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Yoshihiro Nakamura

Directing Born Aug 25, 1970 Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 188 credits

Biography

Yoshihiro Nakamura is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Born on August 25, 1970, in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, he is best known for directing films such as Fish Story, which premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival, and A Boy and His Samurai, which won the Audience Award at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival. Nakamura has directed a total of 156 films, as listed on his profile. He is also known by the stage name 中村義洋, and has a content score of 100.

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Career

Career overview

Yoshihiro Nakamura is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing films that have premiered at various film festivals. One of his notable films is Fish Story, which premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival in 2009. Another film directed by Nakamura is A Boy and His Samurai, which won the Audience Award at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival.

Yoshihiro Nakamura has directed numerous films throughout his career. He has a total of 156 known credits, indicating a prolific output in the film industry. Nakamura's work spans multiple genres and styles, showcasing his versatility as a director.

Nakamura's career has been marked by his ability to create engaging films that resonate with audiences. His work has been recognized through various film festivals, including the New York Asian Film Festival. As a director, Nakamura continues to contribute to the Japanese film industry, producing a body of work that is notable for its diversity and creativity.

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Known for

Dark Gathering

as Narrator (voice)
Film

Dark Water

2002

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990

Frequent co-stars

Yu Sasahara 1 shared title
Nobunaga Shimazaki 1 shared title
Kana Hanazawa 1 shared title
Aino Shimada 1 shared title
Hodaka Mieno 1 shared title
Chiko Mizumori 1 shared title
Fumitake Ishiguro 1 shared title
Takaaki Torashima 1 shared title
Satoru Ito 1 shared title
Shuri Miyumi 1 shared title

Career timeline

Mieruko-chan · DirectorMieruko-chan · Screenplay
Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 106
Dark GatheringHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 101Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 104Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 103Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 100
Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 97Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 95Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 98Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 96
Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 91Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 94Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 93Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 92
Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video: Special EditionHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 88Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 87Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 90Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 86
The 47 Rōnin in Debt · DirectorThe 47 Rōnin in Debt · WriterHonto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 82Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 85Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 84
Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video: BEST10Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video: BEST10 · DirectorMumon: Land of Stealth The Making Of · DirectorHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 77Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 76
はめられて Road to LoveMumon: The Land of Stealth · DirectorHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 72Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 71Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 74
The Inerasable · DirectorThe Magnificent Nine · DirectorThe Magnificent Nine · WriterKidan Piece of Darkness · DirectorHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 68
Prophecy · DirectorHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 63Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 64Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 65
The Snow White Murder Case · DirectorHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video Vol. 59Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 58Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video Vol.56Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video Vol.57
Miracle Apples · DirectorMiracle Apples · ScreenplaySee You Tomorrow, Everyone · DirectorSee You Tomorrow, Everyone · ScreenplayMadame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Answer Version · Director
Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 48Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 50Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 47Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 49Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 46
Kaibutsu-kun: The Movie · DirectorHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 44Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 43Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 42Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 45
Golden Slumber · DirectorGolden Slumber · ScreenplayA Boy and His Samurai · ScreenplayA Boy and His Samurai · DirectorHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 36
Fish Story · DirectorThe Triumphant Return of General Rouge · DirectorThe Triumphant Return of General Rouge · WriterHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 35Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 31
The Glorious Team Batista · DirectorThe Two in Tracksuits · DirectorThe Two in Tracksuits · ScreenplayHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 30Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 27
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker · DirectorThe Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker · ScreenplayHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 24Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 25Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 26
Route 225 · DirectorHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 20Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 21Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 22Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 19
Asoko no seki · DirectorHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 15The Booth · WriterThe Booth · Director@Babymail · Director
Smash Hit! · Art DirectionQuill: The Life of a Guide Dog · ScreenplayHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Dreadful Post - BEST20Dark Tales of Japan · TeleplayDark Tales of Japan · Director
Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 5Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 5 · CinematographyHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 5 · DirectorReally! Cursed Video: The MovieReally! Cursed Video: The Movie 2
Dark Water · Screenplay恋に唄えば♪ · WriterDoing TimeDoing Time · WriterLast Scene · Screenplay
Human Trash · Screenplay
Seikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku · DirectorSeikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku · WriterHonto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Special · DirectorHouse of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~
Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 1Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 1 · DirectorHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video: Best Selection · DirectorHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video: Best Selection 2 · DirectorHonto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video: Best Selection 3 · Director
Samidare Chūbō · Director
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen · Writer

