
Directing
Hiroshi Harada
Born
1962-06-13 (64)
Place of birth
Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
20 titles
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 po…
Known for
6.0After 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.
Midori
1992
NRIt is the story of BOO, a boy born with a rare and intractable disease in his head.
Underground Labyrinth Secret Picture Book: BOO
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4.3The story of child violence and the national violence. And the problem of the old Japanese environmental pollution.
The Death Lullaby
1985
NRAn 8mm animated short that was produced by Hiroshi Harada in his early college years.
Phantasmagoria Theater
1982
NRFeaturette about the making of the 1992 animated film Shōjo Tsubaki (Midori). Attached as a special feature with the film's French release.
Hiroshi Harada, The One-Man Band
2005
NRThe latest from Hiroshi Harada, an adaptation of a Kondō Yōko’s manga, first conceived in 1995, but completed more than 20 years later.
Horizon Blue
2020
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.0After 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.
Midori
1992
6.0After 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.
Midori
1992
NRIt is the story of BOO, a boy born with a rare and intractable disease in his head.
Underground Labyrinth Secret Picture Book: BOO
—
4.3The story of child violence and the national violence. And the problem of the old Japanese environmental pollution.
The Death Lullaby
1985
4.3The story of child violence and the national violence. And the problem of the old Japanese environmental pollution.
The Death Lullaby
1985
NRAn 8mm animated short that was produced by Hiroshi Harada in his early college years.
Phantasmagoria Theater
1982
NRAn 8mm animated short that was produced by Hiroshi Harada in his early college years.
Phantasmagoria Theater
1982
NRThe latest from Hiroshi Harada, an adaptation of a Kondō Yōko’s manga, first conceived in 1995, but completed more than 20 years later.
Horizon Blue
2020
NRAn 8mm animation produced by Hiroshi Harada in his high school years.
Akatsuki's Reward
1979
NRAn 8mm animation produced by Hiroshi Harada in his high school years.
Akatsuki's Reward
1979
NRAn 8mm animation that was produced by Harada during his high school years.
Limitless Paradise
1981
NRAn 8mm animation that was produced by Harada during his high school years.
Limitless Paradise
1981
NRDescription will appear in the future (movie in production).
Closed Room Coarse Grain Dramatic Art: MAZE
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NRA multimedia animation (traditional paintings with digital effects) that Hiroshi Harada produced in the mid-90s.
My Love
1994
NRA multimedia animation (traditional paintings with digital effects) that Hiroshi Harada produced in the mid-90s.
My Love
1994
NRHarada's current project based on true stories, including events the director went through himself.
Zashikiro
2025
NRHarada's current project based on true stories, including events the director went through himself.
Zashikiro
2025
NRSaid 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.
My Brother Became A Sheep
1981
NRSaid 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.
My Brother Became A Sheep
1981
