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Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 23, 1972 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Oita, Japan
Also Known As
- Yûichirô Hirakawa
- Yūichirō Hirakawa
- Yuuichirou Hirakawa
Yuichiro Hirakawa
Biography
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
Burn the House Down
Director
2023
Whisper of the Heart
Screenplay, Director
2022
Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange
Director
2021
The Promised Neverland
Director
2020
Waiting For Spring
Director
2018
Stepmom and Daughter Blues
Director
2018
Erased
Director
2016
Until the Break of Dawn
Director, Screenplay
2012
Jin
Director
2009
Say Hello for Me
Director
2007
Into the White Night
Director
2006
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
Director
2004