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Haruhiko Arai

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  • Director
  • Actor
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Haruhiko Arai was born on 26 January 1947 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for The Tragedy of 'W' (1984), Vibrator (2003) and Revolver (1988).
BornJanuary 26, 1947
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Hiroko Yakushimaru in The Tragedy of 'W' (1984)
    The Tragedy of 'W'
    7.1
    • Writer
    • 1984
    Vibrator (2003)
    Vibrator
    6.9
    • Writer
    • 2003
    Revolver (1988)
    Revolver
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1988
    Distant Thunder (1981)
    Distant Thunder
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1981

    Credits

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    Writer

    • A Spoiling Rain (2023)
      A Spoiling Rain
      6.7
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • September 1923 (2023)
      September 1923
      7.1
      • Writer
      • 2023
    • 2 Women (2022)
      2 Women
      5.2
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • It Feels So Good (2019)
      It Feels So Good
      6.5
      • screenplay
      • 2019
    • Dear Etranger (2017)
      Dear Etranger
      7.0
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • When I Was Most Beautiful (2015)
      When I Was Most Beautiful
      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
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • The Backwater (2013)
      The Backwater
      6.2
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Sodomu no ringo
      6.4
      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

    • The Stars and Moon Are Holes in the Sky (2025)
      The Stars and Moon Are Holes in the Sky
      8.3
      • Director
      • 2025
    • A Spoiling Rain (2023)
      A Spoiling Rain
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2023
    • It Feels So Good (2019)
      It Feels So Good
      6.5
      • Director
      • 2019
    • When I Was Most Beautiful (2015)
      When I Was Most Beautiful
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Body and Soul (1997)
      Body and Soul
      5.7
      • Director
      • 1997

    Actor

    • The Stars and Moon Are Holes in the Sky (2025)
      The Stars and Moon Are Holes in the Sky
      8.3
      • 2025
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    Personal details

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

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