Hiroshi Harada

Directing

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 point. In Latin America the series was released by Animax . In 2012 he directed 5 shorts for the anthological series Folktales from Japan which, as its name suggests, adapts popular tales from Japanese culture.

Filmography Movies

Acting

MOVIE

Hiroshi Harada, The One-Man Band

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Featurette about the making of the 1992 animated film Shōjo Tsubaki (Midori). Attached as a special feature with the film's French release.

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Hiroshi Harada, The One-Man Band

Himself

Production

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Midori

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After losing her parents, young flower selling Midori is put up by a fairground group. She is abused and forced to slavery, until the arrival of an enigmatic magician of short stature, who gives her hope for a better future.

The Death Lullaby

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The story of child violence and the national violence. And the problem of the old Japanese environmental pollution.

The Death Lullaby

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The story of child violence and the national violence. And the problem of the old Japanese environmental pollution.

The Death Lullaby

4.3(0.0K)

The story of child violence and the national violence. And the problem of the old Japanese environmental pollution.

The Death Lullaby

4.3(0.0K)

The story of child violence and the national violence. And the problem of the old Japanese environmental pollution.

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The Death Lullaby

Director of Photography

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The Death Lullaby

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The story of child violence and the national violence. And the problem of the old Japanese environmental pollution.

Limitless Paradise

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An 8mm animation that was produced by Harada during his high school years.

Limitless Paradise

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An 8mm animation that was produced by Harada during his high school years.

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Limitless Paradise

Director of Photography

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My Brother Became A Sheep

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Said to draw inspiration from the writings of Sigmund Freud and European mythology, My Brother Became A Sheep was an 8mm animation produced at the time Harada was a sophomore in high school.

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My Brother Became A Sheep

Writer