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Ayuko Tsukahara

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Ayuko Tsukahara
塚原 あゆ子
Born
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materChiba University
Occupation(s)Television series director, Film director
TBS Sparkle
Years active1997-
Notable work
AwardsHochi Film Awards for Last Mile (2024)
WebsiteTBS Sparkle

Ayuko Tsukahara (Japanese: 塚原 あゆ子, Hepburn: Tsukahara Ayuko) is a director from Saitama Prefecture, Japan.[1] She belongs to TBS Sparkle and has directed many television series for TBS Television and films. Her notable works include the television series Unnatural, La Grande Maison Tokyo, and MIU404. She made her film directorial debut in 2018 with Cafe Funiculi Funicula.

History

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Tsukahara was born and raised in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture. She was influenced by her mother, who taught drama club at junior high school, which later led her to work for a drama production company.[2] She joined Kinoshita Productions (currently TBS Sparkle) in 1997 after graduating from Chiba University with a Bachelor of Arts.[3] When she was a college student, she was just an ordinary college student who liked movies and theater. When she was looking for a job, she saw on a website that they were looking for a screenwriter, and thinking, "I am a major in literature, so I could probably do some writing work," she applied to her current company.[4] After joining the company, she worked as an assistant director for a television series. Her main duties were to find locations for the television series and to support the director and do other chores. After 10 years of working as an assistant director, she decided that she wanted for herself to direct as well.[4] She directed her first television series in 2005 with Yume de Aimashou, followed by the popular Unnatural, La Grande Maison Tokyo, and MIU404. She won the Galaxy Award for Excellence in Television for Unnatural and other awards.[1] She received Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Award in 2021 for her production of MIU404.[3][5] She made her film directorial debut in 2018 with Cafe Funiculi Funicula, followed by As Long As We Both Shall Live (My Happy Marriage) in 2023, Last mile and La Grande Maison Paris in 2024, etc. She is actively working not only as a television series director but also as a film director.[6]

Awards

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Years Awards department work
2014 83rd The Television Drama Academy Award Best Director (with Takeyoshi Yamamoto and Akihiro Anami) Enu no Tameni (For N)
2015 The 1st Katsumi Oyama Award
2018 96th The Television Drama Academy Award Best Director (with Kentaro Takemura and Yoshiaki Murao) Unnatural
Tokyo Drama Award 2018 Best Director Unnatural
2020 103rd The Television Drama Academy Award Best Director (with Daisuke Yamamuro and Takahiro Aoyama) La Grande Maison Tokyo
Tokyo Drama Awards 2020 Best Director La Grande Maison Tokyo
2021 Art Encouragement Prize, New Face Award, Broadcasting Category MIU404
110th The Television Drama Academy Award Best Director (with Takeyoshi Yamamoto and Yoshiaki Murao) Saiai
2022 Tokyo Drama Award 2022 Best Director Saiai
113th The Television Drama Academy Award Best Director (with Tsuyoshi Yamamoto) Ishiko to Habu Otoko -Kono Koto de Sue Desu ka?-
2023 118th The Television Drama Academy Award Best Director (with Daisuke Yamamuro, Daiki Hamano and Takayoshi Tanazawa) Gekkokujo Kyuji
2024 The 49th Hochi Film Awards Best Director Last Mile

Filmography

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Television Series (selected)

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Unless otherwise mentioned, this is a TBS Television series

