A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Born:
November 19, 1927
Died:
July 16, 2020
Director and screenwriter.
Director:
1969 Women Can't Be Beaten
1970 Charming Men
1970 High-School Outcasts
1970 Tora-san, His Tender Love
1971 Follow the Girls
1971 Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1972 Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1973 Deeper Than Blue
1973 Stray Dog
1974 Machi no Hi
1975 Pimp Heaven
1977 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1983 Time and Tide
1984 Location
1985 Hanayagi Genshu Gokuchūki II
1985 Nuclear Gypsies
1987 Guys Who Never Learn
1987 The Great Department Store Robbery
1989 Dream Street
1994 Free and Easy Special
1996 Oishinbo
1998 Love Letter
2004 Chicken Is Barefoot
2013 Pecoross' Mother and Her Days
Screenplay:
1966 The Blazing Sword
1966 The Lovable Tramp
1967 Scorpion
1967 Song of Love
1968 Age of Japanese Guerrillas
1968 The Mayor's Secret
1969 It's Tough Being a Man
1969 Madcap Mixup
1969 Women Can't Be Beaten
1970 Charming Men
1970 High-School Outcasts
1970 Tora-san, His Tender Love
1971 Follow the Girls
1971 Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1972 Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1973 Deeper Than Blue
1973 Stray Dog
1974 Machi no Hi
1975 Pimp Heaven
1977 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1981 The Dump Truck Rascal
1983 Time and Tide
1984 Location
1985 Hanayagi Genshu Gokuchūki II
1985 Nuclear Gypsies
1987 Guys Who Never Learn
1987 The Great Department Store Robbery
1989 Dream Street
1994 Free and Easy Special
1996 Oishinbo
1996 Socrates
1998 Love Letter
2004 Chicken Is Barefoot
2013 Pecoross' Mother and Her Days
Script:
1966 The Blazing Sword
1966 The Lovable Tramp
1967 Scorpion
1967 Song of Love
1968 Age of Japanese Guerrillas
1968 The Mayor's Secret
1969 It's Tough Being a Man
1969 Madcap Mixup
1969 Women Can't Be Beaten
1970 Charming Men
1970 High-School Outcasts
1970 Tora-san, His Tender Love
1971 Follow the Girls
1971 Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1972 Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1973 Deeper Than Blue
1973 Stray Dog
1974 Machi no Hi
1975 Pimp Heaven
1977 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1981 The Dump Truck Rascal
1983 Time and Tide
1984 Location
1985 Hanayagi Genshu Gokuchūki II
1985 Nuclear Gypsies
1987 Guys Who Never Learn
1987 The Great Department Store Robbery
1989 Dream Street
1994 Free and Easy Special
1996 Oishinbo
1996 Socrates
1998 Love Letter
2004 Chicken Is Barefoot
2013 Pecoross' Mother and Her Days
Writer:
1966 The Blazing Sword
1966 The Lovable Tramp
1967 Scorpion
1967 Song of Love
1968 Age of Japanese Guerrillas
1968 The Mayor's Secret
1968 The Shy Deceiver
1969 It's Tough Being a Man
1969 Madcap Mixup
1969 Vagabond Schemer
1969 Women Can't Be Beaten
1970 Charming Men
1970 High-School Outcasts
1970 Tora-san, His Tender Love
1971 Follow the Girls
1971 Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1972 Onna Ikitemasu: Sakariba Wataridori
1973 Deeper Than Blue
1973 Stray Dog
1974 Machi no Hi
1975 Pimp Heaven
1977 The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1981 The Dump Truck Rascal
1983 Time and Tide
1984 Location
1985 Hanayagi Genshu Gokuchūki II
1985 Nuclear Gypsies
1987 Guys Who Never Learn
1987 The Great Department Store Robbery
1989 Dream Street
1994 Free and Easy Special
1996 Oishinbo
1996 Socrates
1998 Love Letter
2002 To Dance with the White Dog
2004 Chicken Is Barefoot
2013 Pecoross' Mother and Her Days
Director:
1992 Waga Machi
Writer:
1978 Netchū Jidai
1992 Waga Machi
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