Born in Hokkaido. Shiraishi Kazuya studied under director Wakamatsu Koji. He rose to fame with The Devil's Path (2013), earning top honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize. He won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Director with Birds Without Names (2017) and again the next year with three films including The Blood of Wolves (2018). Recent works include Last of The Wolves (2021) and 11 Rebels (2024).
