Hiroshi Harada
Biography
Hiroshi Harada is a Japanese male film director born in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan on June 13, 1962. He began his career as an entertainer in 1976. Harada is known for directing films and television shows, with 21 known credits. He has also worked under the pseudonyms Hisaaki Etsu and Hisaaki Ez. Harada's work often explores themes of childhood bullying, a subject he experienced firsthand. His film adaptation of Midori: the girl with the camellias, based on a manga by Suehiro Maruo, is a notable cult film and one of the few anime of the ero-guro genre.
Career overview
Hiroshi Harada began his career as an entertainer in 1976. He worked on the adaptation of a manga, Midori: the girl with the camellias, between 1987 and 1992. The film was based on the work of ero-guro author Suehiro Maruo and became a cult film, as well as one of the few anime of the ero-guro genre.
Harada remained anonymous for the rest of the 1990s, using pseudonyms such as Hisaaki Etsu. He directed the Humanoid Monster Bem series in 2006, which was the highest-budget play of his career up to that point. The details of his work during this period are limited.
Hiroshi Harada is known for his work as a director, with a total of 21 known credits. He was born on June 13, 1962, in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.
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Full filmography
- Zashikiro (2025) Director
- Zashikiro (2025) Screenplay
- Zashikiro (2025) Cinematography
- Zashikiro (2025) Director of Photography
- Zashikiro (2025) Musician
- Zashikiro (2025) Editor
- Zashikiro (2025) Original Music Composer
- Water, Water (2020) Thanks
- Horizon Blue (2020) Editor
- Horizon Blue (2020) Sound
- Horizon Blue (2020) Animation
- Horizon Blue (2020) Director
- Folktales from Japan (2012) Director
- Hanasakeru Seishonen (2009) Storyboard
- Blue Dragon (2007) Storyboard Artist
- Humanoid Monster Bem (2006) Series Director
- Humanoid Monster Bem (2006) Director
- Humanoid Monster Bem (2006) Storyboard
- Hiroshi Harada, The One-Man Band (2005) as Himself
- The Marshmallow Times (2004) Storyboard
- The Marshmallow Times (2004) Director
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001) Director
- My Love (1994) Director of Photography
- My Love (1994) Cinematography
- My Love (1994) Writer
- My Love (1994) Editor
- My Love (1994) Animation
- My Love (1994) Director
- My Love (1994) Music
- Midori (1992) Executive Producer
- Midori (1992) Animation
- Midori (1992) Screenplay
- Midori (1992) Director
- Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West (1988) Key Animation
- The Death Lullaby (1985) Creator
- The Death Lullaby (1985) Director
- The Death Lullaby (1985) Screenplay
- The Death Lullaby (1985) Director of Photography
- The Death Lullaby (1985) Cinematography
- The Death Lullaby (1985) Editor
- The Death Lullaby (1985) Music
- The Death Lullaby (1985) Author
- Noozles (1984) Key Animation
- Phantasmagoria Theater (1982) Writer
- Phantasmagoria Theater (1982) Editor
- Phantasmagoria Theater (1982) Director
- Phantasmagoria Theater (1982) Animation
- Phantasmagoria Theater (1982) Cinematography
- Phantasmagoria Theater (1982) Music
- My Brother Became A Sheep (1981) Writer
- My Brother Became A Sheep (1981) Director of Photography
- My Brother Became A Sheep (1981) Cinematography
- My Brother Became A Sheep (1981) Editor
- My Brother Became A Sheep (1981) Director
- Limitless Paradise (1981) Writer
- Limitless Paradise (1981) Director of Photography
- Limitless Paradise (1981) Editor
- Limitless Paradise (1981) Director
- Limitless Paradise (1981) Animation
- Limitless Paradise (1981) Music
- Akatsuki's Reward (1979) Writer
- Akatsuki's Reward (1979) Cinematography
- Akatsuki's Reward (1979) Director of Photography
- Akatsuki's Reward (1979) Editor
- Akatsuki's Reward (1979) Director
- Akatsuki's Reward (1979) Animation
- Underground Labyrinth Secret Picture Book: BOO Director
- Closed Room Coarse Grain Dramatic Art: MAZE Director