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Hideo Onchi(1933-2022)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Hideo Onchi was born on 23 January 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Warabi no kou (2003), Izu no odoriko (1967) and Shimanto-gawa (1991). He died on 20 January 2022 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJanuary 23, 1933
DiedJanuary 20, 2022(88)
BornJanuary 23, 1933
DiedJanuary 20, 2022(88)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Warabi no kou (2003)
Warabi no kou
7.9
  • Director
  • 2003
Izu no odoriko (1967)
Izu no odoriko
8.2
  • Director
  • 1967
Shimanto-gawa (1991)
Shimanto-gawa
7.0
  • Director
  • 1991
Terra e... (1980)
Terra e...
6.4
  • Director
  • 1980

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  • Warabi no kou (2003)
    Warabi no kou
    7.9
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Marriage (1993)
    Marriage
    6.4
    • Director (segment "Sato-Natori Family Chapter")
    • 1993
  • Shimanto-gawa (1991)
    Shimanto-gawa
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Ikite mitai mô ichido: Shinjuku basu hôka jiken
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Tuesday Suspense Theater (1981)
    Tuesday Suspense Theater
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Kyukei no koya
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Terra e... (1980)
    Terra e...
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Sengo saidai no yûkai: Yoshinobu chan jiken
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Hito wa sore o scandal to iu
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Akai meiro
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Yoake no keiji
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974–1977
  • Shiawase
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Kagami no naka no kao
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Garasusaiku No Ie
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Summer of Love (1972)
    Summer of Love
    • Director
    • 1972

Writer



  • Ikite mitai mô ichido: Shinjuku basu hôka jiken
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • Terra e... (1980)
    Terra e...
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Shiawase
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Two Hearts in the Rain (1968)
    Two Hearts in the Rain
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Izu no odoriko (1967)
    Izu no odoriko
    8.2
    • screenplay
    • 1967
  • The Call of Flesh (1966)
    The Call of Flesh
    • Writer
    • 1966
  • Nyotai
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Okâsan
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Kôkôsei to onna kyôshi: hijô no seishun
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Hidden Fangs (1961)
    Hidden Fangs
    • Writer
    • 1961

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • The Lost Alibi (1960)
    The Lost Alibi
    7.5
    • chief assistant director
    • 1960
  • Osorubeki hiasobi
    • chief assistant director
    • 1959

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  • Born
    • January 23, 1933
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • January 20, 2022
    • Tokyo, Japan(lung cancer)

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