is a Japanese television and film director. He began directing commercials and music promotion videos as an employee of

Nihon Television JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed sub ...

. After spending time abroad, he returned and started his own production company, ''Office Crescendo'', from which he works independently. His first television drama on

was called ''Kora! Tonneruzu'' and ran from 1985 to 1989. He directed '' Taitei no Ken'', an original work by Baku Yumemakura, in 2007.

Selected films

*'' Kindaichi Case Files'' (1997) - starring

Domoto Tsuyoshi is a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, and television personality. Along with Koichi Domoto (with whom he has no blood-relation), he is a member of KinKi Kids, which is a Japanese duo under the management of Johnny & Associates and the ...

, Tomosaka Rie *''Shinsei Toilet no Hanako-san'' (1998) *''Pikanchi'' (2002) *'' 2LDK'' (2002) *'' Jam Films'' - ''HIJIKI'' segment (2002) *''Collage of Our Life'' (2003) *'' Forbidden Siren'' (2006) *'' Ashita no Kioku'' (2006) *'' The Sword of Alexander'' (2007) *'' Happily Ever After'' (''Jigyaku no Uta'') (2007) *''

Hōtai Club is a 2007 Japanese film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and based on a novel by Tendō Arata. This drama stars Yūya Yagira as Tatsuya 'Dino' Ideno and Satomi Ishihara as Emiko 'Wara' Kiba. Plot After Wara's father leaves, her mom falls into d ...

'' (2007) *'' 20th Century Boys'' (2008 - 2009) *'' BECK'' (2010) *''

Eito Ranger is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi starring the members of Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight. Cast *You Yokoyama *Subaru Shibutani * Shingo Murakami * Ryuhei Maruyama * Shota Yasuda *Ryo Nishikido *Tadayoshi Okura *Hiroshi Tac ...

'' (2012) *'' SPEC: Ten'' (2012) *'' SPEC: Close'' (2013) *''

Angel Home is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan on 25 May. Cast *Shihori Kanjiya *Naoto Takenaka *Takayuki Takuma *Tomoko Tabata * Ai Hashimoto *Rei Okamoto * Kyūsaku Shimada *Yumi Asō *Mitsuru Hirata ...

'' (2013) *'' Trick The Movie: Last Stage'' (2014) *''

Eight Ranger 2 is a 2014 Japanese action comedy film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and the second film in the Kanjani Sentai Eightranger film series, following '' Eight Ranger'' (2012). It will be released on 26 July 2014. Cast *You Yokoyama *Subaru Shibuta ...

'' (2014) *''

The Mourner is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and based on a novel of the same name by Arata Tendo. It was released on February 14, 2015. Cast * Kengo Kora as Shizuto Sakatsuki * Yuriko Ishida as Yukiyo Nagi * Arata Iura as Sakuya ...

'' (2015) *''

Initiation Love is 2015 Japanese romance film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan on May 23, 2015. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Kurumi Inui, both of which feature a significant twist at the very end. Cast *Atsuko Ma ...

'' (2015) *''

The Big Bee is a 2015 Japanese thriller film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and based on the novel of the same name by Keigo Higashino. It was released on September 12, 2015. Cast *Yōsuke Eguchi *Masahiro Motoki *Yukie Nakama * Gō Ayano *Jun Kunimura *Akira ...

'' (2015) *''

Sanada 10 Braves is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki action film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi. It was released in Japan by Shochiku and Nikkatsu on September 22, 2016. Plot Cast *Nakamura Kankurō VI as Sarutobi Sasuke *Tori Matsuzaka as Kirigakure Saizō * Yuko ...

'' (2016) *''The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps'' (2018) *''12 Suicidal Teens'' (2019) *''Hope'' (2020) *''First Love'' (2021) *''Arashi Anniversary Tour 5×20 Film: Record of Memories'' (2021)

Selected dramas

*'' Kindaichi Case Files'' (1995, 1996, NTV) *'' Psychometrer Eiji'' (1997, NTV) *''

Keizoku is a Japanese mystery thriller created first as a TV drama and later as a film. It is about Detective Jun Shibata, who handles unsolved cases with her hardened partner Tōru Mayama. The television series was broadcast in 11 episodes between 8 Ja ...

'' (1999, TBS) *'' Ikebukuro West Gate Park'' (2000, TBS) *'' Trick'' (2000,

TV Asahi JOEX-DTV (channel 5), branded as (also known as EX and and stylized as TV asahi), is a television station that is owned and operated by the subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company , itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Comp ...

) *''

Stand Up!! is a Japanese television drama which ran weekly for three months in 2003. The drama, which stars Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi and Tomohisa Yamashita of NEWS, centers on the lives of the last four virgins left in their highschool as they struggle ...

'' (2003, TBS) *'' Socrates in Love'' (2004, TBS) *'' H2'' (2005, TBS) *''

Sushi Ōji! is an original Japanese television drama series directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko (堤幸彦) with main lead played by Domoto Koichi of KinKi Kids. It aired on Friday nights for a total of 8 episodes, from July 27 - September 14, 2007. Plot Maizu T ...

'' (2007, TV Asahi) *'' Kosetsu Hyaku Monogatari'' (2006, WOWOW) *'' PEC: Keishichō Kōanbu Kōan Dai 5-ka Mishō Jiken Tokubetsu Taisaku Gakari Jikenbo'' (2010, TBS) *''Yamegoku: Yakuza Yamete Itadakimasu'' (2015, TBS)

Awards

* The 40th Hochi Film Award: Best Director for ''

'' and ''

Notes

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tsutsumi, Yukihiko 1955 births Living people Japanese film directors People from Yokkaichi People from Nagoya Japanese television directors Advertising directors Hosei University alumni 20th-century Japanese people 21st-century Japanese people