was a Japanese film director.
Born in Shiga Prefecture, Deme graduated from Waseda University before joining the Tà Âhà  studio in 1957. After serving as an assistant director under such directors as Akira Kurosawa, Shà «e Matsubayashi, Hiromichi Horikawa, and Kengo Furusawa, he made his directorial debut in 1968 with Toshigoro and earned a New Directors Citation from the Directors Guild of Japan in 1969 for his unusual youth film Oretachi no kà Âya. He also directed over 80 dramas on television.
He died on 13 March 2016 of pancreatic cancer in a Tokyo hospital.