Matthew Chozick
Born (1980-12-01) December 1, 1980
Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation(s)TV personality, actor, writer, scholar, filmmaker
Websitewww.matthewchozick.com

Matthew Chozick is an American actor, writer, filmmaker, scholar, and television personality (tarento) in Japan.


Career

Since April 2012, Chozick has starred weekly with Takeshi Kitano on Nippon TV's Sekai marumie! Terebi tokusôbu, one of Japan's most popular comedy-variety shows.[1][2] In addition to TV work, Chozick is known for acting in the film Love and Other Cults (2017),[3][4] for co-hosting a popular show on NHK Radio,[5] and for his writing in Japanese and English.[6][7][8] He also teaches at Temple University Japan Campus and has lectured at other universities in the US, UK, and Japan.[9]


Chozick's directorial debut, Toshie the Nihilist, garnered numerous awards after premiering at the Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival in 2021.[10] That same year, Chozick also appeared in Sion Sono's Prisoners of the Ghostland, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival.


Aside from media work and teaching, Chozick publishes academic research in the fields of comparative literature, cultural studies, and translation theory.[11][12] He has also edited, written, and translated several books. Chozick earned a PhD in the UK at the University of Birmingham[13] and studied method acting in Los Angeles at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. He has also trained in New York at the Barrow Group.

Filmography

Select Films

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Love and Other Cults Ravi
2019 Jebiotto vs. Mechajebiotto God
2020 Midnight Swan Announcer Voice
2021 Prisoners of the Ghostland Sheriff Matthew
Toshie the Nihilist Anh Dung Also writer and director
2022 Offbeat Cops Town Priest

Select Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012-present Sekai marumie! Terebi tokusôbu Himself
2020 Perfect I Nogizaka Cinemas Story of 46 Evil Tech Guru
2021-present Smitten in Japan Himself Host
2022-present Ethical Every Day Himself Co-host

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Matthew Chozick
Award Year Work Category Result Ref(s)
New York Shorts International Film Festival 2021 Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed) Best Comedy Award Won [14]
Sydney Underground Film Festival 2021 Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed) Audience Choice Award Won [15]
Burbank International Film Festival 2021 Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed) Best Foreign Short Nominated [16]
Shenzhen International Film Festival 2021 Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed) Best Visual Award Won [17]
Hong Kong International Short Film Festival 2021 Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed) Most Promising Director Won [18]
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes 2021 Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed) Best Comedy Short Film Won [19]
Boston Underground Film Festival 2022 Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed) Best Short Film Won [20]
New York City International Film Festival 2022 Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed) Best International Short Film Won [21]

References

  1. ↑ Nippon Television Sekai marumie! Terebi tokusôbu website (Japanese). Retrieved on 12 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Sky Corporation (Japanese). Retrieved on 28 February 2018.
  3. ↑ NYAFF 2017: LOVE AND OTHER CULTS isn’t Actually a Love Story Retrieved on 23 February 2018
  4. ↑ Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan website - LOVE AND OTHER CULTS (July 3, 2017). Retrieved on 12 February 2018.
  5. ↑ ノーベル賞期待のハルキ文学、原文とは違う英訳本の魅力 (Japanese) 'Yomiuri Newspaper' (October, 8 2015)
  6. ↑ ラノベ風も!　訳すると理解不能な外国語ロゴTシャツ (Japanese) 'Weekly Women's Magazine' (March 30, 2015). Retrieved on 24 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "I, Tokyo: Matthew Chozick" (June Issue, 2014) Time Out Tokyo Magazine. Tokyo. Retrieved on 12 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Japan Times author profile Retrieved on 7 March 2018
  9. ↑ Temple University Japan Campus website. Retrieved on 12 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "LA Shorts International Film Festival Asia: Location". LA Shorts International Film Festival. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  11. ↑ Brill Online Books and Journals. Retrieved on 12 February 2018.
  12. ↑ Academia.edu listing. Retrieved on 12 February 2018.
  13. ↑ University of Birmingham website "PhD graduates at the Birmingham Centre for Translation". Retrieved on 12 February 2018,
  14. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://www.nyshorts.net/%7Ctitle=53. New York Shorts International Film Festival - Awards|access-date=November 18, 2021|website=https://www.nyshorts.net/
  15. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://suff.com.au/index.html. Sydney Underground Film Festival - Awards|access-date=November 18, 2021|website=https://suff.com.au/index.html/
  16. ↑ {{cite web|url=https://burbankfilmfest.festivee.com/. Burbank International Film Festival - Awards|access-date=November 18, 2021|website=https://burbankfilmfest.festivee.com//
  17. ↑ {{cite web|http://www.iffsz.com/2021awards.html. Shenzhen International Film Festival - Awards|access-date=November 18, 2021|website=http://www.iffsz.com/2021awards.html/
  18. ↑ {{cite web|http://hksiff.com. Hong Kong International Short Film Festival - Awards|access-date=November 23, 2021|website=http://hksiff.com/
  19. ↑ {{cite web|https://www.mediterraneanfilmfestivalcannes.com/winners-2021-1. Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes - Awards|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=https://www.mediterraneanfilmfestivalcannes.com/winners-2021-1/
  20. ↑ {{cite web|https://bostonunderground.org. 2022 Boston Underground Film Festival - Awards|access-date=March 29, 2022|website=https://bostonunderground.org
  21. ↑ {{cite web|https://nyciff.com/. 2022 New York City International Film Festival - Awards|access-date=March 29, 2022|website=New York City International Film Festival
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