Tatsuo Asano
Writing
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From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.
Anatahan

The daughter of a former Miss Universe winner finds success as a fashion model in Tokyo following the death of her fiancé.
All of Myself

Kitagawa, a drug control officer in the Kanto Shinetsu area, was ordered to investigate the situation of drug trafficking around Yokohama.
Bodyguard from Hell

In the middle of the era, