Hiroshi Sugawara

Hiroshi Sugawara
Born
Hiroshi Sugawara

1955 (1955)
Died (aged 70)
OccupationsFilm director and producer

Hiroshi Sugawara (菅原 浩志; 1955 – 12 November 2025) was a Japanese film director, producer and screenwriter. He died from pancreatic cancer on 12 November 2025, at the age of 70.[1]

Filmography

Director

  • Seven Days' War (1988)[2]
  • That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen (1996)
  • Tokimeki Memorial (1997)
  • Magnitude (1997)
  • Dreammaker (1999)
  • Drug (2001)
  • Fireflies: River of Light (2003)
  • Hayazaki no Hana (2006)- Forget-me-not [1]
  • Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds (2017)[3]
  • Songs of Kamui (2023)[2][4]

Producer

  • Legend of Eight Samurai: Satomi Hakken-den (1983)
  • Aijou Monogatari (1984)
  • The Closest Island to Heaven: Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima (1985)
  • Second Generation is Christian: Nidaime wa Kurisuchan (1985)
  • Cabaret (1986)
  • Three Penny Opera (1989)
  • Shogun (1990)
  • Ruby Cairo (1993)

Screenwriter

  • Seven Days' War (1988)
  • Magnitude (1997)
  • Dreammaker (1999)
  • Fireflies: River of Light (2003)
  • Hayazaki no Hana (2006)
  • Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds (2017)
  • Songs of Kamui (2023)

Production Manager

  • Ten to Chi to: Heaven and Earth (1990)

References

  1. ^ "菅原浩志さん死去 70歳 映画監督". Hokkaido. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "吉田美月喜、アイヌ文化伝承者・知里幸恵さんモデルに描く『カムイのうた』で主演 23年秋公開". Cinematoday. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ Shackleton, Liz (18 September 2017). "Tokyo film festival to open with 'Fullmetal Alchemist'". Screen. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Film 'Kamui no Uta' traces Ainu woman's quest to translate poem | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 23 January 2024.