A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Akira Katô
Akira Katō
Jun Kobayakawa
小早川純
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan
Born:
May 9, 1934
Died:
April 8, 2011
Joined Nikkatsu and studied under Ko Nakahira. He is one of the directors that supported the heyday of Nikkatsu Roman Porno. After that he was active mainly on TV dramas.
Assistant Director:
1968 Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
1969 Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969 Youth Bell
1970 Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970 Sign of the Jack
1973 Swedish Porno: The House of Beasts
Director:
1968 Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
1969 Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969 Youth Bell
1970 Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970 Sign of the Jack
1971 Adults Games
1971 Thirsty for Love
1972 Morning of Ecstasy
1972 Office Lady Diary: Affair of a She-Cat
1972 Romantic Tale: Otomi and Yosaburo
1972 She-Beasts, Warm Bodies
1972 Silent Tears
1972 The Siren's Song
1973 Love Makes Me Wet
1973 Sex Education Mistresses
1973 Swedish Porno: Dripping of Honey
1973 Swedish Porno: The House of Beasts
1974 Damp Bank Notes
1974 Hihon: Sode to sode
1974 New Apartment Wife: Afternoon Beast
1974 Statue in Fire
1975 Cape Erimo
1975 Newlywed Hell
1975 Tokyo Emmanuelle
1976 Female Teacher: Cherry Boy Hunt
1976 Koichiro Uno's Up & Wet
1976 The Slave Wife
1976 Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari
1977 Being Assaulted
1977 Lusty Afternoon
1977 Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room
1977 Yakyukyo no uta
1978 Hateshinaki zecchô
1978 One Summer Affair
1979 A Certain Seductive Summer
1979 Female Teacher: Dirty Rumor
1979 Koichiro Uno's Moist and Steamy
1980 Jokôsei: Natsu hiraku kuchibiru
1980 Joshidaisei no kokuhaku: Akai yûwakusha
1980 Momoe's Lips: Love Beast
1980 Nokezoru onna
1981 Love Beast: Flower of Vice
1981 Love Beast: Red Lips
1981 Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido
1981 Sekushî purin: Kuse ni narisô
1982 Asami Ogawa's Binding: Jin Ping Mei
1982 運命の殺意 北信濃母子心中
1983 Akuma no hitojichi
1984 Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken
1987 Corpse of your Choice
1996 F.ヘルス嬢日記
1997 High School Girl Story Indecent Fruit
Original Story:
1968 Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
1969 Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969 Youth Bell
1970 Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970 Sign of the Jack
1971 Adults Games
1971 Thirsty for Love
1972 Morning of Ecstasy
1972 Office Lady Diary: Affair of a She-Cat
1972 Romantic Tale: Otomi and Yosaburo
1972 She-Beasts, Warm Bodies
1972 Silent Tears
1972 The Siren's Song
1973 Love Makes Me Wet
1973 Sex Education Mistresses
1973 Swedish Porno: Dripping of Honey
1973 Swedish Porno: The House of Beasts
1974 Damp Bank Notes
1974 Hihon: Sode to sode
1974 New Apartment Wife: Afternoon Beast
1974 Statue in Fire
1975 Cape Erimo
1975 Newlywed Hell
1975 Tokyo Emmanuelle
1976 Female Teacher: Cherry Boy Hunt
1976 Koichiro Uno's Up & Wet
1976 The Slave Wife
1976 Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari
1977 Being Assaulted
1977 Lusty Afternoon
1977 Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room
1977 Yakyukyo no uta
1978 Furin no gogo: Hada-gurui
1978 Hateshinaki zecchô
1978 One Summer Affair
1979 A Certain Seductive Summer
1979 Female Teacher: Dirty Rumor
1979 Koichiro Uno's Moist and Steamy
1980 Jokôsei: Natsu hiraku kuchibiru
1980 Joshidaisei no kokuhaku: Akai yûwakusha
1980 Momoe's Lips: Love Beast
1980 Nokezoru onna
1981 Love Beast: Flower of Vice
1981 Love Beast: Red Lips
1981 Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido
1981 Sekushî purin: Kuse ni narisô
1982 Asami Ogawa's Binding: Jin Ping Mei
1982 運命の殺意 北信濃母子心中
1983 Akuma no hitojichi
1984 Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken
1987 Corpse of your Choice
1996 F.ヘルス嬢日記
1997 High School Girl Story Indecent Fruit
Screenplay:
1964 Flora on the Sand
1968 Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
1969 Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969 Youth Bell
1970 Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970 Sign of the Jack
1971 Adults Games
1971 Thirsty for Love
1972 Morning of Ecstasy
1972 Office Lady Diary: Affair of a She-Cat
1972 Romantic Tale: Otomi and Yosaburo
1972 She-Beasts, Warm Bodies
1972 Silent Tears
1972 The Siren's Song
1973 Love Makes Me Wet
1973 Sex Education Mistresses
1973 Swedish Porno: Dripping of Honey
1973 Swedish Porno: The House of Beasts
1974 Damp Bank Notes
1974 Hihon: Sode to sode
