is a Japanese

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. His theatrical debut was the film '' Maria's Stomach'' in 1990. He won the

Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award The is given annually by the Directors Guild of Japan to a new director of a film released that year who is considered the most "suitable" for the award. The winner is selected by a committee formed of DGJ members. All formats—feature film, docum ...

for '' The Games Teachers Play'' in 1992. In 1995, '' School Ghost Stories'' was a big hit and made into popular series. ''

Begging for Love is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was Japan's submission to the 71st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy ...

'' in 1998 got many awards as International press award (FIPRESCI) in

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...

Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year The of the Japan Academy Film Prize The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本ア� ...

, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director etc. In 2001, Hirayama won Best Director Choice for '' Turn'' at the

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (), or BiFan, is an international film festival held annually in July in Bucheon, South Korea. Prior to 2015, it was known as the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival or PiFan. Inaugurated ...

. He also got several Japanese film awards for director, including the Best Director award for ''

The Laughing Frog is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. Cast * Kyōzō Nagatsuka as Ippei Kurasawa * Nene Ohtsuka as Ryoko Kurasawa * Mickey Curtis as Kiichiro Aisawa * Jun Kunimura as Akio Yoshizumi * Kitarō as Kentaro Inamatsu * Shuzo Mitamu ...

'' and '' Out'' at the 2003

Yokohama Film Festival The is an annual awards ceremony held in Yokohama, Japan. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year and various awards are given to personnel. The first festival, held on February 3, 1980, was a small affair by fans and film critics. In 1994, ...

Filmography

* '' Maria's Stomach'' (1990) * '' The Games Teachers Play'' (1992) * ''

Human Scramble -RAIN- is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama 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 ...

(1993) * '' Playing with Good Children'' (1994) * '' School Ghost Stories'' (1995) * '' School Ghost Stories 2'' (1996) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Turn'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Out'' (2002) * ''

Samurai Resurrection is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. Cast * Yosuke Kubozuka as Shiro-Tokisada Amakusa * Kumiko Asō as Clara Oshina * Tetta Sugimoto as Yorinobu Tokugawa * Arata Furuta as Inshun Hozoin * Masaya Kato as Mataemon Araki * ...

'' (2003) * '' Lady Joker'' (2004) * '' Talk, Talk, Talk'' (2007) * ''

Three for the Road ''Three for the Road'' is a 1987 road comedy film directed by Bill L. Norton and starring Charlie Sheen, Alan Ruck, Kerri Green, Sally Kellerman and Blair Tefkin. Plot The film centers around Paul Tracy (Charlie Sheen), a college student and ...

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

Sword of Desperation is a 2010 Japanese jidaigeki drama film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama. It was released in Japan on July 10, 2010. It was written by Hidehiro Itō and Itaru Era, based on a novel by Shūhei Fujisawa, and was produced by Hidehiro Itō. Plot Ukyo ...

'' (2010) * '' Oba: The Last Samurai'' (2011) * '' Everest: The Summit of the Gods'' (2016) * ''Family of Strangers'' (2019) * ''Tsuyukusa'' (2022)

Television

* ''

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'' (2006) * '' Hitori Shizuka'' (2012)

References

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* * 1950 births Living people Japanese film directors Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year winners People from Kitakyushu {{Japan-film-director-stub