A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Yao, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Born:
September 23, 1968
Director:
2005 Deserted Dogs
2006 A Surgeon Named Hitman
2009 Target
2009 Target 2
2010 Brother's Graveyard: Final Edition
2010 Graveyard of Brothers
2011 Bounty Hunter
2011 Bounty Hunter 2
2011 Girls, Gangsters & Zombies
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART I
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART II
2012 Firebrands
2012 Funeral Song of Ashura
2012 Road to Retribution
2012 Scars of Turmoil
2012 The Gunrunner Girl
2012 The Law of Asuras
2013 Elegy of Conflict
2014 Extremely Crushed
2014 History of Yakuza Conflict: Nishinari Conflict
2014 Underface
2015 New Gang Emblem 6
2017 The Wild Ones: The Osaka Yakuza War
2017 The Wild Ones: Charismatic Yakuza
2017 少年少女映画
2018 Chivalry's Lament
2018 Chivalry's Lament 2
2018 Chivalry's Lament 3
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws 2
2020 Sotai 2: Organized Crime Unit vs. Anti-Social Forces
2020 Sotai: Organized Crime Prevention Division vs. Anti-Social Forces
Gun Wrangler:
2005 Deserted Dogs
2006 A Surgeon Named Hitman
2009 Target
2009 Target 2
2010 Brother's Graveyard: Final Edition
2010 Graveyard of Brothers
2011 Bounty Hunter
2011 Bounty Hunter 2
2011 Girls, Gangsters & Zombies
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART I
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART II
2012 Firebrands
2012 Funeral Song of Ashura
2012 Road to Retribution
2012 Scars of Turmoil
2012 The Gunrunner Girl
2012 The Law of Asuras
2013 Elegy of Conflict
2014 Extremely Crushed
2014 History of Yakuza Conflict: Nishinari Conflict
2014 Underface
2015 New Gang Emblem 6
2017 The Wild Ones: The Osaka Yakuza War
2017 The Wild Ones: Charismatic Yakuza
2017 少年少女映画
2018 Chivalry's Lament
2018 Chivalry's Lament 2
2018 Chivalry's Lament 3
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws 2
2020 Sotai 2: Organized Crime Unit vs. Anti-Social Forces
2020 Sotai: Organized Crime Prevention Division vs. Anti-Social Forces
2021 A Janitor
2022 The World of Shura
2022 The World of Shura 2
2024 Hitodzuma otoko (men)-tsukuri hiwaina ajiwai
Screenplay:
2005 Deserted Dogs
2006 A Surgeon Named Hitman
2009 Target
2009 Target 2
2010 Brother's Graveyard: Final Edition
2010 Graveyard of Brothers
2011 Bounty Hunter
2011 Bounty Hunter 2
2011 Girls, Gangsters & Zombies
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART I
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART II
2012 Firebrands
2012 Funeral Song of Ashura
2012 Road to Retribution
2012 Scars of Turmoil
2012 The Gunrunner Girl
2012 The Law of Asuras
2013 Elegy of Conflict
2014 Extremely Crushed
2014 History of Yakuza Conflict: Nishinari Conflict
2014 Underface
2015 New Gang Emblem 6
2017 The Wild Ones: The Osaka Yakuza War
2017 The Wild Ones: Charismatic Yakuza
2017 少年少女映画
2018 Chivalry's Lament
2018 Chivalry's Lament 2
2018 Chivalry's Lament 3
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws 2
2020 Sotai 2: Organized Crime Unit vs. Anti-Social Forces
2020 Sotai: Organized Crime Prevention Division vs. Anti-Social Forces
2021 A Janitor
2022 The World of Shura
2022 The World of Shura 2
2024 Hitodzuma otoko (men)-tsukuri hiwaina ajiwai
Special Effects:
2005 Deserted Dogs
2006 A Surgeon Named Hitman
2009 Target
2009 Target 2
2010 Brother's Graveyard: Final Edition
2010 Graveyard of Brothers
2011 Bounty Hunter
2011 Bounty Hunter 2
2011 Girls, Gangsters & Zombies
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART I
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART II
2012 Firebrands
2012 Funeral Song of Ashura
2012 Road to Retribution
2012 Scars of Turmoil
2012 The Gunrunner Girl
2012 The Law of Asuras
2013 Elegy of Conflict
2014 Extremely Crushed
2014 History of Yakuza Conflict: Nishinari Conflict
2014 Underface
2015 New Gang Emblem 6
2017 The Wild Ones: The Osaka Yakuza War
2017 The Wild Ones: Charismatic Yakuza
2017 少年少女映画
2018 Chivalry's Lament
2018 Chivalry's Lament 2
2018 Chivalry's Lament 3
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws 2
2020 Sotai 2: Organized Crime Unit vs. Anti-Social Forces
2020 Sotai: Organized Crime Prevention Division vs. Anti-Social Forces
2020 The Shortest Distance is Round: Rain and Soda
2021 A Janitor
2022 The World of Shura
2022 The World of Shura 2
2024 Hitodzuma otoko (men)-tsukuri hiwaina ajiwai
Writer:
2005 Deserted Dogs
2006 A Surgeon Named Hitman
2009 Target
2009 Target 2
2010 Brother's Graveyard: Final Edition
2010 Graveyard of Brothers
2011 Bounty Hunter
2011 Bounty Hunter 2
2011 Girls, Gangsters & Zombies
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART I
2011 Kamui: Gang of Life PART II
2012 Firebrands
2012 Funeral Song of Ashura
2012 Road to Retribution
2012 Scars of Turmoil
2012 The Gunrunner Girl
2012 The Law of Asuras
2013 Elegy of Conflict
2014 Extremely Crushed
2014 History of Yakuza Conflict: Nishinari Conflict
2014 Underface
2015 New Gang Emblem 6
2017 The Wild Ones: The Osaka Yakuza War
2017 The Wild Ones: Charismatic Yakuza
2017 少年少女映画
2018 Chivalry's Lament
2018 Chivalry's Lament 2
2018 Chivalry's Lament 3
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws
2018 Wrath Against the Outlaws 2
2020 Sotai 2: Organized Crime Unit vs. Anti-Social Forces
2020 Sotai: Organized Crime Prevention Division vs. Anti-Social Forces
2020 The Shortest Distance is Round: Rain and Soda
2021 A Janitor
2022 The World of Shura
2022 The World of Shura 2
2024 Hitodzuma otoko (men)-tsukuri hiwaina ajiwai
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