Higuchinsky
Directing
Biography
Akihiro Higuchi, also known by the alias Higuchinsky, is a Ukrainian-born film director known for directing the 2000 film Uzumaki, an adaptation of the manga of the same name by Junji Ito. Higuchinsky also directed Long Dream, a 2000 television film adaptation of Nagai Yume, another story by Ito. Additionally, Higuchinsky directed the 2003 film Tokyo 10+01 and helmed an episode of a television series adaptation of the manga Eko Eko Azarak.
Known For
Kuroi Misa, a girl with Satanic powers, mysteriously appears in various high schools. Carrying a dagger and a heavy leather bag, she uses her powers to eliminate the evil forces that thrive on deadly sins of the human race. Her ultimate aim is to cleanse the earth and rebuild her broken family.
Eko Eko Azarak: The Series
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
Uzumaki
Strange things lurk in dreams. For Mukoda Tetsurou and the doctors tending to him, things have begun to get stranger as Mukoda begins having longer and longer dreams every night. Can one dream infinity in the span of a night?
Long Dream
A group of 11 criminals are trapped in a warehouse with bracelets. The 11 learn that they are part of a game where the prize is 3 million yen and a clean record. The object is to reach the Baron's house. However, the obstacles they face involve hunters with laser guns who will go after the contestants. It seems as if this game is fun...however, the game proves to be a battle of life and death.