Takashi Komatsu Japanese Television and Film Director
Takashi Komatsu (Japanese: 小松隆志) is a Japanese television and film director. Active primarily within the Japanese television and cinematic industries, he has directed numerous television drama series across major networks such as TV Asahi and Fuji TV, alongside feature films.
Career and Directing Credits
Komatsu has built a prolific career directing serial dramas and theatrical motion pictures. His television work features prominently on TV Asahi, where he has directed multiple seasons of established programs such as Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono (Kaseifu no Mitazono). His drama credits span various genres, including detective stories, romantic dramas, and social comedies.
Selected Television Dramas
- Daitsuiseki: Keishicho SSBC Kyokougakari (TV Asahi / 2025–2026)
- Mr. Housekeeper, Mitazono (Seasons 4–7, TV Asahi / 2020–2025)
- Minami-kun ga Koibito (TV Asahi / 2024)
- Liaison: Kodomo no Kokoro Shinryojo (TV Asahi / 2023)
- Sensei wo Kesu Houteishiki (TV Asahi / 2020)
- Mada Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (Fuji TV-KTV / 2019)
- Ubai Ai, Fuyu (TV Asahi / 2017)
- Kekkon Dekinai Otoko (Fuji TV / 2006)
- Dragon Sakura (TBS / 2005)
Selected Feature Films
In addition to his extensive television portfolio, Komatsu has directed theatrical feature films throughout his career, including:
- Happy Dining Table (Kofuku na Shokutaku, 2007)
- Inferno (2005) - also credited as screenwriter
- Wild Flowers (Wairudo furawazu, 2004)
- Persona (Kamen gakuen, 2000)
- Getting Even With Bad Boys (Neptune in Dotsuki-Dotsukare, 1998) - also credited as screenwriter
- Gozonji! Fundoshi zukin (1997)