Born in 1966, Takeuchi Hideki joined Fuji TV in 1990 and in 1996 directed his first of many dramas for the network. In 1998, he won the Best Director Prize at the 18th Drama Academy Awards for the series "Just a Little More, God". Takeuchi made his feature debut with "Nodame Cantabile". In 2012 his time-travel comedy "Thermae Romae" became the second-highest-earning Japanese film of the year. Both this film and his 2014 follow-up "Thermae Romae II" had their world premieres at Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy.
(Source: Far East Film Festival)
