About Hiroshi Sugawara
Lived 1955 – 2025 (aged 69–70). Hiroshi Sugawara was a Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter.
Hiroshi Sugawara (菅原 浩志; 1955 – 12 November 2025) was a Japanese film director, producer and screenwriter. He died from pancreatic cancer on 12 November 2025, at the age of 70.
Filmography Director Seven Days' War (1988) Songs of Kamui (2023)
Producer Legend of Eight Samurai: Satomi Hakken-den (1983) Aijou Monogatari (1984) The Closest Island to Heaven: Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Shima (1985) Second Generation is Christian: Nidaime wa Kurisuchan (1985) Cabaret (1986) Three Penny Opera (1989) Shogun (1990) Ruby Cairo (1993)
Screenwriter Seven Days' War (1988) Magnitude (1997) Dreammaker (1999) Fireflies: River of Light (2003) Hayazaki no Hana (2006) Shashin Koshien Summer in 0.5 Seconds (2017) Songs of Kamui (2023)
Production Manager Ten to Chi to: Heaven and Earth (1990)
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Who was Hiroshi Sugawara?
Japanese film director
When was Hiroshi Sugawara born?
Hiroshi Sugawara was born in 1955 in Sapporo.
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Hiroshi Sugawara died on 12 November 2025.
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Hiroshi Sugawara was a film director, film producer and screenwriter.
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Hiroshi Sugawara was Japanese.
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