Masato Hijikata (Directing)
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Works
Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special
"Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special" (世にも奇妙な物語 '24夏の特別編) aired on Fuji TV on June 8, 2024, featuring four intriguing stories: 1. "The Mansion of Remembrance" A woman awakens in a mysterious mansion after an accident, encountering residents with fragmented memories. 2. "Tomobiki Village" A university student visits a secluded village for a friend's funeral, uncovering eerie traditions and hidden truths. 3. "Treasure of Humanity" An artist is recruited by a global organization to preserve cultural heritage, leading to unexpected revelations about his talent. 4. "Weekly Ex-Lover Creation" A woman assembles an android replica of her ex-boyfriend using a magazine kit, blurring the lines between reality and artificiality.
Release Date:2024-06-08
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
Hyena
Two contrasting people, an unconventional outlaw lawyer and an elite lawyer born into a legal family, engage in a life-like struggle for survival and an adult love story!
Release Date:2023-10-20
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:8
Vote Count:1
Marriage is Difficult for a Ninja
Kusakari Hotaru is married to Kusakari Goro, and she works as a pharmacist. She holds a secret that she is really a ninja and part of Koka Ninja’s family. Her husband holds a routine job as a postal delivery man, but he has a secret as well. He is also a ninja and part of Iga Ninja’s family. Even though Kusakari Hotaru and Kusakari Goro are a married couple, they are unaware their partner is a ninja.
Release Date:2023-01-05
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:6
The Sunflower Disappeared in the Rain
Release Date:2022-07-24
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:2
Love Dissonance
The story takes place in a certain high school. Masaki Nitta arrives as a new music teacher, but the school is greatly disturbed by the disappearance of the previous teacher. While playing the piano in the music room the night before work, Masaki meets Sae Izumi, a student who is running away from one issue. Sae is a student in the class in which he is an assistant teacher. The two of them, gradually develop a bond through the disappearance.
Release Date:2022-07-14
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:3
Familiar Wife
Kenzaki Motoharu has been married for five years. Throughout these five years, he has been receiving stress from his boss and wife, Mio. Motoharu begin to wonder why he ended up marrying with Mio. While showing dissatisfaction and regret with his married life, he suddenly slipped back in time and witnessed his wife getting replaced.
Release Date:2021-01-07
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:11
Vote Count:4
Haru: Sogo Shosha no Onna
Release Date:2019-10-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:8
Suits
Shogo Kai is a lawyer at one of the big 4 law firms in Japan. He is good at his job, but he is arrogant. Shogo Kai only thinks about winning and he thinks the only way to satisfy his clients is to win. He is getting close to becoming a senior partner at the law firm. Shogo Kai's boss worries about his focus on winning above all else. As a condition of his promotion at the law firm, his boss asks him to hire a young lawyer as an associate. Shogo Kai interviews prospective young lawyers and meets Daiki Suzuki. Daiki Suzuki has high intelligence and his memory ability is amazing.
Release Date:2018-10-08
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:5
Vote Count:6
ヘッドハンター
Release Date:2018-04-16
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
The Crow In Broad Daylight
One day, Tomonaga Takashi, a medical representative of pharmaceutical company Tenei Seiyaku, is suddenly suspected of molesting inside a train by male and female strangers. He has an important appointment and tries to get away. However, Nitta Masato, who rushed over from the police box in front of the train station where he had been on duty, arrests Tomonaga as he fights back. This is Nitta’s first achievement as a new police officer.
Release Date:2018-01-11
Department:Directing
Job:Director
The Kodai Family Special
The three brothers of the Kodai family possess telepathy, and this has led to many nerve-wracking incidents. Their aunt Anne narrates an episode from the past. 30 years ago, Yuko, a fourth-year student at a prestigious private university, learns about the existence of Kodai Shigemasa, who has been admitted from Oxford. One day, Yuko’s friend Nao and Masao start dating. Yuko congratulates her but detects Masao’s unfaithfulness immediately after that. Although Yuko meditates and tries to make the two of them reconcile, they break up in a just one week. Masao then promptly confesses his feelings for Yuko
Release Date:2016-06-04
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:1
The Kodai Family
Kie Hirano is an ordinary OL who often daydreams. Mitsumasa Kodai at the same company as Kie Hirano, but he is an elite salaryman. He is the eldest son in the Kodai family and he is also telepathic. Mitsumasa Kodai got his special ability to read other people's mind from his British grandmother. Mitsumasa becomes attracted to Kie's warm heart and her dreamy temperament. They begin to date and enjoy their days together, but Mitsumasa Kodai's mother calls.
Release Date:2016-06-04
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:16
Ghost Writer
Two women are bound by their mutual passion for writing. Tono Risa is already a successful writer. Her books are all best sellers and have been made into movies, putting increasing pressure on Risa to keep churning out masterpieces. The professional pressures and her personal responsibilities begin to make Risa feel overwhelmed and dejected. Yuki is a young woman who moves to Tokyo with the dream of becoming a published writer someday. When she is about to give up on that dream, Yuki is offered a job to work as Risa’s assistant by her editor. The two women start off a little stilted but eventually form a friendship and a productive working relationship. As Yuki’s role gradually increases from being an assistant to a ghostwriter for Risa, will Risa feel threatened by Yuki’s ambition?
