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Yasuo Furuhata(1934-2019)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Yasuo Furuhata was born on 19 August 1934 in Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for The Railroad Man (1999), Buddies (1989) and Station (1981). He died on 20 May 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornAugust 19, 1934
DiedMay 20, 2019(84)
BornAugust 19, 1934
DiedMay 20, 2019(84)
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  • Awards
    • 12 wins & 10 nominations total

Known for

The Railroad Man (1999)
The Railroad Man
7.1
  • Director
  • 1999
Buddies (1989)
Buddies
6.7
  • Director
  • 1989
Station (1981)
Station
7.0
  • Director
  • 1981
Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Hideji Ōtaki, Kôichi Satô, Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kimiko Yo, Haruka Ayase, Takahiro Miura, and Mieko Harada in Dearest (2012)
Dearest
6.9
  • Director
  • 2012

Credits

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Director



  • Reminiscence (2017)
    Reminiscence
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2017
  • A Boy Called H (2013)
    A Boy Called H
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2013
  • Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Hideji Ōtaki, Kôichi Satô, Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kimiko Yo, Haruka Ayase, Takahiro Miura, and Mieko Harada in Dearest (2012)
    Dearest
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2012
  • The Haunted Samurai (2007)
    The Haunted Samurai
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Akai tsuki (2004)
    Akai tsuki
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2004
  • The Firefly (2001)
    The Firefly
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2001
  • The Railroad Man (1999)
    The Railroad Man
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Yukimura Sanada, the Most Frightening Samurai for the First Shogun Ieyasu (1998)
    Yukimura Sanada, the Most Frightening Samurai for the First Shogun Ieyasu
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Gendai ninkyoden (1997)
    Gendai ninkyoden
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Kura (1995)
    Kura
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Genroku taiheiki: Chûshingura uchiiri no suketto-tachi (1995)
    Genroku taiheiki: Chûshingura uchiiri no suketto-tachi
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love Is Hell (1994)
    Yakuza Ladies Revisited: Love Is Hell
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Kantsubaki (1992)
    Kantsubaki
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Hiroki Matsukata in Don ni natta otoko (1991)
    Don ni natta otoko
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Isan sôzoku (1990)
    Isan sôzoku
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1990

Writer



  • Akai tsuki (2004)
    Akai tsuki
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • The Firefly (2001)
    The Firefly
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Chôeki jûhachi-nen: Kari shutsugoku (1967)
    Chôeki jûhachi-nen: Kari shutsugoku
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1967

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)
    Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
    7.3
    • director: Japan
    • 2005
  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)
    Brutal Tales of Chivalry
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Rikugun zangyaku monogatari (1963)
    Rikugun zangyaku monogatari
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 19, 1934
    • Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
  • Died
    • May 20, 2019
    • Tokyo, Japan(pneumonia)

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