1974 New Apartment Wife: Afternoon Beast
1974 Statue in Fire
1975 Cape Erimo
1975 Newlywed Hell
1975 Tokyo Emmanuelle
1976 Female Teacher: Cherry Boy Hunt
1976 Koichiro Uno's Up & Wet
1976 The Slave Wife
1976 Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari
1977 Being Assaulted
1977 Lusty Afternoon
1977 Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room
1977 Yakyukyo no uta
1978 Furin no gogo: Hada-gurui
1978 Hateshinaki zecchô
1978 One Summer Affair
1979 A Certain Seductive Summer
1979 Female Teacher: Dirty Rumor
1979 Koichiro Uno's Moist and Steamy
1980 Jokôsei: Natsu hiraku kuchibiru
1980 Joshidaisei no kokuhaku: Akai yûwakusha
1980 Momoe's Lips: Love Beast
1980 Nokezoru onna
1981 Love Beast: Flower of Vice
1981 Love Beast: Red Lips
1981 Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido
1981 Sekushî purin: Kuse ni narisô
1982 Asami Ogawa's Binding: Jin Ping Mei
1982 運命の殺意 北信濃母子心中
1983 Akuma no hitojichi
1984 Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken
1987 Corpse of your Choice
1992 雀鬼 裏麻雀勝負!20年間無敗の男[前編]
1996 F.ヘルス嬢日記
1997 High School Girl Story Indecent Fruit
Third Assistant Director:
1964 Flora on the Sand
1968 Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
1969 Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969 Youth Bell
1970 Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970 Sign of the Jack
1971 Adults Games
1971 Thirsty for Love
1972 Morning of Ecstasy
1972 Office Lady Diary: Affair of a She-Cat
1972 Romantic Tale: Otomi and Yosaburo
1972 She-Beasts, Warm Bodies
1972 Silent Tears
1972 The Siren's Song
1973 Love Makes Me Wet
1973 Sex Education Mistresses
1973 Swedish Porno: Dripping of Honey
1973 Swedish Porno: The House of Beasts
1974 Damp Bank Notes
1974 Hihon: Sode to sode
1974 New Apartment Wife: Afternoon Beast
1974 Statue in Fire
1975 Cape Erimo
1975 Newlywed Hell
1975 Tokyo Emmanuelle
1976 Female Teacher: Cherry Boy Hunt
1976 Koichiro Uno's Up & Wet
1976 The Slave Wife
1976 Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari
1977 Being Assaulted
1977 Lusty Afternoon
1977 Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room
1977 Yakyukyo no uta
1978 Furin no gogo: Hada-gurui
1978 Hateshinaki zecchô
1978 One Summer Affair
1979 A Certain Seductive Summer
1979 Female Teacher: Dirty Rumor
1979 Koichiro Uno's Moist and Steamy
1980 Jokôsei: Natsu hiraku kuchibiru
1980 Joshidaisei no kokuhaku: Akai yûwakusha
1980 Momoe's Lips: Love Beast
1980 Nokezoru onna
1981 Love Beast: Flower of Vice
1981 Love Beast: Red Lips
1981 Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido
1981 Sekushî purin: Kuse ni narisô
1982 Asami Ogawa's Binding: Jin Ping Mei
1982 運命の殺意 北信濃母子心中
1983 Akuma no hitojichi
1984 Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken
1987 Corpse of your Choice
1988 Tokyo Pop
1992 雀鬼 裏麻雀勝負!20年間無敗の男[前編]
1996 F.ヘルス嬢日記
1997 High School Girl Story Indecent Fruit
Writer:
1964 Flora on the Sand
1968 Confession of a girl: The Forbidden Fruit
1969 Gorgeous Leopardess
1969 Yabanjin no Nekutai
1969 Youth Bell
1970 Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970 Sign of the Jack
1971 Adults Games
1971 Thirsty for Love
1972 Morning of Ecstasy
1972 Office Lady Diary: Affair of a She-Cat
1972 Romantic Tale: Otomi and Yosaburo
1972 She-Beasts, Warm Bodies
1972 Silent Tears
1972 The Siren's Song
1973 Love Makes Me Wet
1973 Sex Education Mistresses
1973 Swedish Porno: Dripping of Honey
1973 Swedish Porno: The House of Beasts
1974 Damp Bank Notes
1974 Hihon: Sode to sode
1974 New Apartment Wife: Afternoon Beast
1974 Statue in Fire
1975 Cape Erimo
1975 Newlywed Hell
1975 Tokyo Emmanuelle
1976 Female Teacher: Cherry Boy Hunt
1976 Koichiro Uno's Up & Wet
1976 The Slave Wife
1976 Yojōhan seishun garasu-bari
1977 Being Assaulted
1977 Lusty Afternoon
1977 Sixteen Years Old: Nymphets' Room
1977 Yakyukyo no uta
1978 Furin no gogo: Hada-gurui
1978 Hateshinaki zecchô
1978 One Summer Affair
1979 A Certain Seductive Summer
1979 Female Teacher: Dirty Rumor
1979 Koichiro Uno's Moist and Steamy
1980 Jokôsei: Natsu hiraku kuchibiru
1980 Joshidaisei no kokuhaku: Akai yûwakusha
1980 Momoe's Lips: Love Beast
1980 Nokezoru onna
1981 Love Beast: Flower of Vice
1981 Love Beast: Red Lips
1981 Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido
1981 Sekushî purin: Kuse ni narisô
1982 Asami Ogawa's Binding: Jin Ping Mei
1982 運命の殺意 北信濃母子心中
1983 Akuma no hitojichi
1984 Aijin Bank Satsujin Jiken
1987 Corpse of your Choice
1988 Tokyo Pop
1992 雀鬼 裏麻雀勝負!20年間無敗の男[前編]
1996 F.ヘルス嬢日記
1997 High School Girl Story Indecent Fruit
Director:
1979 Detective Story
1997 Lost Paradise
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