Haruki Kadokawa
- Producer
- Actor
- Director
When his father dies in 1975, Haruki was appointed president of the
Kadokawa Shoten and he announced a new and ambitious plan for his
company: created a new branch dedicated to produce films and impel
international cinematographic adaptations of the best-seller novels and
comics of the publishing branch. "The Inugami Family" was the first
film produced by Kadokawa. The success of the planning encouraged
Kadokawa to direct some movies himself. His debut as director was
"Dirty Hero" (1982), followed by "Love Story" (1984). In 1990 he
directed his most acclaimed film, "Heaven and Earth". Unfortunately his
popularity declined after he was arrested for drug possession.
