Hideyuki HIRAYAMA

平山秀幸

Hideyuki HIRAYAMA


Hideyuki HIRAYAMA, born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1950, studied at Nihon University and was assistant director to Shuji TERAYAMA, among others. HIRAYAMA made his directorial debut MARIA'S STOMACH in 1990 and won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award with his second film THE GAMES TEACHERS PLAY (1992). After the great success of his horror series SCHOOL GHOST STORIES (1995), he won the FIPRESCI Award in Montreal and the Japan Academy Film Prize for Best Director with his 1998 film BEGGING FOR LOVE. Several of his films, including A LAUGHING FROG (2002 / NC '04) and THREE FOR THE ROAD (2007 / NC '08), have been screened at the Nippon Connection Film Festival.

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Family Of Strangers, Japan 2019 (Director) NC21
Family Of Strangers, Japan 2019 (Script) NC21
Talk, Talk, Talk, Japan 2007 (Director) NC09
Three For The Road, Japan 2007 (Director) NC08
A Laughing Frog, Japan 2002 (Director) NC04

Guest at Nippon Connection

Three For The Road, NC08

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