  • Last Money: Ai no Nedan (NHK, 2011, Director/Producer)[7]
  • The Night Ferris Wheel (2013, Director)[8]
  • Saburo Sugimura Series (2013, Director)
  • Limit (TV Tokyo, 2013, Director/Producer)
  • Tonight, Hold My Heart Alone (NHK BS Premium, 2014, Director)
  • Alice's Thorn (April 11 - June 13, 2014, Director)[8]
  • Enu no Tameni (For N) (October 17 - December 9, 2014, Director)[8]
  • Second Love (TV Asahi, February 6 - March 20, 2015, Director)
  • Mother Game - The Class of Women (April 14 - June 16, 2015, Director)
  • The Day Before the Wedding (October 13 - December 15, 2015, Director)
  • I Can't Get Married, Not That I Won't (April 15 - June 17, 2016, Director)
  • Tower of Sand - The Neighbor Who Knew Too Much (October 14–16, 2016, Director)[9]
  • Reverse (April 14 - June 16, 2017, Director)[8]
  • Unnatural (January 12 - March 16, 2018, Director)[10]
  • TV Tokyo 55th anniversary special drama special “A Not You” (2018, TV Tokyo, Director)[11]}
  • The Good Wife (January 13 - March 17, 2019, Director)
  • La Grande Maison Tokyo (October 20 - December 29, 2019, Director)
  • MIU404 (June 26 - September 4, 2020, Director) [13]}
  • Captivated, by You (January 7 - February 5, 2021, MBS TV, Director)[14]
  • Dressing in Love for a Reason (April 20 - June 22, 2021, Director)[15]
  • Saiai (October 15, 2021 - December 17, 2021, Director)[16]
  • Ishiko and Habano-Kotoshi koto de sue desu ka? - (July 15, 2022 - September 16, 2022, Director)
  • Gekkokujo Kyuuji (October 15, 2023 - December 17, 2023, Director)[17]
  • Diamonds in the Sea (October 20, 2024 - December 22, 2024, Director)

Films

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References

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  1. ^ a b "塚原あゆ子". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  2. ^ Kuki city, Saitama prefecture (April 2021). "Kuki" (PDF). 広報くき (in Japanese). 241. Kuki city, Saitama prefecture: 6. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "【映画大賞】「ラストマイル」塚原あゆ子監督「アンナチュラルから６年、集大成に」／ロング版". nikkan (in Japanese). January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Profile of Ayuko Tsukahara". TBS Sparkle (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  5. ^ "令和２年度（第71回）芸術選奨受賞者一覧" (PDF). 文化省 (in Japanese). 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "塚原あゆ子". oricon (in Japanese). December 16, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  7. ^ "きっかけ なんとなく、から天職に". TBS Sparkle (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d "塚原あゆ子". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  9. ^ "菅野美穂、産後初の連ドラ主演 家族を守る2児の母親役「等身大のキャラクター」". ORICON STYLE. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  10. ^ "石原さとみ、"逃げ恥"脚本家とタッグ 解剖医役でTBS連ドラ初主演". ORICON NEWS. oricon ME. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "佐藤浩市の洗礼を受けた新人俳優出演 『Aではない君と』キャスト追加発表". ORICON NEWS. August 24, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  12. ^ "木村拓哉×塚原あゆ子の"映画力"ならば間違いない？　『グランメゾン東京』映画化は納得". realsound (in Japanese). June 7, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  13. ^ "綾野剛&星野源、2年半ぶり共演で連ドラW主演 『機動捜査隊』バディ結成". ORICON NEWS. oricon ME. February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  14. ^ "なにわ男子 大西流星主演で『夢中さ、きみに。』実写ドラマ化決定　監督は塚原あゆ子、脚本は喜安浩平". Real Sound. blueprint. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  15. ^ "TBS新ドラマ『着飾る恋には理由があって』が4月スタート "恋つづ"金子ありさが脚本". ORICON NEWS. February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  16. ^ "TBS：10月から連ドラ「最愛」放送 「サマーウォーズ」奥寺佐渡子ら脚本、塚原あゆ子監督のオリジナルラブサスペンス". MANTAN. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "鈴木亮平主演『下剋上球児』10月放送決定 新井順子×塚原あゆ子が初のTBS日曜劇場を担当". Real Sound film department. blueprint. August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Snow Man目黒蓮「わたしの幸せな結婚」で映画単独初主演 原作累計400万部超え「気持ち込め演じた」". Sports Hochi. Hochi Shimbun. April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  19. ^ "満島ひかり＆岡田将生「アンナチュラル」「MIU404」の世界線と交差する新作映画で共演! 『ラストマイル』来夏公開". Cinema Today. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  20. ^ "塚原あゆ子監督＆木村拓哉主演『グランメゾン・パリ』料理への情熱が伝わる予告映像". moviewalker (in Japanese). August 22, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  21. ^ Toho. "映画『グランメゾン・パリ』". "Film Grandmaison Paris”. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  22. ^ "松たか子×松村北斗、「1ST KISS」で初タッグ！ 脚本・坂元裕二×監督・塚原あゆ子のオリジナルラブストーリー". Film.com. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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