Release Date:2015-01-13
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:2
Hoshi Shin'ichi Mystery Special
A collection of five short stories by Hoshi Shinichi
Release Date:2014-02-15
Department:Directing
Job:Director
The After-Dinner Mysteries
Kageyama (Sho Sakurai) works as the butler for rich heiress Reiko Hosho (Keiko Kitagawa). Reiko happens to be a novice detective but lacks certain deductive skills needed by detectives. Because of this Reiko relies on Kageyamaa to help her solve cases. Meanwhile, Kageyama isn't afraid to mince words and often calls out Reiko with his sharp tongue!
Release Date:2013-10-30
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Vote Count:10
dinner
This drama follows the staff of an Italian restaurant and their everyday struggles. “Roccabianca” is a famous and popular Italian restaurant, but their head chef and owner Tatsumi suddenly collapses and the restaurant loses its unique flavor. The number of customers rapidly declines, but the owner’s daughter and deputy manager Saori happens to find another chef named Ezaki through an online job market who learned cooking at the same place her father did. Ezaki becomes the new head chef of this restaurant and while nobody can deny that he is a gifted chef, it’s his extreme rationalism that doesn’t exactly go well with the restaurants attempt to save its traditional flavor.
Release Date:2013-01-13
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
Vote Count:4
Joker: Unforgiven Investigator
Date Kazuyoshi (Sakai) is a detective on the Kanagawa prefectural police force. During the day, he is known as a "Buddha" for his gentle personality, pouring all of his energy into resolving each case. At night, however, he transforms into a cruel punisher as his gentleness gives way to his anger towards the criminals. The series poses questions about what justice and evil truly are. Tokyograph
Release Date:2010-07-13
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:6
Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Fall Special
Release Date:2009-10-05
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Four Lies
This renzoku follows four women in the "around 40" generation. Shifumi is an attractive woman who stole her classmate's boyfriend in high school, and despite criticism from others, she got married and had a child. However, she soon divorced and currently keeps a younger boyfriend. Three of Shifumi's former classmates: ordinary housewife Makiko, work-focused doctor Neri, and housewife Miwa. Miwa is having an affair with Shifumi's ex-husband Keishi (the boyfriend Shifumi originally stole from her.) Eventually, the various secrets and lies kept by the four women all come to light.
Release Date:2008-07-10
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:9
Vote Count:1
Absolute Boyfriend
Robot maker, Kronos Heaven, finally develops "Night Tenjō", the perfect male humanoid programmed to be devoted and completely loyal to his lover. The company chooses temp worker Riko Izawa to take part in a five-day free trial. At first, Riko only sees Night as a household appliance. But when she finds out how deep Night's devotion to herself is, Riko finds herself falling in love with him. Joining the love triangle is Sōshi Asamoto, a distinguished young executive at her company who has feelings for her.
Release Date:2008-04-15
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:12
Vote Count:19
The Fantastic Deer-Man
Forced out of his research group after conflicts with his colleagues, Ogawa Takanobu takes up an offer to teach at a girls' high school in Nara. When taking roll call on the first day one of his students, Hotta Ito, sneaks into class late, claiming a bogus excuse--that she got a ticket after trying to park her deer in front of the train station.
Release Date:2008-01-17
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:10
Vote Count:5
Hotelier
An incident in the past causes Ogata Kouhei (Tanabe Seiichi) to resign his position and leave the country in shame. Now, at the hotel's 30th anniversary, the hotel is facing a crisis; the president has just been submitted to the hospital, and the hotel is facing a potential takeover. Under his request, assistant manager Odagiri Kyoko (Ueto Aya) goes to Korea in order to convince Kouhei to return. Kyoko is caught up in an incident when her purse is stolen when she meets Mizusawa Keigo (Oikawa Mitsuhiro), who tries to help her. Ultimately, Kyoko comes back to Japan unsuccessful. However, under the advice from Korean hotel manager Shin Dong Hyuk (Bae Yong Jun), Kouhei returns to Tokyo Ocean Hotel as the position of the new general manager. Upon his return however, Kyoko once again meets Mizusawa Keigo. Little does Kyoko know, not only does Keigo want to take over the Tokyo Ocean Hotel, but he also carries affections for her.
Release Date:2007-04-12
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:9
Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Spring Special
***Sainou-dama A talentless young musician receives a spam email advertising "Talent Balls"--three lollipops which when eaten will awaken your hidden talents and turn you into a savant. However, what awakens within him turns out to be far from what he expects. ***Virtual Memory A women is understress at her job and goes to a store that offers her a machine that allows her to live other peoples memories. What happens when she starts selling hers? ***Funsadan Kyouiku A new teacher finds that her pay is based off her popularity with the students, so she starts to create problems for herself to solve. ***Gozen 2-ji no Chime A writer gets a call at his front gate every day at 2 am, but no one believes him. And then a murder happens and none of the cameras pick the criminal up. ***Kaisou Densha An old man revisiting memories on the subway.
