About

Known credits:
154
Birthday:
1908-02-29
Place of birth:
Kyoto, Japan
Website:
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Masahiro Makino

Overview

Masahiro Makino (マキノ 雅弘, Makino Masahiro, February 29, 1908 - October 29, 1993) was a Japanese film director. He directed more than 260 films, primarily in the chanbara and yakuza genres. His real name was Masatada (正唯), but he took the stage name Masahiro, the kanji for which he changed multiple times (including 雅広, 正博, and 雅裕).

Masahiro Makino was born in Kyoto, the eldest son of the film director and producer Shōzō Makino, who is often called the father of Japanese cinema. As a youth he acted in over 100 films before debuting as a film director in 1926 at age 18.

His critically acclaimed nihilistic jidaigeki such as Roningai (1928) made him one of the top Japanese film directors, but his way of shooting films quickly also earned him detractors. For instance, the total time it took to shoot the 1936 film Edo no Ka Oshō was only 28 hours.The critic Sadao Yamane, however, has argued that this fast filming practice also contributed to Makino's speedy, rhythmic film style. Rhythm and tempo are important to his films, and so in his jidaigeki, fight scenes like in Kettō Takadanobaba (1937) could seem like dances, or entire sequences, like in Awa no Odoriko (1941), could be filled with dance. He made musicals like Singing Lovebirds (1939) and even his wartime propaganda films like Hanako-san and Ahen senso (both 1943) could have Busby Berkeley-like musical numbers.

After the war, he helmed such popular jidaigeki series as Jirōchō Sangokushi and such ninkyō eiga series as Nihon Kyōkaku-den. He directed his last film in 1972, the retirement film for Junko Fuji, completing a filmography that totaled over 260 films and included films of many genres.

Known for

Acting

1928 Raiden Actor Docotr Chikuan 59
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1921 Nabeshima nekô sôdô Actor N/A
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1916 Kaiketsu Ondo maru Actor N/A
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1916 Arima no nekô sôdô Actor N/A
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1914 Monster-Cat of Sanno Actor N/A
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Directing

