Hayashi Toru

Name: Hayashi Toru
Native name: 林徹
Also Known as: はやしとおる
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: December 20, 1959
Age: 66

Hayashi Toru is a Japanese director. Since he was in college, he was in charge of the props of the era play under the image director of Kyoto, Yoshinobu Nishioka. After coming to Tokyo, he worked as a freelance assistant director and debuted as a director of the series drama "101st Proposal" in 1991.

In 1996, he joined Fuji TV. Currently, he is a full-time manager of the drama production center. Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2024	My Precious	Drama	6.9
2024	Ooku	Drama	7.2
2018	Tasogare Ryuuseigun	Drama	7.4
2014	Nobunaga Concerto	Drama	8.3
2014	Gokuaku Ganbo	Drama	7.1
2012	Higashino Keigo Mysteries	Drama	7.3
2007	Yama Onna Kabe Onna	Drama	7.0
2006	Oh-Oku: The Women Of The Inner Palace	Movie	7.2
2006	Fushin no Toki	Drama	6.0
2005	Ooku: Hana no Ran	Drama	7.1
2004	Ooku: Dai-isho	Drama	7.6
2004	Itoshi Kimi e	Drama	7.4
2003	Anata no Tonari ni Dareka Iru	Drama	7.4
2003	Ooku 2003	Drama	7.3
2002	The Evil Spirits of the Imperial City	Drama	10.0
2002	Bangaku no Issho	Drama	8.0
2000	Leave It to the Nurses Season 3	Drama	8.6
1999	Kakegoto Joo	Drama	0.0
1998	Oshigoto Desu!	Drama	0.0
1997	Leave It to the Nurses Season 2	Drama	8.6
1997	Tsuki no Kagayaku Yoru Dakara	Drama	8.0
1996	Leave It to the Nurses	Drama	8.8
1996	The Ugly Duckling	Drama	6.1
1995	Bokura ni Ai wo!	Drama	7.7
1994	Imoto Yo	Drama	7.3
1994	Kono yo no Hate	Drama	7.3
1993	Tsugonoi Onna	Drama	0.0
1993	Akuma no Kiss	Drama	7.1
1993	Story of Affection	Drama	4.0
1992	Shinai Naru Mono e	Drama	7.0
1992	Shiawase no Ketsudan	Drama	0.0
1991	101st Marriage Proposal	Drama	7.3

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2026	Glass no Yubiwa to Bansoko	Drama	7.5
2019	Ooku Sai Shusho	Special	7.0
2017	Watashitachi no Sacchou Doumei	Special	6.0
2016	Kagero Ezu	Special	6.0
2016	Ooku	Special	6.7
2011	11 Moji no Satsujin	Special	6.9
2010	Mesen	Special	7.7
2009	Oyaji no Ichiban Nagai hi	Special	4.0
2007	Shimane no Bengoshi	Special	7.0
2004	Hamano Shizuka wa Jiken ga o Suki 2: Kaji Genba kara Kieta Koibito no Shoshitai	Special	0.0
2004	Ooku 3 SP: Bakumatsu no Onnatachi	Special	8.2
2003	Ooku 3 SP: Meiji-hen	Special	7.7
2003	Hamano Shizuka wa Jiken ga o Suki: Shinigami kara no Geitai Denwa	Special	0.0
2002	News Caster Sawaki Masako 5: Kyoto Beppu Murder Case	Special	0.0
2001	News Caster Sawaki Masako 4: Kyoto Kaga Murder Case	Special	0.0
2000	News Caster Sawaki Masako 3: Kyoto Kochi Murder Case	Special	0.0
2000	Saigo no Sutoraiku	Special	0.0
1999	News Caster Sawaki Masako 2: Kyoto Hakata Murder Case	Special	0.0
1998	News Caster Sawaki Masako: Kyoto Izumo Murder Case	Special	0.0
1996	Great Family Trip	Special	0.0

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