was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Career Born in Osaka, Ōmori studied at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and held a license to practice medicine. While in school, he began making films independently, with Kuraku naru made matenai! (1975), which featured Seijun Suzuki, receiving particularly high praise. His script "Orenji rōdo kyūkō" won the 3rd Kido Award for screenplays in 1977, and the next year he was able to film that in his professional debut. Several of his films, such as the 1980 Hipokuratesu-tachi, feature doctors or rely on his knowledge of medicine. He has worked in a variety of genres, including suspense films, musicals, and most famously abroad, several contributions to the Heisei Godzilla series.
Ōmori also participated in the formation of Director's Company in 1982, an independent production company founded by nine directors, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sōgo Ishii, Shinji Sōmai, and Kazuhiko Hasegawa. In 2000, he became a professor at Osaka Electro-Communication University, and in 2005, a professor at Osaka University of Arts. He was also a special guest at G-Fest XIII in 2006.
Personal life and death Ōmori died from acute myeloid leukemia on 12 November 2022, at the age of 70.
Filmography Film and television Year Title Director Writer Notes1969Kakumeikyou jidaiShinuniwa mada hayai1972Soratobu enban o mita otokoHiroshima kara tooku hanareteShort filmAsunimukattehashire nai!1974Shinu ni wa ma ni awanai!1975Kuraku naru-made matenai!1978Orenji Rodo kyukoA Long Goodbye to Natsuko1980Disciples of Hippocrates1981Zenritsusen no byoki to yoboDocumentary filmNyouro Kesseki to bishou happaDocumentary film1982Kaze no uta o kike1984Sukanpin walk1985You Gotta ChanceHouigaku kyoshitsu no gogoTV filmSore ike! Zukkoke sanningumiAnime TV series1986Koisuru OnnatachiTake It EasyHouigaku kyoshitsu no nagai ichinichiTV film1987Totto ChannelSayonara no onnatachi1988Yojo no jidaiJoyuu jidaiYomiuri TV 30th anniversary movie1989Hana no Furu GogoGodzilla vs. Biollante1990Boku ga byoki ni natta wakeEpisode 02Boku ga Isha o Yameta RiyuTV series1991Mangetsu: Mr. MoonlightGodzilla vs. King Ghidorah1992Godzilla vs. MothraKeisho sakazukiMezase! Kinmedaru Yamaguchi Kaori MonogatariTV filmMezase! Kinmedaru Shin Yamaguchi Kaori MonogatariTV film1994Shoot!1995Dai shitsurenKinkyu yobidashi - Emajenshi koruHonō no ryōri hito shū tomitoku monogatariTV filmGodzilla vs. Destoroyah1996Waga kokoro no ginga tetsudo: Miyazawa Kenji no monogatari1997Dorimu sutajiamu1998June Bride1999Akarukunarumade kono koi oShort film2000The Boy Who Saw the WindHakata Movie: ChinchiromaiNatu: Odoru! Ninja densetsu2001SaiakuTV filmHashire! Ichiro2003T.R.Y.2005Chousei Kantai Sazer-X the Movie: Fight! Star WarriorsThe Superdry Films2006Kanasiki tenshi2007Kuroi haruTV film2008Za shôto fuirumuzu: Minna, hajime wa kodomo dattaSegment: Yesterday Once MoreSora e: Sukui no tsubasa resukyû uingusu2011Sekai no dokonidemo aru bashoTsugaru hyakunen shokudou2014Gunbot4 episodes2015Betonamu no kaze ni fukarete
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