Full filmography

  • Mieruko-chan (2025) Director
  • Mieruko-chan (2025) Screenplay
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 106 (2024) as Narrator
  • Dark Gathering (2023) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 101 (2023) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 104 (2023) as Narrator (Voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 103 (2023) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 100 (2023)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 100 (2023) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 99 (2023) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 97 (2022)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 95 (2022) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 98 (2022) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 96 (2022) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 91 (2021) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 94 (2021) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 93 (2021) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 92 (2021) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video: Special Edition (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 88 (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 87 (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 90 (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 86 (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video: BEST OF BEST (2020)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 89 (2020) as Narrator (voice)
  • The 47 Rōnin in Debt (2019) Director
  • The 47 Rōnin in Debt (2019) Writer
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 82 (2019) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 85 (2019) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 84 (2019) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Vol. 83 (2019) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 81 (2019) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 80 (2019) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video: BEST10 (2018)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video: BEST10 (2018) Director
  • Mumon: Land of Stealth The Making Of (2018) Director
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 77 (2018) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 76 (2018) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 75 (2018) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 79 (2018) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 78 (2018) as Narrator (voice)
  • はめられて Road to Love (2017)
  • Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 72 (2017) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 71 (2017) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 74 (2017) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 73 (2017) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Inerasable (2016) Director
  • The Magnificent Nine (2016) Director
  • The Magnificent Nine (2016) Writer
  • Kidan Piece of Darkness (2016) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 68 (2016) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 70 (2016) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 67 (2016) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 66 (2016) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 69 (2016) as Narrator (voice)
  • Prophecy (2015) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 63 (2015) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 64 (2015) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 65 (2015) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Snow White Murder Case (2014) Director
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video Vol. 59 (2014) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 58 (2014) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video Vol.56 (2014) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video Vol.57 (2014) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video Vol. 60 (2014) as Narrator (voice)
  • Miracle Apples (2013) Director
  • Miracle Apples (2013) Screenplay
  • See You Tomorrow, Everyone (2013) Director
  • See You Tomorrow, Everyone (2013) Screenplay
  • Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Answer Version (2013) Director
  • Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Answer Version (2013) Screenplay
  • Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Question Version (2013) Director
  • Madame Marmalade's Mysterious Puzzle - Question Version (2013) Screenplay
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video Vol. 54 (2013) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 55 (2013) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video Vol. 53 (2013) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 51 (2013) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video Vol. 52 (2013) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 48 (2012) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 50 (2012) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 47 (2012) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 49 (2012) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 46 (2012) as Narrator (voice)
  • Chips (2012)
  • Chips (2012) Director
  • Chips (2012) Screenplay
  • Kaibutsu-kun: The Movie (2011) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 44 (2011) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 43 (2011) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 42 (2011) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 45 (2011) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 41 (2011)
  • Golden Slumber (2010) Director
  • Golden Slumber (2010) Screenplay
  • A Boy and His Samurai (2010) Screenplay
  • A Boy and His Samurai (2010) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 36 (2010) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 37 (2010) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 38 (2010) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 40 (2010) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 39 (2010) as Narrator (voice)
  • Fish Story (2009) Director
  • The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009) Director
  • The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009) Writer
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 35 (2009) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 31 (2009) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 33 (2009) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 34 (2009) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video Vol. 32 (2009) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Glorious Team Batista (2008) Director
  • The Two in Tracksuits (2008) Director
  • The Two in Tracksuits (2008) Screenplay
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 30 (2008) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 27 (2008) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 29 (2008) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 28 (2008) as Narrator (voice)
  • The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007) Director
  • The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007) Screenplay
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 24 (2007) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 25 (2007) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 26 (2007) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 23 (2007) as Narrator (voice)
  • Route 225 (2006) Director
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 20 (2006) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 21 (2006) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 22 (2006) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 19 (2006) as Narrator (voice)
  • Asoko no seki (2005) Director
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 15 (2005) as Narrator
  • The Booth (2005) Writer
  • The Booth (2005) Director
  • @Babymail (2005) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 16 (2005) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 18 (2005) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 17 (2005) as Narrator (voice)
  • Smash Hit! (2004) Art Direction
  • Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004) Screenplay
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Dreadful Post - BEST20 (2004) as Narrator (voice)
  • Dark Tales of Japan (2004) Teleplay
  • Dark Tales of Japan (2004) Director
  • A Blue Automobile (2004) as Master
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 11 (2004) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 14 (2004) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 12 (2004) as Narrator (voice)
  • Lizard Baby (2004) Director
  • Lizard Baby (2004) Writer
  • Shibuya Kaidan Sacchan no Toshi Densetsu 2 (2004) Director
  • Shibuya Kaidan Sacchan no Toshi Densetsu (2004) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 13 (2004) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 5 (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 5 (2003) Cinematography
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 5 (2003) Director
  • Really! Cursed Video: The Movie (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Really! Cursed Video: The Movie 2 (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi No Video 9 (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 2 (2003) as Voice (narrator)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 2 (2003) Director
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7 (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7 (2003) Director
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 7 (2003) Director of Photography
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 3 (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 3 (2003) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 3 (2003) Series Composition
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 4 (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 4 (2003) Director
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 4 (2003) Director of Photography
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 8 (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 6 (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video 6 (2003) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 10 (2003) as Narrator (voice)
  • Dark Water (2002) Screenplay
  • 恋に唄えば♪ (2002) Writer
  • Doing Time (2002) as Prisoner
  • Doing Time (2002) Writer
  • Last Scene (2002) Screenplay
  • Human Trash (2001) Screenplay
  • Seikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku (2000) Director
  • Seikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku (2000) Writer
  • Honto ni Atta! Noroi no Video: Special (2000) Director
  • House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~ (2000)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 1 (1999) as Narrator (voice)
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video 1 (1999) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video: Best Selection (1999) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video: Best Selection 2 (1999) Director
  • Honto Ni Atta! Noroi No Video: Best Selection 3 (1999) Director
  • Samidare Chūbō (1993) Director
  • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990) Writer