Mika Kaurismäki

DirectorProducerWriterEditorProduction Sep 21 (age 70) Orimattila, Finland 1979–2026 (47 year career)

5.8 avg rating

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.

Known For

Film

Shadows in Paradise

Producer

Film

The Girl King

Director

Film

Crime and Punishment

Producer

Film

Master Cheng

Director

Film

Over the Limit

Co-Producer

Film

L.A. Without a Map

Michael Bambihill (uncredited)

Film

Road North

Director

Film

The Worthless

Director

Filmography

Acting (6)

Movies (6)

Mika Kaurismäki, elokuvaohjaaja

2015

as self

Bohemian Eyes

as Self

Moro no Brasil

L.A. Without a Map

as Michael Bambihill (uncredited)

5.8

Paper Star

1989

as Haastattelija (voice)

4.2

The Saimaa Gesture

1981

as Self - Man in Crowd (uncredited)

6.9

Crew (120)

Movies (120)

Amongst the Birds

2026

Director

Every Note You Play

2025

Director

Long Good Thursday

2024

Director

6.4

Hassisen Kone stadionilla

2023

Director

Hassisen Kone stadionilla

2023

Producer

Hassisen Kone 40 Years After

2023

Director

6.8

Hassisen Kone 40 Years After

2023

Producer

6.8

Hassisen Kone 40 Years After

2023

Screenplay

6.8

The Grump: In Search of an Escort

Director

Gracious Night

Director

Gracious Night

Editor

Gracious Night

Producer

Gracious Night

Writer

Master Cheng

Director

Master Cheng

Producer

Ryhmäteatteri

Director

Ryhmäteatteri

Producer

Ryhmäteatteri

Writer

Over the Limit

Co-Producer

The Girl King

Director

The Girl King

Producer

Homecoming

Director

Homecoming

Producer

Homecoming

Screenplay

Road North

Director

Road North

Producer

Road North

Writer

Kuningas Litmanen

Writer

Brothers

Director

Brothers

Editor

Brothers

Idea

Brothers

Producer

Brothers

Writer

Mama Africa

Director

Mama Africa

Writer

Vesku from Finland

Director

The House of Branching Love

2009

Director

5.5

The House of Branching Love

2009

Producer

5.5

The House of Branching Love

Screenplay

Sonic Mirror

Director

Sonic Mirror

Writer

Three Wise Men

Dialogue

Three Wise Men

Director

Three Wise Men

Editor

Three Wise Men

Producer

Three Wise Men

Writer

Brasileirinho

Director

Honey Baby

Director

Honey Baby

Writer

Welcome to São Paulo

Director

Welcome to São Paulo

Director of Photography

Moro no Brasil

Director

Moro no Brasil

Writer

Highway Society

Director

Highway Society

Producer

Highway Society

Writer

L.A. Without a Map

Director

L.A. Without a Map

Screenplay

Vaiennut kylä

Producer

Sambolico

Director

Sambolico

Screenplay

Danish Girls Show Everything

Director

Condition Red

Director

Daughters of Yemanjá

Producer

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made

1994

Director

6.8

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made

1994

Editor

6.8

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made

1994

Producer

6.8

Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made

Writer

The Last Border

Director

The Last Border

Editor

The Last Border

Producer

The Last Border

Writer

Zombie and the Ghost Train

1991

Director

6.6

Zombie and the Ghost Train

1991

Editor

6.6

Zombie and the Ghost Train

1991

Producer

6.6

Zombie and the Ghost Train

1991

Screenplay

6.6

Zombie and the Ghost Train

Story

Amazon

Director

Amazon

Producer

Amazon

Writer

Paper Star

Director

Paper Star

Producer

Paper Star

Screenplay

Paper Star

Story

Cha Cha Cha

Director

Cha Cha Cha

Editor

Cha Cha Cha

Producer

Cha Cha Cha

Writer

Yötyö

Director