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Mika Kaurismäki

Mika Kaurismäki

Mika Kaurismäki

1955-09-21

Orimattila, Finland

Age: 69

DIRECTING

Biography

Mika Kaurismäki is a Finnish director and screenwriter. He is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki, and the father of actresses Maria and Anna-Maija Kaurismäki . Mika Kaurismäki lived in Brazil from approximately 1992 to late 2019, but has since left he country because he disagrees with President Bolsonaro's politics.

Best known for:

Shadows in Paradise

The Girl King

Crime and Punishment

Master Cheng

L.A. Without a Map

Road North

The House of Branching Love

Over the Limit

The Worthless

Zombie and the Ghost Train

The Liar

The Grump: In Search of an Escort

Jackpot 2

The Last Border

Vesku from Finland

Amazon

Kuningas Litmanen

The Clan: Tale of the Frogs

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made

Three Wise Men

The Saimaa Gesture

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

Honey Baby

Condition Red

Brasileirinho

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Filmography:

The Liar (1981)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
The Worthless (1982)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Crime and Punishment (1983)
5.5
WORK AS:
Producer
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin (1983)
WORK AS:
Editor
The Clan: Tale of the Frogs (1984)
WORK AS:
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Kello (1984)
WORK AS:
Editor
Rosso (1985)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer, Producer
Pimeys odottaa (1985)
WORK AS:
Producer

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Shadows in Paradise (1986)
6
WORK AS:
Producer
Morena (1986)
WORK AS:
Production Manager, Assistant Director
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987)
WORK AS:
Writer, Director, Idea, Producer
Yötyö (1988)
WORK AS:
Director
Paper Star (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Haastattelija (voice)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
Cha Cha Cha (1989)
WORK AS:
Producer, Editor, Director, Writer
Amazon (1990)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer, Writer
Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991)
WORK AS:
Director, Screenplay, Story, Editor, Producer

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The Last Border (1993)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)
WORK AS:
Director, Editor, Producer, Writer
Condition Red (1995)
WORK AS:
Director
Daughters of Yemanjá (1995)
WORK AS:
Producer
Sambolico (1996)
WORK AS:
Director, Screenplay
Danish Girls Show Everything (1996)
WORK AS:
Director
Vaiennut kylä (1997)
WORK AS:
Producer
L.A. Without a Map (1999)
4.5
APPEREAD AS:
Michael Bambihill (uncredited)
WORK AS:
Director, Screenplay
Honey Baby (2004)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer
Welcome to São Paulo (2004)
WORK AS:
Director, Director of Photography
Brasileirinho (2005)
WORK AS:
Director
Three Wise Men (2008)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer, Producer, Dialogue, Editor
Sonic Mirror (2008)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer
The House of Branching Love (2009)
WORK AS:
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Vesku from Finland (2010)
WORK AS:
Director
Brothers (2011)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer, Editor, Writer, Idea
Mama Africa (2011)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer
Road North (2012)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer, Producer
Kuningas Litmanen (2012)
WORK AS:
Writer
The Girl King (2015)
4.9
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
Homecoming (2015)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer, Screenplay
Over the Limit (2018)
WORK AS:
Co-Producer
Ryhmäteatteri (2018)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer, Producer
Master Cheng (2019)
5.9
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
Gracious Night (2021)
WORK AS:
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
The Grump: In Search of an Escort (2022)
WORK AS:
Director
Hassisen Kone 40 Years After (2023)
WORK AS:
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Hassisen Kone stadionilla (2023)
WORK AS:
Director, Producer
Long Good Thursday (2024)
WORK AS:
Director
Every Note You Play (2025)
APPEREAD AS:
Director