About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1972-01-23
Place of birth:
Oita, Japan
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Yuichiro Hirakawa

Overview

He graduated from the Broadcasting Arts Department of Nihon Kogakuin College of Technology. In 2009, his drama "JIN" (TBS) won 33 domestic and international awards. In recent years, he directed the film "Whisper of the heart", the film "The Promised Neverland", the drama "Stepmother and Daughter's Blues" (TBS), and the drama "Heaven and Hell: Two Psychos" (TBS). He also directed the drama "Burn the House Down", which became a hot topic when it was released on Netflix in July 2023.

Known for

Directing
2024 366 Days Directing Director 69
Fair
2024 Mars: Zero's Revolution Directing Director 69
Fair
2022 Whisper of the Heart Directing Director 58
Average
2021 Seito ga Jinsei wo Yarinaoseru Gakko Directing Director N/A
N/A
2020 The Promised Neverland Directing Director 60
Fair
2020 The Memory Eraser Directing Director 58
Average
2019 Everyone’s Demoted!! Directing Director 69
Fair
2018 Waiting For Spring Directing Director 59
Average
2018 Stepmom and Daughter Blues Directing Director 69
Fair
2017 A Life Directing Director 69
Fair
2016 Erased Directing Director 59
Average
2016 Never Let Me Go Directing Director 69
Fair
2014 Lingering Spirits Directing Director 59
Average
2013 Kurokouchi Directing Director 68
Fair
2013 Black Kite Directing Director 70
Good
2012 Until the Break of Dawn Directing Director 59
Average
2011 Love Come Directing Director N/A
N/A
2009 Jin Directing Director 72
Good
2009 Rookies the Movie: Graduation Directing Director 58
Average
2008 Flowers in the Shadow Directing Director 59
Average
2008 The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki Directing Director 69
Fair
2007 Say Hello for Me Directing Director 59
Average
2006 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Directing Director 69
Fair
2006 Into the White Night Directing Director 69
Fair
2005 Aikurushii Directing Director N/A
N/A
2004 Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World Directing Director 71
Good
2003 Stand Up!! Directing Director 68
Fair
2000 Ikebukuro West Gate Park Directing Assistant Director 72
Good
1998 Who Do You Think You Are? Directing Assistant Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2022 Whisper of the Heart Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2020 The Memory Eraser Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2012 Until the Break of Dawn Writing Screenplay 59
Average