Yasuharu Ishii

Yasuharu Ishii
Native name	石井 康晴
Romanized	Ishii Yasuharu
Born	1969 Japan
Occupations	Director

Yasuharu Ishii (石井 康晴 (いしい やすはる) , Ishii Yasuharu, born 1969 in Japan) is Japanese TV drama and film director. Ishii served as the main director of Hana Yori Dango and Hana Yori Dango Returns. In 2008, he directed the movie sequel, Hana Yori Dango Final.

Biography

Career

After graduating from Waseda University, he started his career in charge of various game shows and documentary programs. In 1999, he was the assistant director of Heaven Cannot Wait (天国に一番近い男 () , Heaven Cannot Wait). He is best known for directing Hana Yori Dango (2005) and Kurosagi (2006). In 2008, Ishii directed the movie sequels to both shows.

Selected filmography

Assistant director

• Heaven Cannot Wait (1999)
• Socrates in Love (2004)

Director

• Hana Yori Dango (2005)
• Kurosagi (2006)
• Hana Yori Dango Returns (2007)
• Yamada Taro Monogatari (2007)
• Kurosagi (2008)
• Hana Yori Dango Final (2008)
• Smile (2009)
• The Wallflower (2010)
• Saiko no Jinsei (2012)
• Ouroboros (2015)
• Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu (2016)

External links

• Yasuharu Ishii on Japanese Wikipedia
• Yasuharu Ishii at the Internet Movie Database
• Yasuharu Ishii at the Anime News Network