Hideyuki Hirayama
Director
- Date of Birth
- September 18, 1950
- Career
- Born in Fukuoka. Graduated from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Braodcasting. Hirayama entered the movie industry when he started to work as a line producer for the title ”Seishun no satsujinsha” in 1976. He made his debut as a director with the movie ”Maria's Stomach” in 1990.
Outstanding works
| Category | Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movie (Live-Action) | 1992 | The Games Teachers Play | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 1995 | Haunted School | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2001 | Turn | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2002 | The Laughing Frog | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2010 | Sword Of Desperation | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2010 | FORGET ME NOT | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2016 | Everest: The Summit of the Gods | |
| Movie (Live-Action) | 2019 | FAMILY OF STRANGERS | |
| TV (Live-Action) | 2021 | Kawa no Hotori de | |
| TV (Live-Action) | 2023 | Warera ga Paradise |
Awards List
| Year | Title of Award | Title |
|---|---|---|
| - | Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award | The Games Teachers Play |
| - | Montreal World Film Festival International press award (FIPRESCI), Japan Academy Prize Director of the Year, Mainichi Film Awards Best Director, Kinema Junpo Best Director Award, and more. A total of 69 awards (domestic and overseas). Japan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Begging for Love |
| - | Japan Academy Prize Director of the Year, Takasaki Film Festival Best Director,Japan's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | OUT |
| - | Mainichi Film Awards Best Director, Yokohama Film Festival Best Director | The Laughing Frog |
| - | Paris KINOTAY Film Festival Audience Award/Nikon prize for the best film | FORGET ME NOT |