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Yôzô Tanaka

Yôzô Tanaka

Writer, 2nd Unit / Asst Director

Born May 17, 1939 in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan

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Biography

Yōzō Tanaka is a Japanese screenwriter. He was born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. After joining the production department of Nichigeki Music Hall, he started writing radio scripts. While he was a student at Waseda University, he met Atsushi Yamatoya and Kaname Kawachi. Before becoming a screenwriter, Tanaka worked as a reporter, conducting a series of interviews with eccentrics in the magazine Weekly Sankei. After joining Nikkatsu, he joined a screenwriting team led by director Seijun Suzuki. Individuals in this group such as Tanaka, Yamatoya, and Chūsei Sone also contributed to various projects at Wakamatsu Productions during this period of the 1960s.

He is also a driving force behind the heyday of Nikkatsu Roman Porno, writing numerous screenplays. He continued to collaborate with fellow veterans of the aforementioned series such as Shinji Sōmai and Kichitaro Negishi.

His disciples include Haruhiko Arai and Miho Nakazono.

In 2005, he worked as an associate professor at the Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts.

In 2017, a book of Yōzō Tanaka's essays and other archival materials such as interviews and screenplays was published.

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7 wins and 6 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

2

The 33rd Annual Japan Academy Awards TV Special2010Self

The 5th Annual Japan Academy Awards TV Special1982Self

Writer

52

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The Last Ronin Poster

The Last Ronin Feature Film2010

Villon's Wife Poster

Villon's Wife Feature Film2009

Toukou no ki Poster

Toukou no ki Feature Film2004

Izakaya yurei Poster

Izakaya yurei Feature Film1994

The Friends Poster

The Friends Feature Film1994

Yumeji Feature Film1991

Hikaru onna Poster

Hikaru onna Feature Film1987

Kuroi doresu no onna Poster

Kuroi doresu no onna Feature Film1987

Cabaret Feature Film1986

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy Poster

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy Feature Film1986

Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion Poster

Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion Feature Film1985

Time of Wickedness Poster

Time of Wickedness Feature Film1985

Make-up Feature Film1984

Shanghai Rhapsody Poster

Shanghai Rhapsody Feature Film1984

The Catch Poster

The Catch Feature Film1983

Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon Poster

Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon Feature Film1981

Kagero-za Poster

Kagero-za Feature Film1981

Love Letter Poster

Love Letter Feature Film1981

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Poster

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Feature Film1981

Shikake-nin Baian Poster

Shikake-nin Baian Feature Film1981

Akujo no kamen TV Movie1980

Woman's Trail: Wet Path Poster

Woman's Trail: Wet Path Feature Film1980

Zigeunerweisen Poster

Zigeunerweisen Feature Film1980

Forbidden Ordeal Poster

Forbidden Ordeal Feature Film1979

Hell Feature Film1979

The Detective Story Poster

The Detective Story TV Series1979

Harry and His Geisha Girls Poster

Harry and His Geisha Girls Feature Film1978

Â!! Hana no ôendan: Otoko namida no shin'eitai Poster

Â!! Hana no ôendan: Otoko namida no shin'eitai Feature Film1977

Case of the Disjointed Murder Poster

Case of the Disjointed Murder Feature Film1977

Gate of Flesh Poster

Gate of Flesh Feature Film1977

Hell's Angels: Crimson Roar Poster

Hell's Angels: Crimson Roar Feature Film1977

The General and His Empire of Joy Poster

The General and His Empire of Joy Feature Film1977

Â!! Hana no ôendan Poster

Â!! Hana no ôendan Feature Film1976

Â!! Hana no ôendan: Yakusha yanô Poster

Â!! Hana no ôendan: Yakusha yanô Feature Film1976

Cage of Lust: Wives' Afternoon Poster

Cage of Lust: Wives' Afternoon Feature Film1976

Housewife's Experience: Tenement Poster

Housewife's Experience: Tenement Feature Film1975

Jiko TV Movie1975

Kôshoku: Genroku (maruhi) monogatari Poster

Kôshoku: Genroku (maruhi) monogatari Feature Film1975

Shitakari Hanjirô: Maruhi kannon o sagase Poster

Shitakari Hanjirô: Maruhi kannon o sagase Feature Film1975

Tamawarinin Yuki Poster

Tamawarinin Yuki Feature Film1975

Flower and Snake Poster

Flower and Snake Feature Film1974

Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya Poster

Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya Feature Film1974

Secret Book: Sleeve and Sleeve Poster

Secret Book: Sleeve and Sleeve Feature Film1974

Sex Phobia Poster

Sex Phobia Feature Film1974

Wife to Be Sacrificed Poster

Wife to Be Sacrificed Feature Film1974

Horror Theater Unbalance Poster

Horror Theater Unbalance TV Series1973

Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa Poster

Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa Feature Film1973

The Hell-Fated Courtesan Poster

The Hell-Fated Courtesan Feature Film1973

Trap of Lust Poster

Trap of Lust Feature Film1973

Yakuza Justice: Erotic Code of Honor Poster

Yakuza Justice: Erotic Code of Honor Feature Film1973

Branded to Kill Poster

Branded to Kill Feature Film1967

Season of Treason Poster

Season of Treason Feature Film1966

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Season of Treason Poster

Season of Treason Feature Film1966

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