1990 Ronin-gai Directing Co-Director 59
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1972 The Shin Hasegawa Series Directing Director N/A
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1972 The Kanto Scarlet Cherry Gang Directing Director 58
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1971 The Path of the King Directing Director 59
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1970 Brutal Tales of Chivalry 7: Hell Is a Man's Destiny Directing Director 59
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1970 Born Fighter Directing Director N/A
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1970 Peonies And Dragons Directing Director N/A
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1970 Woman Boss Directing Director N/A
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1969 Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best Directing Director N/A
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1969 Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Domain: Flower and Dragon Directing Director N/A
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1969 Brutal Tales of Chivalry 5: Man With The Karajishi Tattoo Directing Director 59
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1968 New Prison Walls of Abashiri Directing Director 59
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1968 Rogue Directing Director N/A
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1968 Histories of the Chivalrous Directing Director N/A
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1968 The Domain: Severed Relations Directing Director N/A
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1967 The Domain: Where The Blade Enters Directing Director N/A
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1967 Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 4 Directing Director 59
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1967 The Chivalrous Life Directing Director 59
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1967 The Domain: White Blade Directing Director N/A
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1966 Debt of Honor Directing Director N/A
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1966 The Domain: Duel at Thunder Gate Directing Director N/A
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1966 Japan's Most Chivalrous Directing Director N/A
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1966 The Domain: Kanda Festival Showdown Directing Director N/A
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1965 One Man's Chivalry Directing Director N/A
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1965 The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 Directing Director N/A
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1965 The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry Directing Director 59
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1965 The Domain: The Naniwa Story Directing Director 59
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1964 The Domain Directing Director 59
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1964 The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 Directing Director 59
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1963 Kyu-chan, Draw Your Sword Directing Director 59
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1963 Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge Directing Director N/A
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1963 Tattoo of Love Directing Director N/A
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1963 53 Stages of Action Directing Director N/A
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1962 A Revengeful Raid Directing Director 59
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1962 Yakuza Official Directing Director N/A
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1962 Lady Sen and Hideyori Directing Director 59
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1962 Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido Directing Director N/A
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1961 Works of the Fish Man Directing Director 59
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1961 Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region Directing Director N/A
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1961 Mask of the Moon Directing Director N/A
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1961 Edo Purebreed Directing Director N/A
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1960 Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region Directing Director N/A
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1960 The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor Directing Director 59
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1960 Runway to Hell Directing Director 59
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1960 Yakuza of Ina Directing Director 59
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1959 An Actor's Revenge Directing Director 58
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1959 Evil Man of Edo Directing Director N/A
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1959 Echo in the Mountains Directing Director 59
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1959 Magistrate Toyama 3: The Whirlwind Magistrate Directing Director 59
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1959 Goblin in Stirrups Directing Director 59
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1958 Fighting Disposition Directing Director N/A
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1958 Kanbei's Bargain Sale Directing Director N/A
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1958 The Traveling Ruffian Directing Director 59
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1958 Fearless Opposition Directing Director N/A
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1958 Bull's Eye of Love Directing Director 59
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1957 Temple of Revenge Directing Director N/A
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1957 Street of Ronin Directing Director 59
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1957 Pure-Hearted Unit Directing Director N/A
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1955 Such is Life Directing Director N/A
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1955 Blood Festival of Akagi Directing Director N/A
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1955 Casebooks of Dandy Sashichi: Blind Wolf Directing Director N/A
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1954 Daikichi Konomura Directing Director N/A
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1954 Jirocho in Disgrace Directing Director N/A
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1954 Yakuza bayashi Directing Director N/A
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1954 Last of the Wild Ones Directing Director N/A
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1954 Jirocho's New Year Directing Director N/A
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1953 Jirocho, the Hunted Directing Director N/A
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1953 Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow Directing Director N/A
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1953 Jirocho's Home-Coming Directing Director N/A
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1953 Her Captive Gamblers Directing Director N/A
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1953 The Last Embrace Directing Director N/A
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1953 Night in Hawaii Directing Director N/A
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1953 Jirocho Begins His Roving Life Directing Director N/A
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1952 Jirocho Rises in Fame Directing Director N/A
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1952 武蔵と小次郎 Directing Director N/A
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1952 Divorce Directing Director N/A
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1951 豪快三人男 Directing Director N/A
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1951 The Killing of Otsuya Directing Director N/A
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1951 The Official And The Princess of Thieves Directing Director N/A
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1950 A Thousand Standards of Stone Directing Director N/A
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1950 Re mizeraburu: kami to jiyu no hata Directing Director N/A
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1950 Fencing Master Directing Director 59
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1950 Sugawara denju tenarai kagami Directing Director N/A
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1949 Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood Directing Director N/A
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1948 Ghosts Die at Dawn Directing Director N/A
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1948 Gate of Flesh Directing Director N/A
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1948 Golden Devil Part 2 Directing Director N/A
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1948 Golden Devil Directing Director N/A
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1946 Nonkina tosan Directing Director N/A
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1946 Waiting Woman Directing Director N/A
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1946 Iki na fûraibô Directing Director N/A
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1945 Sennichimae fukin Directing Director N/A
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1945 Victory Song Directing Director 59
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1944 Sinking the Unsinkable Directing Director N/A
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1943 Miss Hanako Directing Director N/A
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1943 The Opium War Directing Director N/A
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1942 Onna keizu Directing Director N/A
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1942 The Man Who Waited Directing Director N/A
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1941 A Man's Flower Road of Triumph Directing Director 59
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1941 Dancers of Awa Directing Director N/A
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1941 Iemitsu and Hikoza Directing Director N/A
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1941 The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday Directing Director 58
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1940 Zoku Shimizu Minato Directing Director N/A
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1940 Oda Nobunaga Directing Director N/A
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1939 Singing Lovebirds Directing Director 58
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1938 Yaji And Kita's Traveling Diary Directing Director N/A
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1938 Chushingura Directing Director 59
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1938 Kurama Tengu Directing Director N/A
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1937 Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba Directing Director 59
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1937 Jiraiya Directing Director N/A
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1937 Echo of Love Directing Director N/A
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1937 honchō kai neko Tsutō Directing Director N/A
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1936 Goronbo-gai Directing Director N/A
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1936 Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta Directing Director N/A
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1932 Banquet Under the Midnight Sun Directing Director N/A
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1929 Rônin-gai - Dai-san-wa: Tsukareta hitobito Directing Director N/A
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1929 Beheading Place Directing Director N/A
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1929 Samurai Town Story Part II Directing Director N/A
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1928 Sozenji Baba Directing Director 59
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1928 Samurai Town Story Part I Directing Director 59
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1928 Keai-dori Directing Director N/A
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1925 中山安兵衛 Directing Assistant Director N/A
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Writing

1970 Woman Boss Writing Screenplay N/A
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1969 Bad Reputation: Showdown of the Best Writing Writer N/A
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1969 Tale of the Last Japanese Yakuza Writing Screenplay N/A
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1965 The Kingdom of Jirocho 4 Writing Writer N/A
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1964 The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 Writing Writer N/A
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1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 2 Writing Screenplay N/A
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1963 The Kingdom of Jirocho 1 Writing Screenplay 59
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1963 53 Stages of Action Writing Screenplay N/A
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1962 A Revengeful Raid Writing Screenplay 59
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1962 Yakuza Official Writing Screenplay N/A
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1961 Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region Writing Screenplay N/A
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1960 Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region Writing Writer N/A
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1960 Yakuza of Ina Writing Screenplay 59
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1958 The Traveling Ruffian Writing Screenplay 59
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1958 Bull's Eye of Love Writing Screenplay 59
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1957 Street of Ronin Writing Screenplay 59
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1955 Such is Life Writing Screenplay N/A
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1954 Daikichi Konomura Writing Screenplay N/A
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1954 Yakuza bayashi Writing Screenplay N/A
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1941 Dancers of Awa Writing Writer N/A
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1936 Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production

1946 Iki na fûraibô Production Producer N/A
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1945 Victory Song Production Producer 59
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1945 The Sword Production Executive Producer 59
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