Director
Nanako Hirose

PROFILE
Born in 1987 in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Graduated from Musashino Art University.
She has been a member of Bun-buku since 2011,worked as an assistant director under directors Hirokazu Kore-eda and Miwa Nishikawa.
She made her debut as an original writer-director in 2007 with “夜明け(His Lost Name)” about a father-son relationship between a young man with a secret and a man in a woodworking shop.
The film was entered in the 23rd Busan International Film Festival. She received Special Mention at the 19th TOKYO FILMeX and the Grand Prix for Emerging Directors at the 34th Takasaki Film Festival.
In December of the same year, released “つつんで、ひらいて(book-paper-scissors)”, a documentary film about Nobuyoshi Kikuchi, a binding artist. She received a Special Mention at the 20th TOKYO FILMeX.
She also directed episodes 3 and 5 of the drama “Junichi” (original story by Areno Inoue), as well as the Asahi Broadcasting TV drama series "Sore demo Ai wo Chikaimasuka? (original story by Keiku Hagiwara), for which she served as the main director.
WORKS
Movie:
・『夜明け』(His Lost Name)/(Director/Scenario)(2019年)
・『つつんで、ひらいて』(book-paper-scissors)/documentary(Director/Photography/Editor)(2019年)
・『Boy Meets...』/Nara prefecture PR short film(Director/Photography/Editor)(2024年)
Drama series:
・『潤一』(Junichi)/Streaming(Director Ep3,5)(2019年)
・『それでも愛を誓いますか?』(Soredemo Ai wo Chikaimasuka?)/TV series(Director Ep1,4,8,9,10)(2021年)
・『風のふく島』(2024年)/TV Tokyo(Ep.2 Director/Script writing・Ep10 Director)
TV program:
・「きょうの、あきない」(Kyou no Akinai)/TBS(Director)(2015~2016年)
CM:
・エクセル福山/webムービー/社会福祉法人 春海会(演出)(2016年)
・伊藤忠商事/TVCM(演出)(2019年第3期~)
・「モノガタリ by mercari」/web CM(演出)(2022年)
・大和ハウス工業/共創共生「気仙沼 それぞれの朝」篇/Web CM(演出)(2024年)
MV:
・「まほろば」藤巻亮太MV/サントリー天然水(2021年)
・「せいぜい胸を張ってやるさ。」竹原ピストルMV(2021年)
Exhibition:
・『謳う建築』/寺田倉庫(2020年)
WORKS

つつんで、ひらいて

HIS LOST NAME

永い言い訳

AFTER THE STORM

Our Little Sister

Like Father, Like Son

それでも愛を誓いますか?

モノガタリ by mercari スペシャルmovie

潤一

ゴーイング マイ ホーム

竹原ピストル「せいぜい胸を張ってやるさ。」

藤巻亮太「まほろば」

ダイハツ Light you up「Nibako」篇/「こどもたちの夢」篇