About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1950-09-18
Place of birth:
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Website:
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Hideyuki Hirayama

Overview

Hideyuki Hirayama (平山秀幸) is a Japanese film director. His theatrical debut was the film Maria's Stomach in 1990. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for The Games Teachers Play in 1992. In 1995, School Ghost Stories was a big hit and made into popular series. Begging for Love in 1998 got many awards as International press award (FIPRESCI) in Montreal World Film Festival, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director etc. In 2001, Hirayama won Best Director Choice for Turn at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. He also got several Japanese film awards for director, including the Best Director award for The Laughing Frog and Out at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival.

Known for

Directing
2022 Tsuyukusa Directing Director 58
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2019 Family of Strangers Directing Director 59
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2012 Hitori Shizuka Directing Director 69
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2011 Oba: The Last Samurai Directing Director 59
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2010 Forget Me Not Directing Director N/A
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2010 Sword of Desperation Directing Director 59
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2007 Three for the Road Directing Director 58
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2007 Talk, Talk, Talk Directing Director 59
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2006 The Woman Opposite Directing Director N/A
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2004 Lady Joker Directing Director 59
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2003 Samurai Resurrection Directing Director 58
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2002 Out Directing Director 58
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2002 The Laughing Frog Directing Director 59
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2001 Turn Directing Director 59
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1999 Haunted School 4 Directing Director 59
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1998 Begging for Love Directing Director 59
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1996 Haunted School 2 Directing Director 59
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1995 Haunted School Directing Director 59
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1994 Yoi Ko to Asobou Directing Director N/A
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1993 Human Scramble: Rain Directing Director N/A
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1992 The Games Teachers Play Directing Director N/A
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1990 Playmate Murder Case Let Me Go to Heaven Directing Director N/A
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1990 Maria's Stomach Directing Director N/A
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1988 Door Directing Assistant Director 58
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1986 Beyond the Shining Sea Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1985 Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki Directing Assistant Director N/A
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1984 The Funeral Directing Assistant Director 60
Fair

Writing
2019 Family of Strangers Writing Screenplay 59
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