Toichiro Ruto - Japanese Film and Television Director

Toichiro Ruto (Japanese: 瑠東東一郎) is a Japanese film and television drama director known for his work across various networks and media platforms.

Biography

Born in Japan, Ruto has built a prolific career directing both feature-length theatrical films and episodic television drama series spanning multiple genres, ranging from romantic comedies and crime features to manga adaptations.

Director Filmography

Movies

Kokosei Kazoku (2027)
G-Men (2023)
Violence Action (2022)
The Way of the Househusband The Movie (2022)
Ossan's Love: Love or Dead (2019)
The King of Minami The Movie (2017)
Juho 2405: Watashi ga Shinu Wake (2014)

Drama Series

Stove League (WOWOW-Lemino / 2026)
I'm a D-list Handler (NTV / 2025)
Billion X School (Fuji TV / 2024)
Ossan's Love Returns (TV Asahi / 2024)
My Lawyer is Not So Easy (Fuji TV / 2023)
Unknown (TV Asahi / 2023)
Stand Up Start (Fuji TV / 2023)
The Detective is Way Ahead Season 2 (NTV-YTV / 2022)
Renovation Like Magic (Fuji TV-KTV / 2022)
Dive!! (TV Tokyo / 2021)
Komi Can't Communicate (NHK / 2021)
The Way of the Househusband (NTV-YTV / 2020)
Super Radical Gag Family (TV Tokyo / 2020)
Ossan's Love: In The Sky (TV Asahi / 2019)
Ossan's Love (TV Asahi / 2018)
Otona Koukou (TV Asahi / 2017)
Fugitive Boys (Fuji TV-KTV / 2017)
Seven Ms. Prisoners (TV Asahi / 2017)
Ten Dark Women (YTV-NTV / 2016)

Screenwriting Work

In addition to his primary work as a director, Toichiro Ruto has contributed to screenwriting, notably credited for the film Violence Action (2022).