Directing

Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Born January 5, 1946 · Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Died January 31, 2026 · aged 80

Kazuhiko Hasegawa (長谷川 和彦 Hasegawa Kazuhiko, 5 January 1946 – 31 January 2026) was a Japanese film director. He won the award for Best Director at the 1st Yokohama Film Festival for The Man Who Stole the Sun. He has also occasionally appeared as an actor, including a role in Banmei Takahashi's 1982 Wolf (狼 Ōkami), produced by Director's Company, and later in Seijun Suzuki's 1991 Yumeji.

Known For

The Man Who Stole the SunThe Man Who Stole the Sun · 1979
The Man Who Stole the Sun
7.31979
MovieCrimeThriller
A high school science teacher is the butt of all his students' jokes, until their bus is hijacked on a school trip. But something more sinister lurks beneath the surface: he's building an atomic bomb in his apartment.
Profound Desires of the GodsProfound Desires of the Gods · 1968
Profound Desires of the Gods
7.41968
MovieDrama
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
The Crazy FamilyThe Crazy Family · 1984
The Crazy Family
7.01984
MovieDramaComedy
Shortly after moving to the suburbs, the Kobayashis start to come undone. Convinced a family curse is at the root of their erratic behavior, the man of the house takes it upon himself to course-correct before it takes the last of their sanity.
Wet Sand in AugustWet Sand in August · 1971
Wet Sand in August
6.01971
MovieDramaRomance
Several high-school friends spend their final summer together indulging in sex and leisure; their halcyon days are soon coming to an end.
Apartment Wife: Afternoon SeductionApartment Wife: Afternoon Seduction · 1974
Apartment Wife: Afternoon Seduction
10.01974
Movie
A wife who suspects her husband of infidelity hires an investigator. But it turns out he has his own kinky secrets.
YumejiYumeji · 1991
Yumeji
6.41991
MovieDrama
Following the life of Japanese artist and poet Yumeji Takehisa through the imagining of an encounter with a beautiful widow with a dark past.
Gypsy Rose: A Docu-DramaGypsy Rose: A Docu-Drama · 1974
Gypsy Rose: A Docu-Drama
3.31974
MovieDrama
The film depicts the private life wrapped in the mysterious veil of the dancer Gypsy Rose, who was known as the Monroe of Japan and enthused a wide range of fans.
Temptation of ErosTemptation of Eros · 1972
Temptation of Eros
3.81972
MovieDrama
Tane, a female clerk of a rubber company in a corner of an industrial area facing Tokyo Bay is a quirky woman, also living on the second floor of the company warehouse.

Filmography

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Apartment Wife: Secret RendezvousApartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous · 1972
Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous
7.01972
Movie
Shuichi and Nobuko are an ordinary, young couple, a promising company employee and his pretty wife. They think nothing can mar their peaceful life but nothing is permanent in this world and Shuichi's company goes bankrupt. Shuichi feels lost. He misses the good times he had at bars and cabarets, especially Hiromi, a hostess. Nobuko offers to work while he hunts for a job and finds an opening at an advertising company. But as Nobuko makes the rounds of restaurants and cabarets, she finds she cannot get ads just by dint of hard work alone. All the shop owners and managers expect her to sleep with them for each big ad they buy. At first, Nobuko is shocked but, to eat, she must meet their demands.

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