Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Japanese television and film director (born 1955)

Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Tsutsumi at the 31st Tokyo International Film Festival

Born|  (1955-11-03) November 3, 1955 (age 68)

Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan[1]

Occupation(s)| Television and film director
Website| www.crescendo.co.jp/creators/tsutsumi.html

Yukihiko Tsutsumi (堤幸彦, Tsutsumi Yukihiko, born November 3, 1955 in Yokkaichi, Mie[1][2]) is a Japanese television and film director. He began directing commercials and music promotion videos as an employee of Nippon Television. After spending time abroad, he returned and started his own production company, Office Crescendo, from which he works independently. His first television drama on Nippon Television was called Kora! Tonneruzu and ran from 1985 to 1989.[3] He directed Taitei no Ken, an original work by Baku Yumemakura, in 2007.

## Selected films[edit]

* Kindaichi Case Files (1997) - starring Domoto Tsuyoshi, Tomosaka Rie
* Shinsei Toilet no Hanako-san (1998)
* Pikanchi (2002)
* 2LDK (2002)
* Jam Films \- HIJIKI segment (2002)
* Collage of Our Life (2003)
* Forbidden Siren (2006)
* Ashita no Kioku (2006)
* The Sword of Alexander (2007)
* Happily Ever After (Jigyaku no Uta) (2007)
* Hōtai Club (2007)
* 20th Century Boys (2008 - 2009)
* BECK (2010)
* Eito Ranger (2012)
* SPEC: Ten (2012)
* SPEC: Close (2013)
* Angel Home (2013)
* Trick The Movie: Last Stage (2014)
* Eight Ranger 2 (2014)
* The Mourner (2015)
* Initiation Love (2015)
* The Big Bee (2015)
* Sanada 10 Braves (2016)
* The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (2018)
* 12 Suicidal Teens (2019)
* Hope (2020)
* First Love (2021)
* Arashi Anniversary Tour 5×20 Film: Record of Memories (2021)[4]
* The Killer Goldfish (TBA)[5]

## Selected dramas[edit]

* Kindaichi Case Files (1995, 1996, NTV)
* Psychometrer Eiji (1997, NTV)
* Keizoku (1999, TBS)
* Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000, TBS)
* Trick (2000, TV Asahi)
* Stand Up!! (2003, TBS)
* Socrates in Love (2004, TBS)
* H2 (2005, TBS)
* Sushi Ōji! (2007, TV Asahi)
* Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari (2006, WOWOW)
* [SPEC: Keishichō Kōanbu Kōan Dai 5-ka Mishō Jiken Tokubetsu Taisaku Gakari Jikenbo (2010, TBS)
* Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu (2015, TBS)

## Awards[edit]

* The 40th Hochi Film Award: Best Director for The Big Bee and Initiation Love[6]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b Official blog on 11 July 2011. Goo Blog (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-05-07.
2. ^ He grew up in Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan. なぜ、この映画を名古屋で撮ったのか堤 幸彦監督、直球ど真ん中の異色作「MY HOUSE」を語る vol.2 (in Japanese). President Inc. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
3. ^ Schilling, Mark, "'My House' takes Tsutsumi home", Japan Times, 8 June 2012, p. 18
4. ^ "ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM "Record of Memories"". eiga.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
5. ^ "日本初! WEBTOONと実写映画が同時進行 梶裕貴、堤幸彦監督の実写映画に出演". eiga.com. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
6. ^ 樹木希林＆本木雅弘“親子”で同時受賞 第40回報知映画賞 (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. Retrieved 2015-11-27.

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in Japanese)
* Yukihiko Tsutsumi at IMDb

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Films directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi

* Shanghai Mermaid Legend Murder Case (1997)
* Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000, TV)
* 2LDK (2002)
* Hijiki (2002)
* Socrates in Love (2004, TV)
* Forbidden Siren (2006)
* Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
* Taitei no Ken (2007)
* Happily Ever After (2007)
* Hōtai Club (2007)
* 20th Century Boys Dai 1 Shō Owari no Hajimari (2008)
* 20th Century Boys Dai 2 Shō Saigo no Kibō (2009)
* 20th Century Boys Saishū Shō Bokura no Hata (2009)
* BECK (2010)
* Eight Ranger (2012)
* SPEC: Ten (2012)
* Angel Home (2013)
* SPEC: Close (2013)
* Trick The Movie: Last Stage (2014)
* Eight Ranger 2 (2014)
* Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu (2015, TV)
* The Mourner (2015)
* Initiation Love (2015)
* The Big Bee (2015)
* Sanada 10 Braves (2016)

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Hochi Film Award for Best Director

* Yoshimitsu Morita (1985)
* Kichitaro Negishi (1986)
* Kazuo Hara (1987)
* Hayao Miyazaki (1988)
* Toshio Masuda (1989)
* Jun Ichikawa (1990)
* Takeshi Kitano (1991)
* Yōichi Higashi (1992)
* Yoichi Sai (1993)
* Tatsumi Kumashiro (1994)
* Shunji Iwai (1995)
* Yoshimitsu Morita (1996)
* Masato Harada (1997)
* Takeshi Kitano (1998)
* Yuji Nakae (2000)
* Hayao Miyazaki (2001)
* Yoji Yamada (2002)
* Hideo Onchi (2003)
* Yoichi Sai (2004)
* Kenji Uchida (2005)
* Kichitaro Negishi (2006)
* Nobuhiro Yamashita (2007)
* Ryōsuke Hashiguchi (2008)
* Miwa Nishikawa (2009)
* Tetsuya Nakashima (2010)
* Sion Sono (2011)
* Daihachi Yoshida (2012)
* Kazuya Shiraishi (2013)
* Takashi Koizumi (2014)
* Yukihiko Tsutsumi (2015)
* Lee Sang-il (2016)
* Yukiko Mishima (2017)
* Tatsushi Ōmori (2018)
* Shinsuke Sato (2019)
* Naomi Kawase (2020)
* Tetsu Maeda (2021)
* Shinzō Katayama (2022)
* Takashi Yamazaki (2023)

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