Mika Kaurismäki

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.

Directed

1. The Girl King (2015) — Director
2. Master Cheng (2019) — Director
3. L.A. Without a Map (1999) — Director
4. Road North (2012) — Director
5. The House of Branching Love (2009) — Director
6. The Worthless (1982) — Director
7. The Grump: In Search of an Escort (2022) — Director
8. Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991) — Director
9. The Liar (1981) — Director
10. The Last Border (1993) — Director
11. Mama Africa (2011) — Director
12. Jackpot 2 (1982) — Director
13. Amazon (1990) — Director
14. The Clan: Tale of the Frogs (1984) — Director
15. Three Wise Men (2008) — Director
16. Vesku from Finland (2010) — Director
17. Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994) — Director
18. The Saimaa Gesture (1981) — Director
19. Honey Baby (2004) — Director
20. Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987) — Director
21. Condition Red (1995) — Director
22. Cha Cha Cha (1989) — Director
23. Brasileirinho (2005) — Director
24. Homecoming (2015) — Director
25. Rosso (1985) — Director
26. Long Good Thursday (2024) — Director
27. Paper Star (1989) — Director
28. Highway Society (2000) — Director
29. Brothers (2011) — Director
30. Welcome to São Paulo (2004) — Director
31. Gracious Night (2021) — Director
32. Sambolico (1996) — Director
33. Danish Girls Show Everything (1996) — Director
34. Hassisen Kone 40 Years After (2023) — Director
35. Moro no Brasil (2002) — Director
36. Sonic Mirror (2008) — Director
37. Ryhmäteatteri (2018) — Director
38. Yötyö (1988) — Director
39. Hassisen Kone stadionilla (2023) — Director
40. Every Note You Play (2025) — Director

Also appeared in

1. L.A. Without a Map (1999) — Michael Bambihill (uncredited)
2. The Saimaa Gesture (1981) — Self - Man in Crowd (uncredited)
3. Paper Star (1989) — Haastattelija (voice)
4. Bohemian Eyes (2011) — Self
5. Moro no Brasil (2002)
6. Mika Kaurismäki, elokuvaohjaaja (2015) — self