Film director
Hiroshi Teshigahara
Japanese film director.
Hiroshi Teshigahara was a Japanese avant-garde filmmaker and artist from the Japanese New Wave era. He is best known for the 1964 film Woman in the Dunes. He is also known for directing other titles such as The Face of Another (1966), Natsu no Heitai, and Pitfall (1962), which was Teshigahara's directorial debut. He has been called "one of the most acclaimed Japanese directors of all time". Teshigahara is the first person of Asian descent to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, accomplishing this in 1964 for his work on Woman in the Dunes. Apart from being a filmmaker, Teshigahara also practiced other arts, such as calligraphy, pottery, painting, opera and ikebana.
- Born
- 1927-01-28, Tokyo, JapanA Friday
- Died
- 2001-04-14, Tokyo, JapanA Saturday, aged 74
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1927-01-28, Tokyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
Asia/TokyoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 7°11′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 0°20′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 6°52′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 23°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 18°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 2°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 5°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 26°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 26°06′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°25′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2001-04-14, Tokyo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 24°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 7°28′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 14°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 2°12′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 24°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 10°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 29°12′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 24°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 8°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 15°04′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Hiroshi Teshigahara was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.