Known For
The Twilight Samurai
(2002)
Screenplay
Full Filmography
Writing
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
(1971)
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Tora-san's Love Call
(1971)
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Tora-san's Dear Old Home
(1972)
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Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
(1972)
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Tora-san Loves an Artist
(1973)
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Tora-san's Forget Me Not
(1973)
Screenplay
Tora-san's Lovesick
(1974)
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Tora-san's Lullaby
(1974)
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Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
(1975)
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Tora-san, the Intellectual
(1975)
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Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
(1976)
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Tora-san's Pure Love
(1976)
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The Village
(1976)
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Tora-san Meets His Lordship
(1977)
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Tora-san Plays Cupid
(1977)
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The Yellow Handkerchief
(1977)
Screenplay
Stage-Struck Tora-san
(1978)
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Talk of the Town Tora-san
(1978)
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俺は田舎のプレスリー
(1978)
Screenplay
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
(1979)
Writer
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
(1979)
Writer
Our Symphony
(1979)
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Tora-san's Tropical Fever
(1980)
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A Distant Cry from Spring
(1980)
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The Long Way 'Round
(1980)
Screenplay
Foster Daddy, Tora!
(1980)
Screenplay
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
(1981)
Screenplay
Tora-san's Promise
(1981)
Screenplay
Ore to aitsu no monogatari
(1981)
Screenplay
Tora-san, the Expert
(1982)
Screenplay
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
(1982)
Screenplay
Ekisutora
(1982)
Screenplay
Tora-san Goes Religious?
(1983)
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Tora-san's Song of Love
(1983)
Screenplay
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
(1984)
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Marriage Counselor Tora-san
(1984)
Screenplay
Tokimeki Coast Story
(1984)
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Tora-san, the Go-Between
(1985)
Screenplay
Tora-san's Island Encounter
(1985)
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Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
(1986)
Screenplay
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
(1986)
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Tora-san Goes North
(1987)
Screenplay
Tora-san Plays Daddy
(1987)
Screenplay
Hope and Pain
(1988)
Screenplay
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
(1988)
Screenplay
Tora-san, My Uncle
(1989)
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Days with Harasu
(1989)
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My Sons
(1991)
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A Class to Remember
(1993)
Screenplay
Letters from Spain
(1993)
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The Rainbow Seeker 2
(1997)
Writer
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
(1997)
Writer
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
(1998)
Writer
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
(1998)
Writer
Free and Easy 11
(2000)
Writer
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
(2001)
Writer
The Twilight Samurai
(2002)
Screenplay
Free and Easy 13
(2002)
Writer
Free and Easy 14
(2003)
Writer
The Hidden Blade
(2004)
Screenplay
Directing