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name: "Masahiro Hirakubo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/masahiro-hirakubo"
fi1m_id: "masahiro-hirakubo"
imdb_id: "nm0386227"
tmdb_id: 9001
wikidata_id: "Q15834300"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-07T11:17:26.733070+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Masahiro Hirakubo

## Identity

Masahiro Hirakubo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/masahiro-hirakubo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** masahiro-hirakubo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0386227
- **TMDB ID:** 9001
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15834300
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15834300, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386227/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9001

Editor. Born 1 January 2000 in England.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, England
- **Active:** 1981–2008
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Macdonald](https://film.one/person/andrew-macdonald.md), [Danny Boyle](https://film.one/person/danny-boyle.md), [John Hodge](https://film.one/person/john-hodge.md), [Alan Dossor](https://film.one/person/alan-dossor.md), [Ewan McGregor](https://film.one/person/ewan-mcgregor.md), [John Stothart](https://film.one/person/john-stothart.md), [Robert Carlyle](https://film.one/person/robert-carlyle.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 83 (2), 2000s 52 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 60 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Adventure 2, Crime 2, Romance 2, Thriller 2, Action 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $530m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15834300, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386227/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9001

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Duchess*](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md) (66)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Beach*](https://film.one/film/the-beach.md) (55)
- **Disney+:** [*Eragon*](https://film.one/film/eragon.md) (35)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Masahiro Hirakubo is a British film editor. He began his career in television, editing series such as *Last of the Summer Wine* and *Swallows and Amazons Forever!*, before making his feature debut as editor on *Shallow Grave* (1994).

He collaborated with director Danny Boyle on *Trainspotting* (1996), *A Life Less Ordinary* (1997) and *The Beach* (2000). Other credits include *Ella Enchanted* (2004), *Eragon* (2006), *The Duchess* (2008), *Breathe* (2017) and *Nowhere Special* (2020). He received a BAFTA nomination for his work.

*Sources: imdb.com, de.wikipedia.org, unitedagents.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Duchess* (2008), Fi1m 66, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md)
- *Eragon* (2006), Fi1m 35, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/eragon.md)
- *The Beach* (2000), Fi1m 55, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-beach.md)
- *Trainspotting* (1996), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/trainspotting.md)
- *Shallow Grave* (1994), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/shallow-grave.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Life Support* (2026), Editor, Associate Producer
- *Rob Peace* (2024), Editor
- *The Art of Political Murder* (2020), Editor
- *Nowhere Special* (2020), Editor
- *Evelyn* (2019), Editor
- *Breathe* (2017), Editor
- *Uncle Howard* (2017), Editor
- *The White Helmets* (2016), Editor
- *Despite the Falling Snow* (2016), Editor
- *Bel Ami* (2012), Editor
- *Chatroom* (2010), Editor
- *Machan* (2009), Editor
- *The Duchess* (2008), Editor — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md)
- *Moving McAllister* (2007), Editor
- *Eragon* (2006), Editor — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/eragon.md)
- *We Are Together* (2006), Editor
- *Bullet Boy* (2004), Editor
- *Ella Enchanted* (2004), Editor
- *The Gathering* (2003), Editor
- *The Emperor's New Clothes* (2001), Editor
- *The Beach* (2000), Editor — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-beach.md)
- *The Hi-Lo Country* (1998), Editor
- *A Life Less Ordinary* (1997), Editor
- *A Further Gesture* (1997), Editor
- *Trainspotting* (1996), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/trainspotting.md)
- *Signs and Wonders* (1995), series, Editor
- *Shallow Grave* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/shallow-grave.md)
- *Civvies* (1992), series, Editor
- *First and Last* (1989), Editor
- *A Small Mourning* (1989), Editor
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, Editor

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