Tōru Murakawa (b. 1937)

Alias:
Tohru Murakawa
Tooru Murakawa
Tôru Murakawa
村川透

Birthplace:
Yamagata, Japan

Born:
March 22, 1937

Tōru Murakawa is a Japanese film director. He is most famous for his collaborations with the actor Yūsaku Matsuda in both film and television.

Additional information:

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Assistant Director:
1968  Man of a Stormy Era
1968  Monument to the Girl's Corps
1969  The Cleanup
1969  The Fatal Raid
1970  Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
1972  Silent Tears

Director:
1968  Man of a Stormy Era
1968  Monument to the Girl's Corps
1969  The Cleanup
1969  The Fatal Raid
1970  Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
1972  Delicate Skillful Fingers
1972  Love and Death at Fuji Speedway
1972  Melancholy Flesh Business: Sensuous Zone
1972  Silent Tears
1978  The Killing Game
1978  The Most Dangerous Game
1979  Dead Angle
1979  The Execution Game
1979  The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1980  Target
1980  The Beast to Die
1981  The Hidden Trail of the Beasts
1982  The Shootout
1983  Futari no onna
1983  天使と悪魔の美女 江戸川乱歩の「白昼夢」
1984  Beauty in the Flame
1985  No More God, No More Love
1986  Revengence Superlady
1988  Break Out
1989  Mottomo Abunai Deka
1989  The Chaser
1990  BEST GUY
1990  Go!! Karate Club
1991  Savage City: Angel Whisper
1992  Distant Justice
1992  Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP
1993  New York Cop
1995  The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi
1996  Abunai Deka Returns
2001  Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery - Soya Honsen Murder Incident
2015  Munesue keiji no kuroi matsuri
2015  Saturday Wide Theatre: Plastic Surgery and Facial Reconstruction Suspense
2016  Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 66: Kushiro-Obihiro Murder Route
2016  Kyotaro Nishimura's Mystery: Railway Inspector 16
2016  Saraba Abunai Deka
2017  Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 68: Disappearing Woman in Yamagata
2017  Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery 67: Murder in Hakone - Leaves & Mountains
2020  Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 72
2022  Inspector Totsugawa's Requiem

Screenplay:
1968  Man of a Stormy Era
1968  Monument to the Girl's Corps
1969  The Cleanup
1969  The Fatal Raid
1970  Suparuta Kyouiku Kutabare Oyaji
1972  Delicate Skillful Fingers
1972  Love and Death at Fuji Speedway
1972  Melancholy Flesh Business: Sensuous Zone
1972  Silent Tears
1978  The Killing Game
1978  The Most Dangerous Game
1979  Dead Angle
1979  The Execution Game
1979  The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf
1980  Target
1980  The Beast to Die
1981  The Hidden Trail of the Beasts
1982  The Shootout
1983  Futari no onna
1983  天使と悪魔の美女 江戸川乱歩の「白昼夢」
1984  Beauty in the Flame
1985  No More God, No More Love
1986  Revengence Superlady
1988  Break Out
1989  Mottomo Abunai Deka
1989  The Chaser
1990  BEST GUY
1990  Go!! Karate Club
1991  Savage City: Angel Whisper
1992  Distant Justice
1992  Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP
1993  New York Cop
1995  The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi
1996  Abunai Deka Returns
2001  Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery - Soya Honsen Murder Incident
2015  Munesue keiji no kuroi matsuri
2015  Saturday Wide Theatre: Plastic Surgery and Facial Reconstruction Suspense
2016  Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 66: Kushiro-Obihiro Murder Route
2016  Kyotaro Nishimura's Mystery: Railway Inspector 16
2016  Saraba Abunai Deka
2017  Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 68: Disappearing Woman in Yamagata
2017  Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery 67: Murder in Hakone - Leaves & Mountains
2020  Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 72
2022  Inspector Totsugawa's Requiem

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