is a Japanese artist, film director, and film editor.

Biography

Ryūichi Hiroki is now one of the most prolific film directors in Japan. He is a pioneer in using digital video to shoot theatrical films in Japan. When he wanted to learn about making films as a student, he found a training opportunity in the pink film industry, a genre of erotic films produced exclusively for theatrical release since the early 1960s. He first produced the erotic film Seigyaku-Onna wo Abaku (Catch the Woman Out) in 1982. Hiroki left this genre when he received a scholarship at the Sundance Company in Tokyo. During his stay at Sundance, he wrote the script which he later developed into his 2000 film Tokyo Trash Baby.

He is described by one film critic as one of Japan's most fascinating film makers.

Movie awards

Hiroki made more than 40 films and some have won prizes; these include the films made in 2003 and 2005.

It's Only Talk

Hiroki's 2005 film Yawarakai seikatsu (It's Only Talk

It's Only Talk

It's Only Talk is a Japanese film, released in 2005 and is based on the prize winning novel of the same title written by Akiko Itoyama and directed by Ryuichi Hiroki.-Plot summary:...

) won the Grand Prix - Best Film at the 19th Singapore International Film Festival

Singapore International Film Festival

The Singapore International Film Festival was launched in 1987. The festival is an annual film event, held around April/May each year, and screens about 300 films from over 45 countries...

 and a Special Mention and Audience Award at the 8th Barcelona Asian Film Festival (2006). It also took a FIPRESCI Award at the Brisbane International Film Festival

Brisbane International Film Festival

Brisbane International Film Festival held in Brisbane provides a focus for film culture in Queensland, Australia. The festival has taken place since 1992 and focuses on films from the Asia-Pacific region. The event offers films including features, documentaries, shorts, experimental, silent films...

 in 2005. The film was shown at various film festivals, including the 25th Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...

.

Vibrator

Hiroki became internationally well known after his 2003 movie Vibrator won a number of prizes in Japan and internationally, including Festival Prize at the Yokohama Film Festival

Yokohama Film Festival

The is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...

 in 2004, the Japanese Professional Movie Award in 2004, and a FIPRESCI Award at the Brisbane International Film Festival

Brisbane International Film Festival

Brisbane International Film Festival held in Brisbane provides a focus for film culture in Queensland, Australia. The festival has taken place since 1992 and focuses on films from the Asia-Pacific region. The event offers films including features, documentaries, shorts, experimental, silent films...

 in 2004.

Filmography

• River
  River (film)
  is a 2011 Japanese drama film based on the 2008 Akihabara massacre incident. The film is written and directed by Ryūichi Hiroki. The film stars actress Misako Renbutsu, who will play the role of a person who lost her love interest in the attacks....
  
  , 2011
• Keibetsu (Scorn), 2011
• The Lightning Tree, 2010
• April Bride
  April Bride
  is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Ryuichi Hiroki.- Cast :* Nana Eikura: Chie Nagashima* Eita: Taro Akasu* Satomi Tezuka* Misako Yasuda* Akira Emoto- Notes :...
  
  , 2009
• New Type: Just For Your Love, 2008
• Kimi no Tomodachi, 2008
• Bakushi, 2007
• Emu (M), 2006
• Love on Sunday, 2006
• It's Only Talk
  It's Only Talk
  It's Only Talk is a Japanese film, released in 2005 and is based on the prize winning novel of the same title written by Akiko Itoyama and directed by Ryuichi Hiroki.-Plot summary:...
  
  , 2005
• Fîmeiru (Female) Story - Taiyô no mieru basho made, 2005
• Yokan, 2005
• Girlfriend (Someone Please Stop the World), 2004
• L'Amant, 2004
• Kikansha Sensei (Silent Big Man), 2004
• Vibrator
  Vibrator (film)
  is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Ryūichi Hiroki.-Awards and nominations:25th Yokohama Film Festival* Won: Best Film* Won: Best Director - Ryūichi Hiroki* Won: Best Sreenplay - Haruhiko Arai...
  
  , 2003
• Keiji tai Keiji (Cops vs Cops), short film, 2003
• Rihatsu tenshu no kanashimi (The Barber’s Sadness), 2002
• Bikyaku Meiro (Labyrinth of Leg Fetishism), 2001
• Tokyo gomi onna (Tokyo Trash Baby), 2000
• Futei no kisetsu (I Am an S and M Writer), 2000
• Tenshi ni misuterareta yoru (The Night the Angel Turned Away), 1999
• Hareta Hiniwa (On a Brighter Day), 1999
• Midori, 1996
• Gerende ga tokeru hodo koi shitai (A Love to Melt the Snow), 1996
• Kimi to Itsumademo (Forever with you), 1995
• 800 (800 Two Lap Runner), 1994
• Muma (Evil Dream), 1994
• Maougai (Sadistic City), 1993
• Sawako no Koi (A Love Affair with Sawako), 1990
• Doutei Monogatari 4-Bokumo Ski ni Tsuretette (Virgin Story 4-Take me to the skiing), 1989
• Seigyaku-Onna wo Abaku (Catch the Woman Out), 1982

External links

• Radio interview with Film Director, Ryuichi Hiroki about his film, It's Only Talk