Directed credits
32
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Yuichiro Hirakawa
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.0
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Directed movies: 11Directed series: 21All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 575084
IMDb ID: nm2601775
Known for: Directing
Born: January 23, 1972
Age: 54
Place of birth: Oita, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1998 - 2025
Years active: 28
Average TMDB rating: 7.3
Wikidata: Q11482753
Also known as
Yûichirô Hirakawa • Yūichirō Hirakawa • Yuuichirou Hirakawa
Frequent jobs
Director (29)Assistant Director (3)Screenplay (2)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa.
デイズ～かけがえのない日々～
Director
2025 Movie
A School Where Students Can Start Over
Director
2021 Movie
The Promised Neverland
Director
2020 Movie
Waiting For Spring
Director
2018 Movie
Erased
Director
2016 Movie
Lingering Spirits
Director
2014 Movie
Until the Break of Dawn
Director
2012 Movie
Love Come
Director
2011 Movie
Rookies the Movie: Graduation
Director
2009 Movie
Flowers in the Shadow
Director
2008 Movie
Say Hello for Me
Director
2007 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa.
366 Days
Director • 11 eps
2024 Series
Mars: Zero's Revolution
Director • 9 eps
2024 Series
Burn the House Down
Director • 6 eps
2023 Series
Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange
Director • 6 eps
2021 Series
Everyone’s Demoted!!
Director • 10 eps
2019 Series
Stepmom and Daughter Blues
Director • 10 eps
2018 Series
A Life: A Love
Director • 10 eps
2017 Series
Brass Dreams
Director • 8 eps
2016 Series
Never Let Me Go
Director • 10 eps
2016 Series
Kurokouchi
Director • 10 eps
2013 Series
Black Kite
Director • 10 eps
2013 Series
Jin
Director • 22 eps
2009 Series
The Battle of Mr. and Mrs. Sasaki
Director • 10 eps
2008 Series
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Director • 7 eps
2006 Series
Into the White Night
Director • 11 eps
2006 Series
Aikurushii
Director • 11 eps
2005 Series
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
Director • 11 eps
2004 Series
Stand Up!!
Director • 11 eps
2003 Series
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Assistant Director • 11 eps
2000 Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Assistant Director • 11 eps
1998 Series
A Twist of Fate
Assistant Director • 1 eps
1998 Series
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Yuichiro Hirakawa.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yuichiro Hirakawa.
Until the Break of Dawn
Director
2012 Movie
The Promised Neverland
Director
2020 Movie
Erased
Director
2016 Movie
Rookies the Movie: Graduation
Director
2009 Movie
Whisper of the Heart
Screenplay
2022 Movie
Waiting For Spring
Director
2018 Movie
Flowers in the Shadow
Director
2008 Movie
Lingering Spirits
Director
2014 Movie
The Memory Eraser
Screenplay
2020 Movie
Say Hello for Me
Director
2007 Movie
Love Come
Director
2011 Movie
A School Where Students Can Start Over
Director
2021 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yuichiro Hirakawa.
Burn the House Down
Director • 6 eps
2023 Series
Stepmom and Daughter Blues
Director • 10 eps
2018 Series
Jin
Director • 22 eps
2009 Series
Stand Up!!
Director • 11 eps
2003 Series
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Assistant Director • 11 eps
2000 Series
Into the White Night
Director • 11 eps
2006 Series
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
Director • 11 eps
2004 Series
Everyone’s Demoted!!
Director • 10 eps
2019 Series
A Life: A Love
Director • 10 eps
2017 Series
Mars: Zero's Revolution
Director • 9 eps
2024 Series
Aikurushii
Director • 11 eps
2005 Series
Black Kite
Director • 10 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Yuichiro Hirakawa.
Whisper of the Heart
Screenplay
2022 Movie
The Memory Eraser
Screenplay
2020 Movie