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Haruhiko Arai

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  • Director
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Haruhiko Arai was born on 26 January 1947 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for W no higeki (1984), Vibrator (2003) and Revolver (1988).
BornJanuary 26, 1947
BornJanuary 26, 1947
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 6 nominations

    Known for

    Hiroko Yakushimaru in W no higeki (1984)
    W no higeki
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1984
    Vibrator (2003)
    Vibrator
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Revolver (1988)
    Revolver
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1988
    Someday (2011)
    Someday
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2011

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    Writer

    • A Spoiling Rain (2023)
      A Spoiling Rain
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • September 1923 (2023)
      September 1923
      7.3
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • 2 Women (2022)
      2 Women
      5.1
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • It Feels So Good (2019)
      It Feels So Good
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2019
    • Dear Etranger (2017)
      Dear Etranger
      7.0
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • Kono kuni no sora (2015)
      Kono kuni no sora
      5.7
      • screenplay
      • 2015
    • Sôsuke Ikematsu and Yui Ichikawa in Undulant Fever (2014)
      Undulant Fever
      5.3
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
      Kabukicho Love Hotel
      6.9
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • The Woman of Shinjuku (2014)
      The Woman of Shinjuku
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • The Backwater (2013)
      The Backwater
      6.2
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Sodomu no ringo
      TV Mini Series
      • teleplay
      • 2013
    • Noriko Eguchi in The War and a Woman (2013)
      The War and a Woman
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Midnight Diner (2009)
      Midnight Diner
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2011
    • Someday (2011)
      Someday
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • Pâtonâzu (2010)
      Pâtonâzu
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • 2010

    Director

    • A Spoiling Rain (2023)
      A Spoiling Rain
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2023
    • It Feels So Good (2019)
      It Feels So Good
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Kono kuni no sora (2015)
      Kono kuni no sora
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Mi mo kokoro mo (1997)
      Mi mo kokoro mo
      5.6
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute (1971)
      Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute
      5.4
      • co-director
      • 1971

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute (1971)
      Gushing Prayer: A 15-Year-Old Prostitute
      5.4
      • assistant director
      • 1971
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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Izuru Ideguchi
    • Born
      • January 26, 1947
      • Tokyo, Japan

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