Release Date:2007-03-26
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Ns' Aoi
Based on the same-titled manga on a newbie nurse, Misora Aoi and the problems she encounters in medical work. Aoi Misora is a third-year nurse at a prestigious hospital. After she is involved in trouble at the Emergency Center, she is transferred to a medical ward of an affiliated hospital. Unlike her previous workplace, the medical ward is a crucial place where patients who survived the emergency room must be looked after with extreme care. But it's also a place for dishonest and unskilled doctors. Moreover, it is also a place for cozy ties between politicians and doctors, where the priority is not patient care but profit. Still, Aoi puts every effort forward to take care of patients with her heart and soul. The harder she tries, the more she is alienated from the proud doctors. But with the support of another nurse, Kyoko Komine, and also Dr. Takagi, Aoi succeeds in changing the minds of those around her. by: Fuji TV
Release Date:2006-01-10
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:11
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
***Fushiawase wo Anata ni (We Bring You Misfortune) A woman sees a company called "Fushiawase wo Anata ni" (we bring you misfortune) promoting a new sales concept: giving its clients misfortune to motivate them to seek greater happiness. ***Kuuhaku no Hito (Blank Person) A woman wakes up in her bed every morning not remembering the events of the past night, and finding that someone has moved around the things in her room. ***Jigoku wa Manin (Hell Is Full) As there is no more room in hell, the evil/sinful find they cannot die. ***Kako kara no Nikki (Diary from the Past) A struggling author chances upon a diary which changes his life. ***Aketekure (Open Up!) A woman's husband dies in a car accident, but that same evening he is heard pounding on the door for someone to let him in.
Release Date:2004-09-20
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2004 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Koroshiya desu no yo (It's a Hitman, You Know) - starring Mizuki Alisa. 2. Jibun-counsellor (Self-counsellor) - starring Inohara Yoshihiko. 3. Be Silent - starring Watabe Atsuro. 4. Sasoimizu (Pump-priming) - starring Harada Taizo. 5. Saigo no Hitotoki (The Last Moment) - starring Nagasaku Hiromi.
Release Date:2004-03-29
Department:Directing
Job:Director
The Diary from the Past
A writer (Hidetoshi Nishijima) who has an artistic crisis purchases a stack of diaries written by a teenage girl (Yû Aoi) who is fatally ill. Living in different time lines both are able to communicate via writing diaries…
Release Date:2004-03-07
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Tsuhan-Man
Release Date:2002-07-05
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:5
New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 2
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
Release Date:1998-12-02
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 1
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
Release Date:1998-12-02
Department:Directing
Job:Director
New Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club: Seven Wonders of School Edition 3
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
Release Date:1998-12-02
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis
Lupin's plans to intercept two old glass photographic plates from being delivered to a mysterious art dealer named Mr. Suzuki misfires, and it doesn't help matters that Goemon and Jigen are suffering from... efficiency problems. Meanwhile, Inspector Zenigata has a new tag-along in the Lupin chase: the beautiful young reporter Maria. But what is Maria's connection to the mysterious Mr. Suzuki?
Release Date:1998-07-24
Character:Additional Voices
Vote Count:41
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 4
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
Release Date:1998-07-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Thursday Ghost Stories Ghost Club ~ Junior High School Edition 1
Japanese horror movie from 1998.
Release Date:1998-07-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Shomuni
Shomuni, that's the common name given to General Affairs Section 2 of a trading company. Here are six women who have ended up in this department known as "the dump" for office ladies. But Chinatsu Tsuboi (Makiko Esumi) declares that the value of woman is equal to the number of men. With her as the central focus they create a totally new type of office lady drama that does away with those heartless men still caught up in worn-out social ideas and the class system within the company.
Release Date:1998-04-15
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:9
Vote Count:7
Mokuyou no Kaidan'97: Akuryou Gakuen
Haruka Renkoji is a bright and innocent high school girl. However, she is actually the descendant of an exorcist who has exorcised evil spirits for generations. She unwillingly gets involved in various ghost incidents and exorcises evil spirits that are unable to rest in peace and wander around.
Release Date:1997-05-01
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Super Atragon
At the end of World War II, a top-secret Japanese submarine and an American submarine have a fatal encounter and both are lost. Fifty years later the descendants of the submarines' officers are sent by the United Nations in a new secret submarine to investigate mysterious incidents in the Antarctics that could be linked to the old submarines' disappearances, and could also be the precursor to an invasion by aliens from deep inside the Earth
Release Date:1995-12-18
Character:Takano (voice)
Vote Count:4
Tales of the Bizarre: 1992 Winter Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 1992 Winter Special is a special edition of Tales of the Bizarre that aired on Fuji Television on December 30, 1992.
Release Date:1992-12-30
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Release Date:1990-10-04
Department:Directing
Job:Director
Episode Count:18
Vote Count:2