Question: Do both films I.K.U. and Jailhouse Rock (Film) have the directors from the same country?

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In 2009, Kitagawa made her directorial debut in the coming- of- age film" Halfway", which she also wrote and co-edited. She then wrote and directed the 2012 film" I Have to Buy New Shoes", a contemporary romantic comedy set in Paris. Both films were produced by her friend Shunji Iwai, and Kitagawa appeared in his 2011 documentary" Friends after 3.11", which explores the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Satan Town is a 1926 American Western film featuring Harry Carey. Prints of the film have survived. Shu Lea Cheang( born April 13, 1954, Taiwan) is a multimedia artist who works in the fields of net- based installation, social interface and film production. Cheang received a BA in History from the National Taiwan University in 1976 and an MA in Cinema Studies from New York University in 1979. Over the past decade, she has emerged as a prominent figure in new media art. Cheang is one of the leading multimedia artists dealing with multidisciplinary topics. She is regarded as a pioneering figure in internet- based art, with her multimedia approach at the interface between film, video, internet- based installation, software interaction and durational performance. Her work is often interactive. She is most noted for her individual approach in the realm of art and technology, creatively intermingling social issues with artistic methods. Cheang's work employs film, video, net- based installation, and interface to explore" ...ethnic stereotyping, the nature and excesses of popular media, institutional- and especially governmental- power, race relations, and sexual politics." Cheang has also written and directed feature films I.K.U. and Fluidø. She has been a member of the Paper Tiger Television collective since 1981. Though originally based in New York, Cheang is currently living and working in Paris, France. Richard Thorpe( born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer. Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor. He has appeared in both films and television series. I.K.U.( pronounced" ai- kei- ju", abbreviated as" iku") is a 2001 independent film directed by Taiwanese- American experimental filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang. It was marketed as" a Japanese Sci -Fi Porn Feature". The film was partially inspired by" Blade Runner"( 1982). " I.K.U."'s premise involves a futuristic corporation sending shapeshifting cyborgs out into New Tokyo to collect" orgasm data" by means of sexual intercourse. The title is a pun on the Japanese word which, in sexual slang, is used to express an orgasm. " I.K.U." premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. It was the first pornographic film ever screened in the festival. Critical reception was poor. Charlotte Ramel,( born 29 September 1957) is a Swedish actress and director. She has been active in both films and theater, acting in TV series like" Rederiet", and films like" Falsk som vatten". Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, and Mickey Shaughnessy. Distributed by Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer( MGM) and dramatized by Guy Trosper from a story written by Nedrick Young, the film is about a young man sentenced to prison for manslaughter who is mentored in music by his prison cellmate who realizes his musical abilities. After his release from jail, while looking for a job as a club singer, the young man meets a musical promoter who helps him launch his career. As he develops his musical abilities and becomes a star, his self- centered personality begins to affect his relationships. The wife of producer Pandro S. Berman convinced him to create a film with Presley in the role. Berman delegated the casting to Benny Thau, head of the studio and Abraham Lastfogel, the then president of William Morris Agency. Berman hired Richard Thorpe, who was known for shooting productions quickly. The production of" Jailhouse Rock" began on May 13, 1957, and concluded on June 17 of that year. The dance sequence to the film's title song" Jailhouse Rock" is often cited as" Presley's greatest moment on screen". Before pre-production began, songwriters Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber were commissioned to integrate the film's soundtrack. In April, Leiber and Stoller were called for a meeting in New York City to show the progress of the repertoire. The writers, who had not produced any material, toured the city and were confronted in a hotel room by Jean Aberbach, who locked them into their hotel room by blocking the hotel room door with a sofa until they wrote the material. Presley recorded the soundtrack at Radio Recorders in Hollywood on April 30 and May 3, with an additional session at the MGM Soundstage on May 9. During post-production, the songs were dubbed into the films scenes, in which Presley mimed the lyrics. " Jailhouse Rock" premiered on October 17, 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee and was released nationwide on November 8, 1957. It peaked at number 3 on the" Variety" box office chart, and reached number 14 in the year's box office totals, grossing$ 4 million. " Jailhouse Rock" earned mixed reviews, with most of the negative reception directed towards Presley's persona. In 2004, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry and was deemed" culturally, aesthetically or historically significant." On its January 28, 2019 edition, the Ultimate Classic Rock website named it the best rock movie of 1957. Oh Yeon- ah( born Kim Mi-ae on December 1, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She has played many supporting roles in both films and television series. William Albert Henry( November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor who worked in both films and television.

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I.K.U.( pronounced" ai- kei- ju", abbreviated as" iku") is a 2001 independent film directed by Taiwanese- American experimental filmmaker Shu Lea Cheang. Jailhouse Rock is a 1957 American musical drama film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, and Mickey Shaughnessy. Shu Lea Cheang( born April 13, 1954, Taiwan) is a multimedia artist who works in the fields of net- based installation, social interface and film production. Richard Thorpe( born Rollo Smolt Thorpe; February 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991) was an American film director best known for his long career at Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer.