A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
朝間 義隆
Birthplace:
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Born:
June 29, 1940
Director:
1979 Our Symphony
1980 The Long Way 'Round
1981 Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1982 Ekisutora
1984 Tokimeki Coast Story
1987 Children on the Island
1993 Letters from Spain
Screenplay:
1971 Tora-san's Love Call
1971 Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1972 Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972 Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1973 Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1977 The Yellow Handkerchief
1978 Ore wa inaka no puresurī
1979 Our Symphony
1980 A Distant Cry from Spring
1980 Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980 The Long Way 'Round
1981 Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981 Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981 Tora-san's Promise
1982 Ekisutora
1982 Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982 Tora-san, the Expert
1983 Tora-san's Song of Love
1984 Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984 Tokimeki Coast Story
1985 Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985 Tora-san, the Go-Between
1986 Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1987 Children on the Island
1987 Tora-san Goes North
1987 Tora-san Plays Daddy
1988 Downtown Heroes
1988 Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1991 My Sons
1991 Tora-san Confesses
1992 Tora-san Makes Excuses
1993 A Class to Remember
1993 Letters from Spain
1996 A Class to Remember II
2002 The Twilight Samurai
2004 The Hidden Blade
Writer:
1971 Tora-san's Love Call
1971 Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
1972 Tora-san's Dear Old Home
1972 Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
1973 Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973 Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1974 Tora-san's Lovesick
1974 Tora-san's Lullaby
1975 Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975 Tora-san, the Intellectual
1976 The Village
1976 Tora-san's Pure Love
1976 Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1977 The Yellow Handkerchief
1977 Tora-san Meets His Lordship
1977 Tora-san Plays Cupid
1978 Ore wa inaka no puresurī
1978 Stage-Struck Tora-san
1978 Talk of the Town Tora-san
1979 Our Symphony
1979 Tora-san's Dream of Spring
1979 Tora-san, the Matchmaker
1980 A Distant Cry from Spring
1980 Foster Daddy, Tora!
1980 The Long Way 'Round
1980 Tora-san's Tropical Fever
1981 Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981 Tora-san's Love in Osaka
1981 Tora-san's Promise
1982 Ekisutora
1982 Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982 Tora-san, the Expert
1983 Tora-san Goes Religious?
1983 Tora-san's Song of Love
1984 Marriage Counselor Tora-san
1984 Tokimeki Coast Story
1984 Tora-san's Forbidden Love
1985 Tora-san's Island Encounter
1985 Tora-san, the Go-Between
1986 Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986 Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1987 Children on the Island
1987 Tora-san Goes North
1987 Tora-san Plays Daddy
1988 Downtown Heroes
1988 Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1989 Days with Harasu
1989 Tora-san, My Uncle
1991 My Sons
1991 Tora-san Confesses
1992 Tora-san Makes Excuses
1993 A Class to Remember
1993 Letters from Spain
1996 A Class to Remember II
1997 The Rainbow Seeker 2
1997 Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
1998 A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
1998 Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
2000 Free and Easy 11
2001 Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2002 Free and Easy 13
2002 The Twilight Samurai
2003 Free and Easy 14
2004 The Hidden Blade
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