Masahiro Hirakubo began his career editing BBC documentary strands including Everyman, Horizon and Under the Sun. In 1994 he left to work on Danny Boyle's Shallow Grave followed by Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinaary and The Beach. Other film credits include Alan Taylor's The Emperor's New Clothes and Saul Dibb's Bullet Boy. He is currently collaborating with Saul Dibb again on The Duchess starring Keira Knightley.