Locker 2)
• 2003 – Shibuya Kaidan (a.k.a. The Locker)
• 2001 – Glowing, Growing^[2]

Writing

• 2005 – Life on the Longboard

Awards

2002 Mannheim-Heidelberg International Filmfestival

• Won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention of the movie, Glowing Growing for his radical analysis of the sensitive subject 'suicide of the young'. The uncompromising way the narration is offered encourages us to debate.

2001 Vancouver International Film Festival

• Won the Dragons and Tigers Award (Special Mention) of the movie, Glowing Growing
• Nominated for the Dragons and Tigers Award of the movie, Glowing Growing

External links

• CORNFLAKES Kei Horie's Official Site

Notes and References

1. News: Schilling . Mark . Forget Me Not: Falling in love is hard when no one remembers you . 23 November 2024 . The Japan Times . 18 March 2015 . https://archive.today/20211006071707/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2015/03/18/films/film-reviews/forget-falling-love-hard-one-remembers/ . 6 October 2021 . en.
2. 15 August 2003 . When Fiction Turns Real . CineAction . Sippl . Diane . 69 . 61 . Toronto, Ontario . 0826-9866 . 23 November 2024.