Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Kazuhiko Hasegawa

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
January 5, 1946

Biography

Kazuhiko Hasegawa (長谷川 和彦 Hasegawa Kazuhiko, 5 January 1946 – 31 January 2026) was a Japanese film director. He won the award for Best Director at the 1st Yokohama Film Festival for The Man Who Stole the Sun. He has also occasionally appeared as an actor, including a role in Banmei Takahashi's 1982 Wolf (狼 Ōkami), produced by Director's Company, and later in Seijun Suzuki's 1991 Yumeji.

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Kazuhiko Hasegawa 1

Representative Works

The Man Who Stole the Sun
The Man Who Stole the Sun
7.3
/ Japanese
The Youth Killer
The Youth Killer
6.5
/ Japanese
Profound Desires of the Gods
Profound Desires of the Gods
7.4
/ Japanese
Apartment Wife: Afternoon Seduction
Apartment Wife: Afternoon Seduction
10.0
/ Japanese
Yumeji
Yumeji
6.4
/ Japanese
Gypsy Rose: A Docu-Drama
Gypsy Rose: A Docu-Drama
3.3
/ Japanese
The Crazy Family
The Crazy Family
7.1
/ Japanese
Wet Sand in August
Wet Sand in August
6.0
/ Japanese
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window
Afternoon Affair: Rear Window
5.9
/ Japanese
Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous
Apartment Wife: Secret Rendezvous
7.0
/ Japanese
Woman on the Night Train
Woman on the Night Train
5.7
/ Japanese
Temptation of Eros
Temptation of Eros
3.8
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Man Who Stole the Sun
1979Nominee

Best Director

The Man Who Stole the Sun

The Youth Killer
1976Nominee

Best Performance

The Youth Killer

Profound Desires of the Gods
1968Nominee

Best Performance

Profound Desires of the Gods

Career Highlights

Apartment Wife: Afternoon Seduction
1974Highlight

Best Director

Apartment Wife: Afternoon Seduction

Yumeji
1991Highlight

Best Performance

Yumeji

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