Director Higurashi — One Cut of the Dead Character Profile

About Director Higurashi

Low-budget zombie film director desperate for success to pay debts and reconnect with his daughter. He orchestrates a ritual to revive zombies, insists the cast continue filming amidst the real apocalypse, and ultimately meets his demise at the hands of actress Chinatsu after berating her for breaking script.

Director Higurashi — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Takayuki Hamatsu

Appears in

One Cut of the Dead (2017)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Director Higurashi — Professional Director — Kasahara (Hiroshi Ichihara)

  Professional hierarchy where the director commands the assistant director.

• Director Higurashi — Professional Director — Chinatsu (Yuzuki Akiyama)

  Professional director-actor dynamic that escalates into conflict.

• Director Higurashi — Professional Director — Kazuaki Kamiya (Kazuaki Nagaya)

  Professional director-actor relationship on set.

• Director Higurashi — Professional Director — Nao (Harumi Shuhama)

  Professional director-crew relationship.

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• Chinatsu (Yuzuki Akiyama)
• Kazuaki Kamiya (Kazuaki Nagaya)
• Nao (Harumi Shuhama)
• Miki Yoshino (Miki Yoshida)
• Mao Higurashi (Mao)
• Tsurunishi (Kouki Tsurunishi)
• Shiori (Shiori Nukumi)
• Saki Matsuura (Sakina Asamori)
• Tomokazu Taniguchi (Tomokazu Yamaguchi)
• Mai Aida (Kyôko Takahashi)
• Daigo Kurooka (Satoshi Iwagô)
• Kasahara (Hiroshi Ichihara)