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Lana Wachowski (formerly Laurence "Larry" Wachowski, born June 21, 1965) and her brother, Andrew Paul "Andy" Wachowski (born December 29, 1967), known together professionally as the Wachowskis and formerly as the Wachowski Brothers, are American film directors, screenwriters and producers. They made their directing debut in 1996 with ''Bound'', and reached fame with their second film ''The Matrix'' (1999), for which they won the Saturn Award for Best Director. They wrote and directed its two sequels: ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (both in 2003), and were deeply involved in the writing and production of other works in the franchise. Following the commercial success of ''The Matrix'' series, they wrote and produced the 2006 film ''V for Vendetta'' (an adaptation of the comic of the same name by Alan Moore), and in 2008 released the film ''Speed Racer'', which was a live action adaptation of the Japanese anime series of the same name. Their next film, ''Cloud Atlas'', based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell and co-written and co-directed by Tom Tykwer, was released on October 26, 2012. Their most recent film, ''Jupiter Ascending'', debuted in 2015, with their television series, ''Sense8'', following later in the year. ==Early life== Lana Wachowski was born in Chicago in 1965. Andy Wachowski was born 2½ years later in 1967. Their mother, Lynne ( Luckinbill), was a nurse and painter whose brother is actor Laurence Luckinbill. Their father Ron Wachowski was a businessman of Polish descent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Andy Wachowski Biography (1967–) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=The World of English ) via web.archive.org〕 They have two sisters, Julie and Laura.〔〔(WINM :: Keanu Reeves Articles & Interviews Archive :: Wacky Wachowskis ). Whoaisnotme.net (May 21, 2003).〕 Julie was credited as assistant coordinator in the Wachowskis’ film ''Bound;''〔(Bound – Cast, Crew, Director and Awards ). ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 9, 2013.〕 she is a novelist and screenwriter.〔(J. Wachowski Is Speaker At Chattanooga Writers Guild Meeting On May 14 – 05/02/2013 ). Chattanoogan.com (May 2, 2013).〕 Lana and Andy attended Kellogg Elementary School in Chicago's Beverly area, and graduated from Whitney Young High School, known for its performing arts and science curriculum, in 1983 and 1985, respectively.〔 Former students recall them playing Dungeons & Dragons and working in the school’s theater and TV program.〔 Lana went to Bard College in New York and Andy attended Emerson College in Boston. Both dropped out before graduating and ran a house-painting and construction business in Chicago while writing for Marvel Comics.〔 The pair has said they have been influenced by the work of directors Alfred Hitchcock, John Huston, Billy Wilder, Roman Polanski, Francis Ford Coppola, Roger Corman, the Coen brothers, John Woo, Akira Kurosawa, Mamoru Oshii, Ridley Scott, George Lucas, Fritz Lang, and Stanley Kubrick.〔〔 Other reported influences have been writers Hermann Hesse, Homer, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and philosophers Cornel West and Ken Wilber.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wired 11.11: Matrix Revelations )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Center for Spiritual Inquiry and Integral Education )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Wachowskis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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