Kazuaki Kiriya Net Worth

Kiriya is a director, producer, and camera department specialist who has worked on a variety of films and television shows. He has been involved in the production of several critically acclaimed films, including Casshern, Goemon, and Last Knights. He is also known for his unique visual style, which has been praised by critics and audiences alike.
Kazuaki Kiriya is a member of Camera Department

Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Camera Department, Director, Producer
Birth Day April 20, 1968
Birth Place  Asagiri, Japan, Japan
Age 55 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Taurus
Occupation Film director, music video director, photographer
Spouse(s) Hikaru Utada (m. 2002; div. 2007)

💰 Net worth

Kazuaki Kiriya's net worth is estimated to be between $100,000 and $1 million in 2024. Hailing from Japan, Kiriya is well-known for his versatile roles in the entertainment industry, particularly as a Camera Department expert, Director, and Producer. Over the years, he has made significant contributions to the Japanese cinema and has gained recognition for his artistic vision and technical skills. With his successful career spanning across various fields, it comes as no surprise that Kiriya has amassed a considerable wealth, which is expected to continue growing in the coming years.

Some Kazuaki Kiriya images

Biography/Timeline

1983

In 1983, in his second year of junior high school, he moved to the United States. He attended Cambridge High School and Northfield Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts and then the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons The New School for Design. At first, as a student, he aimed to enter the Business world, but through the experience of seeing others' pleasure when he communicated through drawing at times when his English failed him, he came to be more oriented toward the world of art. Beginning in 1994, he became involved in designing album covers, photography, and directing music videos for many recording artists including Hikaru Utada, SMAP, The Back Horn, Mr. Children, Misia, Southern All Stars, GLAY, and Ayumi Hamasaki.

2002

Kiriya is a vegetarian. He was wed to Japanese pop Artist Hikaru Utada from September 6, 2002, until they divorced on March 2, 2007.

2004

Kiriya made his feature film debut in 2004, writing and directing the ambitious live action film adaptation of Casshern. The film was among the first to be shot on a digital backlot. In 2009, he wrote and directed his second film, Goemon (a fantasy epic based on the life of Ishikawa Goemon), in which he also appeared in a cameo as Akechi Mitsuhide. In 2015, Kiriya directed his first English-language film, Last Knights, a reimagining of the legend of the forty-seven ronin.