Hirofumi Harada
Screenwriter
- Date of Birth
- May 24, 1960
- English level
- Conversational level
- Career
- Hirofumi Harada graduated from Sophia University, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Philosophy in 1984. In 1995 he received the 7th Fuji TV Young Scenario Award with his script “Kendo Shojo (Kendo Girls)” and debuted as a professional playwright. Currently he writes mainly for NHK radio dramas and is active in various fields of movies and television.
Outstanding works
| Category | Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| screenplay (live action) | 2013 | Under the Nagasaki Sky | |
| screenplay (live action) | 2012 | Tabensai: Hiroshima Ramen Monogatari (Just Eat: Hiroshima Ramen Story) | |
| screenplay (live action) | 2006 | Kaon | |
| teleplay (live action) | 2003～2009 | Chugakusei Nikki (Middle School Student Diary) | Series |
| teleplay (live action) | 1996 | Hakusen Nagashi (Floating White Line) | Collaboration |
| play script（translation） | 2004～2005 | On Satio! (On-Site!) | |
| script for radio | 2019 | Yoake no Mai (Dance in the Dawn) | |
| script for radio | 2012 | Capa ni Narenakatta Otoko: Betonamu Senso no Kataribetachi (A Man Who Could Not Become Capa: The Witnesses of Vietnam War) | |
| script for radio | 2005 | Amandla | |
| script for radio | 2003 | Yoi Kinpeibai (Horror: The Plum in the Golden Vase) |
Awards List
| Year | Title of Award | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Prix Italia | NHK Radio Drama “Aura” |
| 2002 | Grand Prize of Arts Festival by Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, Excellence Award of HBF Prize | NHK Radio Drama “Kamisama (The God)” |
| 2006 | Excellence Award of Arts Festival by Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs | NHK Radio Drama “Yunagi no Machi Sakura no Kuni (A Town of Evening Calm, the Cherry Country)” |
| 2011 | Excellence Award of Arts Festival by Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs | NHK Radio Drama “Sora no Sakimori (An Airman)” |
| 2013 | Nominated for Shanghai International Film Festival | Bakushin Shanghai no Sora (Under the Nagasaki Sky) |