A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan
Died:
November 5, 2008
Screenplay:
1962 Ashita au hito
1962 Gang vs. G-Men
1963 Gang and G-Men Part 2
1963 The Big Boss
1963 The Revenge and the Death
1964 Gambler
1964 Gamblers and Racketeers
1964 Orders from Hell
1964 Prison Gambler
1964 The Domain
1964 The Great Duel
1964 Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964 Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1965 Blood of Revenge
1965 Brutal Tales of Chivalry
1965 The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965 The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965 Yakuza G-Men
1966 Code Between Brothers
1966 Code Between Brothers 2
1966 Code Between Brothers 3
1966 Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966 Kingdom of Samurai
1967 Code Between Brothers 5
1967 Code Between Brothers 6
1967 Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II
1967 Showdown of Men 2
1967 Tears of Banishment
1967 The Chivalrous Life
1967 Three Gamblers
1968 Gambling Den's Master Clan
1968 Kill!
1968 New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968 Wicked Priest
1968 Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1969 A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw
1969 A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
1969 New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1969 The Biggest Gamble
1970 House of Gamblers
1970 Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
1970 Thugs of Shinjuku
1971 A Scarred Life
1971 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
1971 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
1971 The Armed Organization
1972 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
1972 New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972 The Brawling Angel
1973 Japan's Top Gangster
1974 The Karate Man and the Spy
1976 The Racketeer Ishimatsu
1979 Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri
1982 Goyou Sen Enjou
1982 The Buddy: Yaji and Kita
1982 The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982 Wandering Himeshiro
1984 The Story of a Man Among Men
1990 1750 Days of Turbulence
Story:
1962 Ashita au hito
1962 Gang vs. G-Men
1963 Gang and G-Men Part 2
1963 The Big Boss
1963 The Revenge and the Death
1964 Gambler
1964 Gamblers and Racketeers
1964 Orders from Hell
1964 Prison Gambler
1964 The Domain
1964 The Great Duel
1964 Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964 Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1965 Blood of Revenge
1965 Brutal Tales of Chivalry
1965 The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965 The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965 Yakuza G-Men
1966 Code Between Brothers
1966 Code Between Brothers 2
1966 Code Between Brothers 3
1966 Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966 Kingdom of Samurai
1967 Code Between Brothers 5
1967 Code Between Brothers 6
1967 Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II
1967 Showdown of Men 2
1967 Tears of Banishment
1967 The Chivalrous Life
1967 Three Gamblers
1968 Gambling Den's Master Clan
1968 Kill!
1968 New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968 Wicked Priest
1968 Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1969 A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw
1969 A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
1969 New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1969 The Biggest Gamble
1970 House of Gamblers
1970 Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
1970 Thugs of Shinjuku
1971 A Scarred Life
1971 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
1971 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
1971 The Armed Organization
1972 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
1972 New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972 The Brawling Angel
1973 Japan's Top Gangster
1974 The Karate Man and the Spy
1976 The Racketeer Ishimatsu
1979 Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri
1982 Goyou Sen Enjou
1982 The Buddy: Yaji and Kita
1982 The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982 Wandering Himeshiro
1984 The Story of a Man Among Men
1990 1750 Days of Turbulence
1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra
Writer:
1962 Ashita au hito
1962 Gang vs. G-Men
1963 Gang and G-Men Part 2
1963 The Big Boss
1963 The Revenge and the Death
1964 Gambler
1964 Gamblers and Racketeers
1964 Orders from Hell
1964 Prison Gambler
1964 The Domain
1964 The Great Duel
1964 Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964 Two Lives, Two Yakuza
1965 Ankoku gai jingi
1965 Blood of Revenge
1965 Brutal Tales of Chivalry
1965 The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965 The Domain: The Naniwa Story
1965 Yakuza G-Men
1966 Code Between Brothers
1966 Code Between Brothers 2
1966 Code Between Brothers 3
1966 Continental Drifter
1966 Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966 Kingdom of Samurai
1967 Code Between Brothers 5
1967 Code Between Brothers 6
1967 Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II
1967 Gamblers
1967 Showdown of Men 2
1967 Tears of Banishment
1967 The Chivalrous Life
1967 Three Gamblers
1968 Gambling Den's Master Clan
1968 Kill!
1968 New Prison Walls of Abashiri
1968 Wicked Priest
1968 Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder
1969 A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw
1969 A Modern Yakuza: The Code of The Lawless
1969 Kanto Street Peddlers
1969 New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2
1969 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town
1969 The Biggest Gamble
1969 Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage
1970 House of Gamblers
1970 Kanto Street Peddlers Clan: Violent Loyalty
1970 Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers
1970 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri
1970 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow
1970 Thugs of Shinjuku
1971 A Scarred Life
1971 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
1971 New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
1971 The Armed Organization
1972 A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
1972 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
1972 New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972 The Brawling Angel
1973 Japan's Top Gangster
1974 A Single Flower Withered
1974 The Karate Man and the Spy
1976 The Racketeer Ishimatsu
1978 Headless Island
1979 Koyasan Saint
1979 Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri
1980 The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
1982 Goyou Sen Enjou
1982 The Buddy: Yaji and Kita
1982 The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982 Wandering Himeshiro
1984 The Story of a Man Among Men
1985 The Last True Yakuza
1990 1750 Days of Turbulence
1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra
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