Directing
Shin Hirano
Born December 4, 1965 (age 60)
No biography available.
Known For
The Homeless Student 2 · 2009The Homeless Student 2
2009
MovieDrama
Sequel to the 2008 film.
New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 2 · 1998New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 2
1998
MovieHorror
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
Home ~Departure of the Bride~ · 2011Home ~Departure of the Bride~
2011
Movie
"Sada Masashi Drama Special Furusato ~Musume no Tabidachi~ " is a human drama about "family" based on the theme of singer songwriter Sada Masashi's song "Kakashi" (Scarecrow), a song about a family's love towards a daughter who lives alone in the city far away from home. The drama, in which Horikita Maki plays the role of Saeki Chizuru, the second daughter, who goes to Tokyo despite her father's objection, to pursue her dream of becoming a photographer, and through Tora-san and his family, depicts the importance of family. Sada Masashi makes a cameo appearance as an employee of a bookstore.
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 1 · 1998Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 1
1998
MovieHorror
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 3 · 1998New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 3
1998
MovieHorror
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen · 1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
★ 9.51990
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Shomuni · 1998Shomuni
★ 6.91998
SeriesComedyDrama
Shomuni, that's the common name given to General Affairs Section 2 of a trading company. Here are six women who have ended up in this department known as "the dump" for office ladies. But Chinatsu Tsuboi (Makiko Esumi) declares that the value of woman is equal to the number of men. With her as the central focus they create a totally new type of office lady drama that does away with those heartless men still caught up in worn-out social ideas and the class system within the company.
Suits · 2018Suits
★ 6.22018
SeriesDrama
Shogo Kai is a lawyer at one of the big 4 law firms in Japan. He is good at his job, but he is arrogant. Shogo Kai only thinks about winning and he thinks the only way to satisfy his clients is to win. He is getting close to becoming a senior partner at the law firm. Shogo Kai's boss worries about his focus on winning above all else. As a condition of his promotion at the law firm, his boss asks him to hire a young lawyer as an associate. Shogo Kai interviews prospective young lawyers and meets Daiki Suzuki. Daiki Suzuki has high intelligence and his memory ability is amazing.
Movies
The Homeless Student 2 · 2009The Homeless Student 2
2009
MovieDrama
Sequel to the 2008 film.
New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 2 · 1998New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 2
1998
MovieHorror
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
Home ~Departure of the Bride~ · 2011Home ~Departure of the Bride~
2011
Movie
"Sada Masashi Drama Special Furusato ~Musume no Tabidachi~ " is a human drama about "family" based on the theme of singer songwriter Sada Masashi's song "Kakashi" (Scarecrow), a song about a family's love towards a daughter who lives alone in the city far away from home. The drama, in which Horikita Maki plays the role of Saeki Chizuru, the second daughter, who goes to Tokyo despite her father's objection, to pursue her dream of becoming a photographer, and through Tora-san and his family, depicts the importance of family. Sada Masashi makes a cameo appearance as an employee of a bookstore.
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 1 · 1998Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 1
1998
MovieHorror
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 3 · 1998New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 3
1998
MovieHorror
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
TV Shows
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen · 1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
★ 9.51990
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Shomuni · 1998Shomuni
★ 6.91998
SeriesComedyDrama
Shomuni, that's the common name given to General Affairs Section 2 of a trading company. Here are six women who have ended up in this department known as "the dump" for office ladies. But Chinatsu Tsuboi (Makiko Esumi) declares that the value of woman is equal to the number of men. With her as the central focus they create a totally new type of office lady drama that does away with those heartless men still caught up in worn-out social ideas and the class system within the company.
Suits · 2018Suits
★ 6.22018
SeriesDrama
Shogo Kai is a lawyer at one of the big 4 law firms in Japan. He is good at his job, but he is arrogant. Shogo Kai only thinks about winning and he thinks the only way to satisfy his clients is to win. He is getting close to becoming a senior partner at the law firm. Shogo Kai's boss worries about his focus on winning above all else. As a condition of his promotion at the law firm, his boss asks him to hire a young lawyer as an associate. Shogo Kai interviews prospective young lawyers and meets Daiki Suzuki. Daiki Suzuki has high intelligence and his memory ability is amazing.
