Hideyuki Hirayama

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Hideyuki Hirayama (平山秀幸) 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. In 1995, School Ghost Stories was a big hit and made into popular series. Begging for Love in 1998 got many awards as International press award (FIPRESCI) in Montreal World Film Festival, Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, Mainichi Film Award for Best Director etc. In 2001, Hirayama won Best Director Choice for Turn at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival. He also got several Japanese film awards for director, including the Best Director award for The Laughing Frog and Out at the 2003 Yokohama Film Festival.

Most Popular Hideyuki Hirayama Trailers

Total trailers found: 28

Door Trailer (1988)

14 May 1988

Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto.

Human Scramble: Rain Trailer (1993)

05 June 1993

Based on the comic written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane.

Samurai Resurrection Trailer (2003)

26 April 2003

Shiro Amasuka, dead leader of the Shimbara Revolt is resurrected from hell with the desire of overthrowing the shogunate for killing his companions.

The Funeral Trailer (1984)

17 November 1984

When Wabisuke's father-in-law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of random events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home.

Haunted School 2 Trailer (1996)

20 July 1996

Sequel to the 1995 film Haunted School aka Gakkou no Kaidan. Similar to the first, in that it's about a group of youngsters that get stuck in a haunted school and have to deal with an assortment of ghosts.

Out Trailer (2002)

19 October 2002

When pregnant lunchbox factory worker Yayoi has finally taken all the abuse she can handle, she strangles her brutish husband and disposes of the body parts, piece by piece.

Talk, Talk, Talk Trailer (2007)

26 May 2007

The movie revolves around Mitsuba, who studies traditional art of rakugo. Rakugo is a form of comical story telling, sometimes referred to as sit-down comedy.

Marukin marubi no kintamashii maki Trailer (1985)

20 April 1985

Koji Tadokoro, the manager of a hot bento shop, lives an ordinary life with his girlfriend Noriko Kinoshita, who works at a nearby supermarket and loves sex.

Playmate Murder Case Let Me Go to Heaven Trailer (1990)

27 July 1990

1990 Original Video.

Family of Strangers Trailer (2019)

01 November 2019

Three patients of different backgrounds, illnesses and stages are being treated at a psychiatric clinic in Nagano Prefecture.

The Woman Opposite Trailer (2006)

15 January 2006

Two women so totally different – in their status, their perspectives, the things they had…everything.

Kaito Ruby Trailer (1988)

12 November 1988

Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs.

Oba: The Last Samurai Trailer (2011)

11 February 2011

In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains.

Sword of Desperation Trailer (2010)

10 July 2010

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou.

Maria's Stomach Trailer (1990)

21 July 1990

A carnivorous monster lives on the island of Sipang. A group of office ladies band together to fight it.

Beyond the Shining Sea Trailer (1986)

12 July 1986

Heartbroken Ukiko takes refuge with a relative after a devastating breakup. While away, she makes a dangerous match with the husband of her frigid cousin.

Three for the Road Trailer (2007)

11 July 2007

Haunted School 4 Trailer (1999)

10 July 1999

Taking advantage of their summer holiday, Kō and his little sister Yae visit their cousin at Nozaki located at the sea-side.

Tsuyukusa Trailer (2022)

29 April 2022

Middle-aged Fumi lives a quiet seaside life, she spends her days working at a small local factory, spending time with her neighbor’s son, and attending her sober-lifestyle group.

The Laughing Frog Trailer (2002)

06 July 2002

A woman has a fine life with rewarding work, a nice house, and a serious boyfriend in the lowlands of Japan.

Yoi Ko to Asobou Trailer (1994)

15 October 1994

Five junior high school students in the city enjoy stealing as a game to pass the time. One day, a mysterious masked man suddenly appears in front of them and attacks them.

Haunted School Trailer (1995)

08 July 1995

A young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted.

Robinson's Garden Trailer (1987)

20 February 1987

Kumi lives a hippie-like life in Tokyo's outskirts. One night while drunk she stumbles into an abandoned industrial site, except in addition to deserted factories, it is full of forests and greenery.

Turn Trailer (2001)

13 October 2001

Maki is a talented copper plate artist, however, just before her first gallery show, she gets struck by a truck.

Begging for Love Trailer (1998)

25 September 1998

During a quest to find a Taiwanese father's grave, disturbing memories of child abuse are aroused.

Lady Joker Trailer (2004)

11 December 2004

Men and women caught up in a downward spiral of corruption, discrimination, poverty and death are the focus of this detective-thriller/social-drama inspired by the unsolved 1984 kidnapping of a Japanese candy company president.

Forget Me Not Trailer (2010)

27 November 2010

A nostalgic human drama based on Dazai Osamu Prize winner Tsujiuchi Tomoki's novella. Set in a declining coal-mining town in 1950s Fukuoka, the story depicts a rambunctious but pure-hearted young boy in love with an older woman.

The Games Teachers Play Trailer (1992)

25 April 1992

The story of an unconventional teacher facing up to his unruly and apathetic class.