Direction: Ryuichi Hiroki
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ryuichi Hiroki. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Spark (TV Miniseries)
2016 · Series · 60 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki · Shûichi Okita · Kazuya Shiraishi
Cast Kento Hayashi · Mugi Kadowaki · Kaoru Kobayashi · Nahana
Plot The series follows aspiring manzai (Japanese standup) comic Tokunaga (Kento Hayashi), who has been struggling to make it in the world of comedy. On an evening trip to spa town...
7.5
38 votes
7.5
38 votes
It's Only Talk
2005 · Movie · 126 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Shinobu Terajima · Etsushi Toyokawa · Akira Emoto · Matsuoka Shunsuke
Plot Yuko is 35 years old, single, out of work, and on medication from her psychiatrist to combat her manic depression. Living in Kamata Town, Yuko divides her time between a...
6.6
51 votes
6.6
51 votes
Vibrator
2003 · Movie · 95 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Shinobu Terajima · Nao Omori · Tomorô Taguchi
Plot Rei Hayakawa (Shinobu Terajima) is a freelance writer that doesn't fit the description of the typical Japanese woman. She hears voices in her head, and has sleeping problems, eating disorders...
6.4
94 votes
6.4
94 votes
Modern Love Tokyo (TV Series)
2022 · Series · 40 min. · United States
Direction Atsuko Hirayanagi · Ryuichi Hiroki · Kiyoshi Kurosawa · Naoko Ogigami
Cast Naomi Scott · Douglas Bennett · Sôsuke Ikematsu · Asami Mizukawa
Plot Japanese adaptation of Prime Video's "Modern Love."
6.2
43 votes
6.2
43 votes
Kabukichô Love Hotel
2014 · Movie · 135 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Shôta Sometani · Atsuko Maeda · Roy 5tion · Asuka Hinoi
Plot Over one day at this love hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo - where guests have the choice of staying for a short time or overnight - the dreams and desires of...
6.0
26 votes
6.0
26 votes
The Many Faces of Ito (TV Series)
2017 · Series · 30 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki · Hirofumi Inaba · Yasutaka Môri
Cast Masaki Okada · Fumino Kimura · Nozomi Sasaki · Kaho
Plot A jaded rom-com screenwriter in her 30s mines four love-sick women for their stories under the guise of providing them with romantic advice.
5.7
32 votes
5.7
32 votes
Yellow Elephant
2013 · Movie · 131 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Aoi Miyazaki · Osamu Mukai · Tatsuomi Hamada · Himeka Asami
Plot Married couple Aiko Tsumari (Aoi Miyazaki) and Ayumu Muko (Osamu Mukai) live a happy and peaceful life. Aiko is bit naive, while Ayumu works as a not so popular novelist....
5.6
32 votes
5.6
32 votes
Tokyo Garbage Girl
2000 · Movie · 88 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Mami Nakamura · Kazuma Suzuki · Kou Shibasaki · Sayuri Oyamada
5.4
39 votes
5.4
39 votes
Female
2005 · Movie · 118 min. · Japan
Direction Shinya Tsukamoto · Ryuichi Hiroki · Suzuki Matsuo · Miwa Nishikawa
Cast Kyoko Hasegawa · Eri Ishida · Mitsuko Ishii · Eri Nomura
Plot Five short films adapted from five novels by female authors starring five significant actresses: Taiyô no Mieru Basho Made (Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki), Yoru no Shitasaki (Directed by Suzuki Matsuo),...
5.2
31 votes
5.2
31 votes
L'amant
2004 · Movie · 92 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Nozomi Andô · Yuya Endo · Ayaka Maeda · Jun Murakami
Plot The latest provocation from the director of "Vibrator" and "I Am an S&M Writer" is less kinky than it is opaque. Based on a popular manga series, "L'Amant" is more...
5.2
26 votes
5.2
26 votes
I Am an S+M Writer
2000 · Movie · 87 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Ren Osugi · Yôko Hoshi · Jun Murakami · Eri Yamazaki
5.2
24 votes
5.2
24 votes
Ride or Die
2021 · Movie · 142 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Kiko Mizuhara · Honami Satô
Plot Rei helps the woman she's been in love with for years escape her abusive husband. While on the run, their feelings for each other catch fire.
5.1
141 votes
5.1
141 votes
Strobe Edge
2015 · Movie · 115 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Sôta Fukushi · Yuina Kuroshima · Jingi Irie · Kasumi Arimura
Plot 15-year-old Ninako Kinoshita has never been in love until an encounter on the train with her school's most popular boy, the quiet Ren Ichinose. As she grows closer to Ren,...
4.9
37 votes
4.9
37 votes
Marmalade Boy
2018 · Movie · 127 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Hinako Sakurai · Ryô Yoshizawa
Plot Two sets of parents divorce and marry each other, while their children Miki and Yuu are caught in the middle and start falling for each other.
4.9
28 votes
4.9
28 votes
Wolf Girl and Black Prince
2016 · Movie · 116 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Fumi Nikaidou · Kento Yamazaki · Nobuyuki Suzuki · Mugi Kadowaki
Plot Erika Shinohara is a first year of high school student. While talking to friends, she makes up a story about her "boyfriend." In reality, Erika Shinohara doesn't have a boyfriend....
4.6
34 votes
4.6
34 votes
The Many Faces Of Ito: The Movie
2018 · Movie · 126 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Masaki Okada · Fumino Kimura · Nozomi Sasaki · Kaho
Plot Seijiro smiles a lot, wears patterned shirts, has his hair over his forehead like all cool boys do and generally has a large ego fed constantly and made larger by...
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Noise
2022 · Movie · min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Tatsuya Fujiwara · Kenichi Matsuyama · Ryunosuke Kamiki · Daichi Watanabe
Plot Shishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing population and declining industries. Keita Izumi begins to produce black fig on Shishikari Island....
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Nobody's Perfect
2013 · Movie · 118 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Nana Eikura · Tomorô Taguchi · Kimiko Yo · Mone Kamishiraishi
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The Egoists
2011 · Movie · 136 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Anne Suzuki · Kengo Kora · Yasushi Fuchikami · Kaoru Kobayashi
Plot Kazu (Kengo Kora) lives in the Kabukicho entertainment district in Shinjuku, Tokyo. After falling into debt from gambling, he gets an offer from yakuza Ito (Jun Murakami) to trash the...
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April Bride
2009 · Movie · 129 min. · Japan
Direction Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Nana Eikura · Eita · Akira Emoto · Ryûki Nishimoto
Plot A young woman is diagnosed with breast cancer but keeps the information from her boyfriend. When he finds out, he decides to plan a wedding even though she only has...
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