Kansatsui Asagao · 2019Kansatsui Asagao
★ 8.22019
SeriesDramaFamily
Asagao (Juri Ueno) is a rookie forensic scientist, who works at a university forensic medicine class in Kanagawa Prefecture. She is a licensed doctor and respected by those around her. Asagao lives with her father Taira (Saburo Tokito), who is a veteran detective. Asago's mother died in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake disaster and her mother’s body was never found.
One day, Asagao’s forensic medicine class unexpectedly works with the investigation section of the police department. When a dead body is found, the dead body is transferred to Asagao’s forensic medicine class. Asagao now works with her detective father.
Dear Sister · 2014Dear Sister
★ 7.72014
SeriesComedyDrama
Growing up, sisters Misaki and Hazuki couldn't have been more different. Misaki's charming personality and popularity stood in sharp contrast to the older, more responsible yet timid Hazuki. After high school, the two lose touch once Misaki leaves their home, only to be reunited many years later, when Misaki returns, harboring a secret.
Lucky Seven · 2012Lucky Seven
★ 8.32012
SeriesComedy
Lucky Seven Rakkīsebun is a 2012 Japanese television drama broadcast by Fuji Television from January 16 to March 19, 2012. It stars Jun Matsumoto and Eita.
Engine · 2005Engine
★ 7.22005
SeriesComedy
Jiro Kanzaki is an F3000 test driver blessed with acute sensitivity and breathtaking driving techniques. He's a daredevil who feels no fear driving at speeds that even top racers dare not attempt. But unexpected trouble forces this world-famous racer to leave his team and return to Japan for the first time in years. Until he finds a new job as a racer, Jiro decides to stay with his parents. What awaits Jiro there is his hardheaded father, his nagging sister, the 12 children of the foster home his father runs, a snobbish male nurse, and a stubborn female nurse who likes to daydream about her life.
Perfect Woman · 2000Perfect Woman
★ 7.32000
SeriesComedyDrama
Nanako, determined to marry rich after poverty, is dubbed the "gokon queen". Shinichi, a brilliant academic turned fishmonger, misleads her into believing he's wealthy when they meet at a group date, leading Nanako to fall for him.
Wasted Land · 2009Wasted Land
★ 6.32009
SeriesDramaFamily
Iki Tadashi is a military leader named who was captured by the Soviets during World War II. Treated as a war criminal, he was sentenced to many years of labor in a harsh Siberian detention camp. After 11 years of imprisonment, he is released. He returns to Japan and begins readjusting to life as a civilian, rejecting an offer from his former colleague to work on a defense project. Tadashi has decided to never involve himself in war again, much to the joy of his family. Instead, he attempts to set off on a new path working at a major trading company. --Tokyograph
PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit · 2022PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
★ 7.02022
SeriesDrama
Takeshiro Shikota is a 27-year-old pediatrician in Hokkaido, Japan. He was born and raised in Hokkaido. One day, Takeshiro is transferred to the newly established PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit). The unit is for children under the age of 15 who require advance and intensive treatment. There, he meets Dr. Hajime Ueno. Hajime is a pioneer in his field and hopes to establish PICU all over Japan. His goal is to bring sick children to PICU as quickly as possible and accept them under any circumstances. Meeting with Hajim, changes Takeshiro life as a pediatrician.
One Million Stars Falling from the Sky · 2002One Million Stars Falling from the Sky
★ 8.12002
SeriesCrimeMystery
The down-and-out detective Kanzo Dojima (Sanma Akashiya) is thinking about hanging up his job. A mysterious man named Ryo Katase (Takuya Kimura). No one seems to know what's going on in the heart of this lonely guy, what he believes in, what he really loves. Then these two men meet by chance one day. The story takes an unexpected turn of events concerning a murder case.
Maybe the two of them should never have met. And then there's Kanzo's sister Yuko (Eri Fukatsu). What will the relationship between her and Ryo be like?
A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You · 2025A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You
★ 8.42025
SeriesDramaComedy
During the Showa-era, newlyweds Natsumi Ebata and Takimasa Ebata enter an arranged marriage without a single day of courtship. Through tender yet exasperating moments, the two slowly bridge the gap between them, discovering love in the quiet routines of their shared days.
