Chihiro Ikeda (Director)
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Works
Red
A married woman with a lovely daughter lives a carefree life, until she meets her ex-lover at a friend’s wedding. They haven’t seen each other in ten years, but they begin an affair.
Release Date2020-02-21
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count97
Creepy
After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
Release Date2016-06-18
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count208
10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40
With 3 months till 40, a lonely office worker makes a bucket list—only to find unexpected joy and love with the junior helping him check it off.
Release Date2025-07-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count12
Vote Count5
Tokyo Rendezvous
A salaryman debates selling his grandfather's land to pay off his father's debt.
Release Date2008-09-19
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count5
Living in the Sky
In the time after Naomi's parents suddenly die, she happens to meet and bond with the popular actor Morinori Tokito who lives in the same apartment building.
Release Date2020-10-23
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count7
Insomniacs After School
To keep using their school's abandoned observatory as a refuge, two sleepless high school students decide to revive the defunct astronomy club.
Release Date2023-06-23
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count4
My Dear Exes
Omameda Towako recently become the president of the construction company "Shirokuma Housing". She has experienced three divorces and is currently living with her 15-year-old daughter, Uta. Although Towako has been divorced thrice, she remains bright and lives her life strongly. However, her life is constantly disrupted by her three troublemaker ex-husbands.
Release Date2021-04-13
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count10
Vote Count21
Startup Girls
A young female founder runs in to societal barriers during her drive to create startup projects, in a Japanese society that hasn't traditionally accepted entrepreneurs . She finds herself, and maturity along the way.
Release Date2019-09-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Mr. and Mrs. Igarashi Are Strangers in Disguise
Mahiro Aizawa starts fresh at a new job, only to find her estranged husband, Naoto Igarashi, working at the same company. To avoid awkwardness, they pretend to be strangers, but this complicates their relationship further.
Release Date2025-01-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count12
Vote Count1
His Girlfriend
Teen romance is complicated for a boy who's secretly in love with a college girl but who's also captured the heart of a high school freshman.
Release Date2015-10-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count12
Patient Chart Prayer
Resident Doctor Suwano is still a newbie without much knowledge and skills, but no one surpasses him when it comes to being generous to patients with his time and doing everything he can for them. What’s more, he has an amazing ability to look at someone and know how well they are feeling.
Release Date2022-10-08
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count4
Memory's Technique
Karen is an ordinary high school student in Tokyo, but she sometimes recalls pieces of her childhood memories that she did not know before. During the process of getting her passport for a school trip, Karen views her family register. She learns that she had an older sister Yukari, who died at the age of 4. Karen also learns that her parents are not her biological parents and that she was adopted. Karen now wants to learn about herself. She lies to her parents and tells them that she is leaving on the school trip. Instead, she travels to Fukuoka where she was born. Her classmate Satoi Hogari accompanies her.
Release Date2020-11-27
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Take Me
Release Date2024-07-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Dusk Dahlia
Release Date2011-11-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
東京の日
Release Date2015-10-31
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
The Ogre's Bride
In a Japan where humans and demons co-exist peacefully, Yuzu is an ordinary high school girl who lives in the shadow of her older sister, who is the bride of a demon. One day, she has a life-changing encounter with a beautiful ogre who claims her as his bride.
Release Date2026-03-27
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Princess Maison
A story revolves around a 26-year-old single woman Sachi who lives in Tokyo working for a pub. She frequents a show house alone as she plans to buy a home of her own. She looks around the room seriously and asks incisive questions to the attendants. Through her house hunt, we can catch a glimpse of what the modern Japanese women truly want.
Release Date2016-10-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count8
Vote Count1
Mental Strengthening Beauty Shirakawa-san
Women's self-esteem saves the society! Ms. Shirakawa, a beautiful woman with strong mentality, repels stresses that afflicts women, such as prejudice, harassment, and dominance.
Release Date2022-04-07
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count12
Vote Count1
Girl Meets Queen
25-year-old Sachi works at a local construction company. Her mother died when she was young and she lives alone with her father, Kohei. Kohei is a very conservative person and does not like trying out new things. Due to this, Sachi has never eaten avocado and kiwi. One day, a drag queen name Cool Mint appears in front of Sachi in super flashy makeup and costume. This becomes a turning point of Sachi who finds motivation to leave her town to Tokyo and explore doing what she likes. Meanwhile, Sachi realises that she is about to fall in love with her roommate, Ken, but Atsushi appears and a love triangle is formed.
Release Date2023-03-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count4
Vote Count1
Madoromi Barmaid
Story about a female bartender and her special "my-pace" bar where she makes cocktails that leave unforgettable taste in her customers' hearts.
Release Date2019-07-13
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count12
Sakura Blooms
The story is about a gentle and easygoing girl who likes reading. One day, a piece of paper comes out of a book at the library. It is a beautiful letter called "Sakurasaku". That's when she starts a correspondence with a complete stranger. But who is he?
Release Date2016-03-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count4
Vote Count1
Kowloon Generic Romance
Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai―one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself…
Release Date2025-08-29
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count5
Rabbit on the Moon
Sanae is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her mother and six-year-old sister. She has not recently been able to be open with her fisherman grandfather. Sanae is awoken by the sound of hard rain one night. As she dozes, the rain changes into the flow of the river and she finds herself lying in a fishing boat when she opens her eyes. She hears, from far away, the strains of a harmonica which her grandpa loves... Next morning Sanae is informed that her grandfather has passed away. Frictions are revealed between Sanae and those around her. In her confused state, she runs out of the house leaving for the river where her grandpa's boat is moored...
Release Date2007-10-18
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count4