Gregory Hatanaka
- Producer
- Director
- Cinematographer
Gregory Hatanaka is a film distributor and producer.
Hatanaka has overseen and/or been affiliated with the distribution of
over 200 films including: John Woo's iconic film The Killer starring
Chow Yun-Fat; The Coen Brothers' Blood Simple; Until the Night starring Norman Reedus; The Stranger, directed
by the legendary Academy Award recipient Satyajit Ray; South of Heaven,
West of Hell directed/starring Dwight Yoakam, Vince Vaughn, Billy Bob
Thornton, Bridget Fonda, My Favorite Season starring the legendary
Catherine Deneuve and directed by Andre Techine; "Blue Juice" starring
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Ewan McGregor; the films of France's Claude
Chabrol; the original Fever Pitch starring Colin Firth; Too Tired To
Die starring Oscar winner Mira Sorvino; Kiss & Tell with Heather
Graham, Rose McGowan and David Arquette; Portraits Chinois starring
Helena Bonham-Carter; Bad Manners starring Oscar nominee David
Strathairn; A Little Bit of Soul starring Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush,
The Bridge directed by Gerard Depardieu, La Separation starring
Isabelle Huppert, Santosh Sivan's The Terrorist, Abel Ferrara's R'Xmas,
and Leni Riefenstahl's classic Olympia. Hatanaka also restored and
distributed the martial arts milestone film Master of the Flying
Guillotine.
As a filmmaker, his features include Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance, the drama Until The
Night, the cult thriller Mad Cowgirl and the art/experimental drama
Caged Beauty.
Hatanaka has overseen and/or been affiliated with the distribution of
over 200 films including: John Woo's iconic film The Killer starring
Chow Yun-Fat; The Coen Brothers' Blood Simple; Until the Night starring Norman Reedus; The Stranger, directed
by the legendary Academy Award recipient Satyajit Ray; South of Heaven,
West of Hell directed/starring Dwight Yoakam, Vince Vaughn, Billy Bob
Thornton, Bridget Fonda, My Favorite Season starring the legendary
Catherine Deneuve and directed by Andre Techine; "Blue Juice" starring
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Ewan McGregor; the films of France's Claude
Chabrol; the original Fever Pitch starring Colin Firth; Too Tired To
Die starring Oscar winner Mira Sorvino; Kiss & Tell with Heather
Graham, Rose McGowan and David Arquette; Portraits Chinois starring
Helena Bonham-Carter; Bad Manners starring Oscar nominee David
Strathairn; A Little Bit of Soul starring Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush,
The Bridge directed by Gerard Depardieu, La Separation starring
Isabelle Huppert, Santosh Sivan's The Terrorist, Abel Ferrara's R'Xmas,
and Leni Riefenstahl's classic Olympia. Hatanaka also restored and
distributed the martial arts milestone film Master of the Flying
Guillotine.
As a filmmaker, his features include Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance, the drama Until The
Night, the cult thriller Mad Cowgirl and the art/experimental drama
Caged Beauty.