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Hiroshi Kataoka

Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
IMDb Wikipedia

Biography

Hiroshi Kataoka (born 1959) is a Japanese director and television producer for NHK. Originally from Tokyo, he majored in civil engineering at university, but after experiencing show business in New York, he decided to pursue a career in film and television. He joined NHK in 1982 and has been producing and directing television series and TV movies for them since.

Known For

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit poster

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Mistress poster

Mistress

Genroku Ryoran poster

Genroku Ryoran

The Mission and Soul's Limit poster

The Mission and Soul's Limit

The Scales of Justice poster

The Scales of Justice

Tokyo Dragon poster

Tokyo Dragon

How to speak Japanese poster

How to speak Japanese

Oboe no Nai Satsujin poster

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

I'll Still Love You in 10 Years poster

I'll Still Love You in 10 Years

Crescent Moon poster

Crescent Moon

Sakura Housara poster

Sakura Housara

Network Baby poster

Network Baby

Filmography

2025
Oboe no Nai Satsujin poster

Oboe no Nai Satsujin

Movie · Director

2025
憶えのない殺人 poster

憶えのない殺人

TV · Director · 2 eps

2021
The Scales of Justice poster

The Scales of Justice

TV · Director · 5 eps

2019
Mistress poster

Mistress

TV · Director · 10 eps

2019
Crescent Moon poster

Crescent Moon

TV · Director · 4 eps

2016
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit poster

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

TV · Director · 4 eps

2014
Sakura Housara poster

Sakura Housara

Movie · Director

2011
The Mission and Soul's Limit poster

The Mission and Soul's Limit

TV · Director · 2 eps

2010
I'll Still Love You in 10 Years poster

I'll Still Love You in 10 Years

TV · Director · 6 eps

2007
Good Job poster

Good Job

TV · Director · 5 eps

2005
The Taika Reforms poster

The Taika Reforms

Movie · Director

2003
On-yado Kawasemi poster

On-yado Kawasemi

TV · Director · 24 eps

1999
Genroku Ryoran poster

Genroku Ryoran

TV · Director · 49 eps

1997
Tokyo Dragon poster

Tokyo Dragon

Movie · Director

1993
How to speak Japanese poster

How to speak Japanese

Movie · Director

1990
Network Baby poster

Network Baby

Movie · Director

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