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{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|マシュー・チョジック|date=March 2018}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|12|1}}
| birth_place  = [[Connecticut]], U.S.
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| occupation   = TV personality, actor, writer, scholar, filmmaker 
| website      = {{URL|www.matthewchozick.com}}
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{{nihongo|'''Matthew Chozick'''|マシュー・チョジック|lead=yes}} is an American TV personality, actor, writer, filmmaker, and scholar in [[Japan]].<ref name="Nikkan Sports 2023-08-09">{{cite news | url=https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202308080001093.html?Page=1 | title=短編映画「トシエ・ザ・ニヒリスト」 初監督マシュー・チョジック「メチャクチャな映画」 | language=ja | work=[[Nikkan Sports]] | date=August 9, 2023 | accessdate=June 14, 2025}}</ref>

==Career==
Since April 2012, Chozick has starred weekly with [[Takeshi Kitano]] on [[Nippon TV]]'s ''{{ill|Sekai marumie! Terebi tokusôbu|ja|世界まる見え!テレビ特捜部}}'', one of Japan's most popular comedy-variety shows.<ref>[https://www.videor.co.jp/tvrating/2015/01/1677.html/ Video Research Ratings for "Sekai marumie! Terebi tokusôbu" at 17.1% for Dec 29, 2014. Retrieved on 26 June 2025.]</ref><ref>[http://www.ntv.co.jp/marumie/ Nippon Television ''Sekai marumie! Terebi tokusôbu'' website (Japanese). Retrieved on 12 February 2018.]</ref><ref>[http://skycorporation.co.jp/ Sky Corporation (Japanese). Retrieved on 28 February 2018.]</ref> In addition to TV work, Chozick is known for acting in multiple films of Japan Academy Award-winning director {{ill|Eiji Uchida|ja|内田英治}},<ref>[https://cinapse.co/2017/08/nyaff-2017-love-and-other-cults-isnt-actually-a-love-story/ NYAFF 2017: LOVE AND OTHER CULTS isn’t Actually a Love Story] Retrieved on 23 February 2018</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fccj.or.jp/committee-blog/love-and-other-cults/ |title=Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan website - LOVE AND OTHER CULTS (July 3, 2017). Retrieved on 12 February 2018. |access-date=26 June 2025</ref> for co-hosting a popular show on [[NHK]] Radio,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/fukayomi/ichiran/20151007-OYT8T50146.html |title=ノーベル賞期待のハルキ文学、原文とは違う英訳本の魅力 (Japanese) 'Yomiuri Newspaper' (October, 8 2015) |access-date=2018-02-13 |archive-date=2017-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622004117/http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/fukayomi/ichiran/20151007-OYT8T50146.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and for his writing in Japanese and English.<ref>[http://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/5927 ラノベ風も!　訳すると理解不能な外国語ロゴTシャツ] (Japanese) 'Weekly Women's Magazine' (March 30, 2015). Retrieved on 24 February 2018.</ref><ref>[https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/things-to-do/i-tokyo-matthew-chozick "I, Tokyo: Matthew Chozick" (June Issue, 2014) ''Time Out Tokyo Magazine''. Tokyo. Retrieved on 12 February 2018.]</ref><ref>[https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/int-matthew_chozick/ Japan Times author profile] Retrieved on 7 March 2018</ref> He also teaches at [[Temple University Japan Campus]] and has lectured at other universities in the US, UK, and Japan.<ref>[https://www.tuj.ac.jp/research/presentations.html Temple University Japan Campus website]. Retrieved on 12 February 2018.</ref>

Chozick's directorial debut, ''[[Toshie the Nihilist]]'', garnered numerous awards after premiering at the Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying LA Shorts International Film Festival in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lashortsfest.com/asia/ |title=LA Shorts International Film Festival Asia: Location |publisher=LA Shorts International Film Festival |access-date=2021-11-19 |archive-date=2021-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119084419/https://www.lashortsfest.com/asia |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://variety.com/2022/film/spotlight/japans-cannes-pics-broker-plan-75-mark-new-trend-in-biz-1235270598/ Variety Magazine ''Japan’s Cannes Pics ‘Broker,’ ‘Plan 75’ Mark New Trend in Biz '' website. Retrieved on 12 February 2018.]</ref> That same year, Chozick also appeared in Sion Sono's ''Prisoners of the Ghostland'', which premiered at Sundance Film Festival.

According to comments in several media interviews, Chozick is currently in post-production on a Japanese feature film he directed and wrote.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.suginamiart.tokyo/webmuseum/archive/com_backnumber_09.html |title=コミュかる・こぼれ話 |website=Suginami Art Web Museum |access-date=2025-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cinefil.tokyo/_ct/17673624 |title=マシュー・チョジック初監督『トシエ・ザ・ニヒリスト』、第75回カンヌ国際映画祭「ショートフィルムコーナー」選出の短編映画上映会 IN シアターギルド 下北沢 トークショーレポート |website=Cinefil |access-date=2025-06-14}}</ref>

Aside from media work and teaching, Chozick publishes academic research in the fields of [[comparative literature]], [[cultural studies]], and [[translation theory]].<ref>[http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/24056480-00102009 Brill Online Books and Journals]. Retrieved on 12 February 2018.</ref><ref>[https://tuj.academia.edu/MatthewChozick Academia.edu listing.] Retrieved on 12 February 2018.</ref> He has also edited, written, and translated several books. Chozick earned a PhD in the UK at the [[University of Birmingham]]<ref>[https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/bct/postgraduate/phd-graduates.aspx University of Birmingham website "PhD graduates at the Birmingham Centre for Translation"]{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved on 12 February 2018,</ref> and studied method acting in Los Angeles at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]]. He has also trained in New York at the Barrow Group.

