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Yoshitaka Asama

Yoshitaka Asama

Writer, Director

Born June 29, 1940 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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Yoshitaka Asama, born on June 29, 1940, in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, is a writer and director recognized for works such as The Twilight Samurai (2002), The Yellow Handkerchief (1977), and Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980).

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8 wins and 6 nominations

Filmography

Actor

2

The 4th Annual Japan Academy Awards TV Special1981Self

The 1st Annual Japan Academy Awards TV Special1978Self

Writer

70

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A Distant Cry from Spring Poster

A Distant Cry from Spring TV Movie2018

The Hidden Blade Poster

The Hidden Blade Feature Film2004

Tsuribaka nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni asu wa nai? Poster

Tsuribaka nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni asu wa nai? Feature Film2004

Tsuribaka nisshi 14 Poster

Tsuribaka nisshi 14 Feature Film2003

The Twilight Samurai Poster

The Twilight Samurai Feature Film2002

Tsuribaka nisshi 13: Hama-chan kiki ippatsu! Poster

Tsuribaka nisshi 13: Hama-chan kiki ippatsu! Feature Film2002

Tsuribaka nisshi 12: Shijo saidai no kyuka Poster

Tsuribaka nisshi 12: Shijo saidai no kyuka Feature Film2001

A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen Poster

A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen Feature Film2000

Free and Easy 11 Poster

Free and Easy 11 Feature Film2000

A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage Poster

A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage Feature Film1998

Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi Poster

Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi Feature Film1998

Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 Poster

Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 Feature Film1998

Niji o tsukamu otoko: Nangoku funto-hen Poster

Niji o tsukamu otoko: Nangoku funto-hen Feature Film1997

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen Poster

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen Feature Film1997

Tsuribaka nisshi 9 Poster

Tsuribaka nisshi 9 Feature Film1997

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana Poster

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana Feature Film1995

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama Poster

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Haikei, Kuruma Torajiro sama Feature Film1994

A Class to Remember Poster

A Class to Remember Feature Film1993

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no endan Poster

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro no endan Feature Film1993

Spain kara no tegami - Benposta no kodomotachi Feature Film1993

Tora-San Makes Excuses Poster

Tora-San Makes Excuses Feature Film1992

My Sons Feature Film1991

Tora-san Confesses Poster

Tora-san Confesses Feature Film1991

Tora-san Takes a Vacation Poster

Tora-san Takes a Vacation Feature Film1990

Harasu no ita hibi Poster

Harasu no ita hibi Feature Film1989

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan Poster

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Boku no ojisan Feature Film1989

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji Poster

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kokoro no tabiji Feature Film1989

Hope and Pain Poster

Hope and Pain Feature Film1988

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial Poster

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial Feature Film1988

Tora-san Goes North Poster

Tora-san Goes North Feature Film1987

Tora-san Plays Daddy Poster

Tora-san Plays Daddy Feature Film1987

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies Poster

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies Feature Film1986

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori Poster

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Shiawase no aoi tori Feature Film1986

Tora-san, the Go-between Poster

Tora-san, the Go-between Feature Film1985

Tora-san's Island Encounter Poster

Tora-san's Island Encounter Feature Film1985

Marriage Counselor Tora-san Poster

Marriage Counselor Tora-san Feature Film1984

Tora-san's Forbidden Love Poster

Tora-san's Forbidden Love Feature Film1984

Tora-san Goes Religious? Poster

Tora-san Goes Religious? Feature Film1983

Tora-san's Song of Love Poster

Tora-san's Song of Love Feature Film1983

Ekisutora Poster

Ekisutora Feature Film1982

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san Poster

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san Feature Film1982

Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi TV Movie1982

Tora-san, the Expert Poster

Tora-san, the Expert Feature Film1982

Tora-san's Love in Osaka Poster

Tora-san's Love in Osaka Feature Film1981

Tora-san's Promise Poster

Tora-san's Promise Feature Film1981

A Distant Cry from Spring Poster

A Distant Cry from Spring Feature Film1980

Omoeba tôkue kitamonda Poster

Omoeba tôkue kitamonda Feature Film1980

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta Poster

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kamome uta Feature Film1980

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Poster

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Feature Film1980

Tora-san, the Matchmaker Poster

Tora-san, the Matchmaker Feature Film1979

Tora-san's Dream of Spring Poster

Tora-san's Dream of Spring Feature Film1979

Branch School Diary Poster

Branch School Diary Feature Film1978

Stage-struck Tora-san Poster

Stage-struck Tora-san Feature Film1978

Talk of the Town Tora-san Poster

Talk of the Town Tora-san Feature Film1978

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! Poster

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! Feature Film1977

The Yellow Handkerchief Poster

The Yellow Handkerchief Feature Film1977

Tora-san Meets His Lordship Poster

Tora-san Meets His Lordship Feature Film1977

Tora-san's Heart of Gold Poster

Tora-san's Heart of Gold Feature Film1976

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset Poster

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset Feature Film1976

The Village Poster

The Village Feature Film1975

Tora-san, the Intellectual Poster

Tora-san, the Intellectual Feature Film1975

Tora-san's Rise and Fall Poster

Tora-san's Rise and Fall Feature Film1975

Tora-san's Lovesick Poster

Tora-san's Lovesick Feature Film1974

Tora-san's Lullaby Poster

Tora-san's Lullaby Feature Film1974

Tora-San Goes French Poster

Tora-San Goes French Feature Film1973

Tora-san's Forget Me Not Poster

Tora-san's Forget Me Not Feature Film1973

Tora-san's Dear Old Home Poster

Tora-san's Dear Old Home Feature Film1972

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True Poster

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True Feature Film1972

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan Poster

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan Feature Film1971

Tora-san's Love Call Poster

Tora-san's Love Call Feature Film1971

Director

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Spain kara no tegami - Benposta no kodomotachi Feature Film1993

Lady Camellia Poster

Lady Camellia Feature Film1988

Twenty-Four Eyes Poster

Twenty-Four Eyes Feature Film1987

Ekisutora Poster

Ekisutora Feature Film1982

Omoeba tôkue kitamonda Poster

Omoeba tôkue kitamonda Feature Film1980

Ore-tachi no kokyogaku Poster

Ore-tachi no kokyogaku Feature Film1979

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