Haruki Kadokawa

Haruki Kadokawa

producer, director, actor

Haruki Kadokawa was born on Jan 08, 1942 in Japan. Haruki Kadokawa's big-screen debut came with The Inugami Family directed by Kon Ichikawa in 1976, strarring Detective Watanabe (uncredited). Haruki Kadokawa is known for Neo Tokyo directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Hideko Yoshida stars as Shôjo Sachi (segment "Labyrinth*labyrinthos") and Masane Tsukayama as Bob Stone (segment "Hashiru otoko"). Haruki Kadokawa has got 3 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Haruki Kadokawa achieved is Mainichi Film Concours. The upcoming new movie Haruki Kadokawa plays is Mio's Cookbook which will be released on Oct 16, 2020.

When his father dies in 1975, Haruki was appointed president of the Kadokawa Shoten and he announced a new and ambitious plan for his company: created a new branch dedicated to produce films and impel international cinematographic adaptations of the best-seller novels and comics of the publishing branch. "The Inugami Family" was the first film produced by Kadokawa. The success of the planning encouraged Kadokawa to direct some movies himself. His debut as director was "Dirty Hero" (1982), followed by "Love Story" (1984). In 1990 he directed his most acclaimed film, "Heaven and Earth". Unfortunately his popularity declined after he was arrested for drug possession.

  • Birthday

    Jan 08, 1942
  • Place of Birth

    Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 1 nominations

Mainichi Film Concours
1991
Best Film
Winner - Readers' Choice Award
Awards of the Japanese Academy
1985
For his work as a producer.
Winner - Special Award
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