== Television Work ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Network
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2012–present
| ''{{ill|Sekai marumie! Terebi tokusôbu|ja|世界まる見え!テレビ特捜部}}''
|[[Nippon Television]]
| Himself
| Weekly segment host
|-
| 2014
| ''{{ill|Nippon sengo sabukaruchā-shi|ja|ニッポン戦後サブカルチャー史}}''
|[[NHK]]
| Himself
| Show won [[Galaxy Award (Japan)]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.houkon.jp/galaxy/gekkan.html |title=月間賞 |website=放送批評懇談会 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228172049/http://www.houkon.jp/galaxy/gekkan.html |archive-date=December 28, 2014 |access-date=June 22, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 2016–present
| ''{{ill|Hiruobi|ja|ひるおび}}''
|[[TBS Television (Japan)]]
| Himself
| Commentator
|-
| 2020
| ''{{ill|Perfect I Nogizaka Cinemas Story of 46|ja|乃木坂シネマズ〜STORY of 46〜}}''
|[[Fuji Television]]
| Evil Tech Guru
|
|-
| 2021–present
| ''Smitten in Japan''
|[[NHK]]
| Himself
| Host
|-
| 2022–present
| ''Ethical Every Day''
|[[NHK]]
| Himself
| Co-host
|}

== Filmography ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2017
| ''{{ill|Love and Other Cults|ja|獣道_(映画)}}''
| Ravi
| 
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2019
| ''Jebiotto vs. Mechajebiotto ''
| God
|
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2020
| ''[[Midnight Swan]]''
|Announcer (voice)
|Film won [[Japan Academy Film Prize for Picture of the Year]] 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2021
| ''[[Prisoners of the Ghostland]]''
|Sheriff Matthew
|
|-
| ''[[Toshie the Nihilist]]''
|Anh Dung
|Also writer and director. For a list of honors, see [[#Movie awards and nominations|Movie awards and nominations]].
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2022
| ''{{ill|Offbeat Cops|ja|異動辞令は音楽隊!}}''
| Town Priest
|
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2024
| ''Light of Intricate Patterns''
| Michael Brown
|}

== Movie awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 100%;"
|+Awards and nominations received by Matthew Chozick
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Work
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="1"| New York Shorts International Film Festival {{anchor|A}}
| New York Shorts International Film Festival|2021
| ''[[Toshie the Nihilist]] (wrote and directed)''
| Best Comedy Award |Best Comedy Award
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nyshorts.net/past-winners|title=53. New York Shorts International Film Festival - Awards|access-date=June 25, 2025|website=nyshorts.net }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="1"| Sydney Underground Film Festival {{anchor|A}}
| Sydney Underground Film Festival|2021
| ''Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed)''
| Audience Choice Award|Audience Choice Award
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://suff.com.au/index.html|title=Sydney Underground Film Festival - Awards|access-date=November 18, 2021|website=suff.com.au|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104120621/https://suff.com.au/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="1"| [[Burbank International Film Festival]] {{anchor|A}}
| [[Burbank International Film Festival#2021|2021]]
| ''Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed)''
| Best Foreign Short|Best Foreign Short
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://burbankfilmfest.festivee.com/ |title=Burbank International Film Festival - Awards|access-date=November 18, 2021|website=burbankfilmfest.festivee.com}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="1"| Shenzhen International Film Festival {{anchor|A}}
| Shenzhen International Film Festival|2021
| ''Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed)''
| Best Visual Award|Best Visual Award
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iffsz.com/2021awards.html|title=Shenzhen International Film Festival - Awards|access-date=November 18, 2021|website=iffsz.com}}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="1"| Hong Kong International Short Film Festival {{anchor|A}}
| Hong Kong International Short Film Festival|2021
| ''Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed)''
| Most Promising Director|Most Promising Director
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://hksiff.com|title=Hong Kong International Short Film Festival - Awards|access-date=November 23, 2021|website=hksiff.com}}{{Dead link|date=June 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="1"| Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes {{anchor|A}}
| Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes|2021
| ''Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed)''
| Best Comedy Short Film|Best Comedy Short Film
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mediterraneanfilmfestivalcannes.com/winners-2021-1 |title=Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes - Awards|access-date=December 15, 2021|website=www.mediterraneanfilmfestivalcannes.com}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="1"| Boston Underground Film Festival {{anchor|A}}
| Boston Underground Film Festival|2022
| ''Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed)''
| Best Short Film|Best Short Film
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bostonunderground.org |title=2022 Boston Underground Film Festival - Awards|access-date=March 29, 2022|website=bostonunderground.org}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="1"| New York City International Film Festival {{anchor|A}}
| New York City International Film Festival|2022
| ''Toshie the Nihilist (wrote and directed)''
| Best International Short Film|Best International Short Film
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nyciff.com/ |title=2022 New York City International Film Festival - Awards|access-date=March 29, 2022|website=New York City International Film Festival}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.matthewchozick.com Official Website]

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