Hiroshi Harada
Known for
Directing
Born
June 13, 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Hiroshi Harada suffered from bullying during his childhood, a frequent theme in his films. His career as an entertainer began in 1976.
Between 1987 and 1992 he worked on the adaptation of Midori: the girl with the camellias, a manga by ero-guro author Suehiro Maruo . Due to the controversy of the film, Harada had trouble financing it and had to do most of the work on his own. Over the years it would become a cult film, as well as being one of the few (if not the only) anime of the ero-guro genre .
For the rest of the 90s , Harada remained anonymous using pseudonyms such as Hisaaki Etsu. In 2006 he directed the Humanoid Monster Bem series, the highest-budget play of his career up to that po...
Best known work
Lost in Translation
2003
Midori
1992
Blue Dragon
2007
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West
1988
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
2001
The Death Lullaby
1985
Noozles
1984
Hanasakeru Seishonen
2009
Folktales from Japan
2012
Humanoid Monster Bem
2006Filmography
TBA
TBA
2025
ZashikiroDirector, Screenplay, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Musician, Editor, Original Music Composer
2020
Water, WaterThanks
2020
Horizon BlueEditor, Sound, Animation, Director
2012
2009
2007
2006
2005
Hiroshi Harada, The One-Man Bandas Himself
2004
2003
Lost in TranslationKey Set Production Assistant
2001
1994
My LoveDirector of Photography, Cinematography, Writer, Editor, Animation, Director, Music
1992
MidoriExecutive Producer, Animation, Screenplay, Director
1988
1985
The Death LullabyCreator, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Editor, Music, Author
1984
1982
Phantasmagoria TheaterWriter, Editor, Director, Animation, Cinematography, Music
1981
Limitless ParadiseWriter, Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Animation, Music
1981
My Brother Became A SheepWriter, Director of Photography, Cinematography, Editor, Director
1979
Akatsuki's RewardWriter, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Editor, Director, Animation