5→9 From Five to Nine · 20155→9 From Five to Nine
★ 7.22015
SeriesComedyDrama
At twenty-eight, Junko Sakuraba dreams of living and working in New York City but is stuck teaching English. While disappointed by her unfulfilled aspirations and lack of romantic experience, she attends a funeral where she meets Takane Hoshikawa, a handsome monk. After accidentally knocking a bowl of ash onto him during the service, Junko is mortified. Her embarrassment deepens when she is tricked into a matchmaking session and discovers Takane is the other party. Their unexpected encounters raise questions about whether their relationship is coincidental or destined.
The Last Cinderella · 2013The Last Cinderella
★ 6.92013
SeriesComedy
Sakura is a single 39-year-old woman who works as the assistant manager at a beauty salon. She spends her days making her customers look beautiful but doesn’t pay much attention to her own appearance. All of that changes when she goes to a party and meets Hiroto, a much younger man who is a biker. Will Sakura revel in the attention of the handsome but dangerous Hiroto or notice the constant interest of her hard-talking and hard-drinking salon manager, Rintaro?
Surname Confidential · 2026Surname Confidential
★ 6.02026
SeriesMysteryDrama
A legendary detective duo secretly married to each other must hide their relationship while investigating a string of murders that entangles their pasts and threatens to tear both their family and partnership apart.
Priceless · 2012Priceless
★ 8.12012
SeriesDramaComedy
Originally a mid-level manager (Kimura Takuya) with a promising future in a big corporation and loved by his subordinates, the life of this elite employee changes dramatically one day. Having for some reason attracted the attention of the senior management, he is framed for a crime which he knows nothing of and forced out of the workplace. Even after that, he is assailed by a series of surprises and in one day, he loses his house, wealth and handphone until he is without a cent to his name. At his wits end, he comes to a park where he encounters two children. Learning from them how to survive even if he does not have money, he somehow weathers this crisis and discovers the truly important and priceless things in life. The good thing about him is that his carefree personality amazingly does not shift. It is not resentment and bitterness that become his driving force, but the love and help of the people he meets that enables him to keep go forward step by step.
HORE · 2014HORE
2014
SeriesDramaComedy
The Way We Live · 2004The Way We Live
★ 6.02004
SeriesDrama
The theme of this drama series is the bonds between parents and children and between husband and wife. What does it mean to love another person? What does it mean to live? And what is true happiness? One day a man is suddenly told by his wife that she wants a divorce. He had always thought he was a good husband. Up to now, he had always complied with her wishes. But without telling him why, she gathers up all her belongings and leaves, leaving behind only their 7-year-old daughter. So now life as a twosome begins for him and his daughter Rin. But there's an awkward atmosphere in the house. Unwillingly performing household chores he's not used to doing and left to care for Rin, Tetsuro becomes angry and stressed out, without really knowing how Rin feels inside.
SUPER RICH · 2021SUPER RICH
★ 6.72021
SeriesDrama
Hyoga Mamoru is the CEO of Three Star Books. She was born into a wealthy family and has never experienced money problems. While she is successful with her job, she is lonely and holds sadness over the deaths of her parents when she was a child. Hyoga Mamoru has close friend Ichinose Ryo. He is the only one who she can talk to about anything. Hyoga Mamoru also started Three Star Books with Ichinose Ryo and they still work together. Meanwhile, Hyoga Mamoru gets involved with Haruno Yu, who is much younger than her.
Haruno Yu is a vocational school student. He has a loving family, that includes his parents and a younger sister. His parents financial situation is not very good though. While studying, he works part-time to support himself. He then applies for an intern job at Three Star Books.
Happy Mania · 1998Happy Mania
1998
Series
Tokyo Love Cinema · 2003Tokyo Love Cinema
2003
SeriesDrama
Masaki Takasugi worked at a department store before starting COCOMO, a small film distribution company. Now the owner of his own company, Masaki travels around the world in search of outstanding films that are yet to be discovered. Not so long ago, one film that Masaki purchased and distributed became a mega hit, but that was where his luck ran out. Now, his company is suffering from financial difficulties, and will probably go under in less than a year. For Masaki, nothing is more important than work. So when it comes to the question of marriage, his answer is, "it can wait."
Maru Maru Chibi Maruko-chan · 2007Maru Maru Chibi Maruko-chan
2007
SeriesComedyFamily