A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Manabu Asou
Born:
July 21, 1964
Assistant Director:
1994 Gokutsubushi
1998 Hanako of the Toilet
Director:
1994 Gokutsubushi
1998 Hanako of the Toilet
2000 Senrigan
2003 Gozamareji
2004 Hole
2006 One Missed Call 3: Final
2008 Nagai Nagai Satsujin
2013 スケート靴の約束 ~名古屋女子フィギュア物語~
2013 淋しい狩人
2015 Pla-Baroque
2016 Crime Mystery by Kosaku Asahina: Tragedy of Hanasaki Village
2016 The Best Skilled Surgeon 2016
2017 The Best Skilled Surgeon 2017
2018 Yuukai Houtei: Seven Days
2019 最上の命医 2019
Creator:
2005 After the Rains and Dreams
2020 The Truth of L Reika
Director:
2002 AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2003 Keitai Deka Zenigata Mai
2005 After the Rains and Dreams
2005 One Missed Call
2006 Time Limit Investigator
2008 Cellphone Investigator 7
2009 My Girl
2011 The Best Skilled Surgeon
2011 The Future is in Our Hands!
2012 Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
2017 Thrill! The Black Chapter
2017 Thrill! The Red Chapter
2020 M -beloved one-
2020 The Truth of L Reika
2024 The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
Production Director:
2002 AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2003 Keitai Deka Zenigata Mai
2005 After the Rains and Dreams
2005 One Missed Call
2006 Time Limit Investigator
2008 Cellphone Investigator 7
2009 My Girl
2011 The Best Skilled Surgeon
2011 The Future is in Our Hands!
2012 Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
2017 Thrill! The Black Chapter
2017 Thrill! The Red Chapter
2020 M -beloved one-
2020 The Truth of L Reika
2024 The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
Writer:
2002 AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2003 Keitai Deka Zenigata Mai
2005 After the Rains and Dreams
2005 One Missed Call
2006 Time Limit Investigator
2008 Cellphone Investigator 7
2009 My Girl
2011 The Best Skilled Surgeon
2011 The Future is in Our Hands!
2012 Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
2017 Thrill! The Black Chapter
2017 Thrill! The Red Chapter
2020 M -beloved one-
2020 The Truth of L Reika
2024 The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary
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