Hiro is a Canadian short film, written and directed by Matthew Swanson and released in 2005.

[1] It centers on Hiro (Hiro Kanagawa), a shy Japanese insect collector who finds himself thrust into a wild chase to recover a stolen beetle after a chance encounter with a young girl (Vicky Huang).

[2] The film's dialogue is in Japanese, although Swanson does not personally speak the language.

[3] Swanson described it as "liberating" to direct in a language he did not understand.

[1] The film was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama.