Writing
Born June 29, 1940 · Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
The Twilight Samurai
2002 · Screenplay
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009 · Original Film Writer
The Hidden Blade
2004 · Screenplay
1977 · Screenplay
A Distant Cry from Spring
1980 · Screenplay
My Sons
1991 · Screenplay
The Village
1975 · Writer
Downtown Heroes
1988 · Screenplay
Tora-san Loves an Artist
1973 · Writer
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
1973 · Screenplay
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986 · Writer
A Class to Remember II
1996 · Screenplay
Free and Easy 14
2003 · Writer
Free and Easy 13
2002 · Writer
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001 · Writer
Free and Easy 11
2000 · Writer
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
2000 · Screenplay
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
1998 · Writer
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
1998 · Screenplay
The Rainbow Seeker 2
1997 · Writer
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
Letters from Spain
1993 · Writer
A Class to Remember
1993 · Screenplay
Tora-san's Matchmaker
Tora-san Makes Excuses
1992 · Screenplay
Tora-san Confesses
Days with Harasu
1989 · Writer
Tora-san, My Uncle
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
Tora-san Goes North
1987 · Screenplay
Lady Camellia
1988 · Director
Children on the Island
1987 · Director
Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari
1984 · Director
Ekisutora
1982 · Director
Ore to aitsu no monogatari
1981 · Director
Our Symphony
1979 · Director
