Akira Murao (d. 2008)

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Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan

Died:
November 5, 2008

Additional information:

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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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