Hiroshi Harada
Directing
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 point. In Latin America the series was released by Animax . In 2012 he directed 5 shorts for the anthological series Folktales from Japan which, as its name suggests, adapts popular tales from Japanese culture.
Known for
Directing15
movieZashikiro
2025
Director
movieHorizon Blue
2020
Director
tvFolktales from Japan
2012
Director
tvHumanoid Monster Bem
2006
Series Director, Director
tvThe Marshmallow Times
2004
Director
tvKirby: Right Back at Ya!
2001
Director
movieMy Love
1994
Director
movieMidori
1992
Director
movieThe Death Lullaby
1985
Director
moviePhantasmagoria Theater
1982
Director
movieLimitless Paradise
1981
Director
movieAkatsuki's Reward
1979
Director
Writing11
movieZashikiro
2025
Screenplay
tvHanasakeru Seishonen
2009
Storyboard
tvHumanoid Monster Bem
2006
Storyboard
tvThe Marshmallow Times
2004
Storyboard
movieMy Love
1994
Writer
movieMidori
1992
Screenplay
movieThe Death Lullaby
1985
Screenplay, Author
Editing8
Visual Effects8
movieHorizon Blue
2020
Animation
movieMy Love
1994
Animation
movieMidori
1992
Animation
tvNoozles
1984
Key Animation
moviePhantasmagoria Theater
1982
Animation
movieLimitless Paradise
1981
Animation
movieAkatsuki's Reward
1979
Animation
Crew7
movieZashikiro
2025
Cinematography
movieWater, Water
2020
Thanks
movieMy Love
1994
Cinematography
movieThe Death Lullaby
1985
Creator, Cinematography
moviePhantasmagoria Theater
1982
Cinematography
movieMy Brother Became A Sheep
1981
Cinematography
movieAkatsuki's Reward
1979
Cinematography
Camera6
movieZashikiro
2025
Director of Photography
movieMy Love
1994
Director of Photography
movieThe Death Lullaby
1985
Director of Photography
movieLimitless Paradise
1981
Director of Photography
movieMy Brother Became A Sheep
1981
Director of Photography
movieAkatsuki's Reward
1979
Director of Photography
Sound6
movieZashikiro
2025
Musician, Original Music Composer
movieMy Love
1994
Music
Acting1
Art1
tvBlue Dragon
2007
Storyboard Artist
Production1
movieMidori
1992
Executive Producer