Yuichiro Hirakawa

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Yuichiro Hirakawa

Directing 54 January 23, 1972

Oita, Japan

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 year…

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Burn the House Down

Burn the House Down

7.2 2023 TV Show
Jin

Jin

8.0 2009 TV Show
The Promised Neverland

The Promised Neverland

7.2 2020 Movie
Stepmom and Daughter Blues

Stepmom and Daughter Blues

7.5 2018 TV Show
Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Ikebukuro West Gate Park

7.4 2000 TV Show
Into the White Night

Into the White Night

7.4 2006 TV Show
Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange

Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange

7.2 2021 TV Show
Erased

Erased

6.7 2016 Movie
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World

Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World

8.4 2004 TV Show
Stand Up!!

Stand Up!!

6.3 2003 TV Show
Black Kite

Black Kite

8.5 2013 TV Show
Kurokouchi

Kurokouchi

4.5 2013 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    デイズ～かけがえのない日々～

    Movie Director

  2. 2024
    366 Days

    TV show Director

  3. 2024
    Mars: Zero's Revolution

    TV show Director

  4. 2023
    Burn the House Down

    TV show Director

  5. 2022
    Whisper of the Heart

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 2021
    A School Where Students Can Start Over

    Movie Director

  7. 2021
    Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange

    TV show Director

  8. 2020
    The Promised Neverland

    Movie Director

  9. 2020
    The Memory Eraser

    Movie Screenplay

  10. 2019
    Everyone’s Demoted!!

    TV show Director

  11. 2018
    Waiting For Spring

    Movie Director

  12. 2018
    Stepmom and Daughter Blues

    TV show Director

  13. 2017
    A Life: A Love

    TV show Director

  14. 2016
    Erased

    Movie Director

  15. 2016
    Brass Dreams

    TV show Director

  16. 2016
    Never Let Me Go

    TV show Director

More credits
  1. 2014
    Lingering Spirits

    Movie Director

  2. 2013
    Kurokouchi

    TV show Director

  3. 2013
    Black Kite

    TV show Director

  4. 2012
    Until the Break of Dawn

    Movie Director

  5. 2011
    Love Come

    Movie Director

  6. 2009
    Jin

    TV show Director

  7. 2009
    Rookies the Movie: Graduation

    Movie Director

  8. 2008
    Flowers in the Shadow

    Movie Director

  9. 2008
    The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki

    TV show Director

  10. 2007
    Say Hello for Me

    Movie Director

  11. 2006
    Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

    TV show Director

  12. 2006
    Into the White Night

    TV show Director

  13. 2005
    Aikurushii

    TV show Director

  14. 2004
    Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World

    TV show Director

  15. 2003
    Stand Up!!

    TV show Director

  16. 2000
    Ikebukuro West Gate Park

    TV show Assistant Director

  17. 1998
    Who Do You Think You Are?

    TV show Assistant Director

  18. 1998
    A Twist of Fate

    TV show Assistant Director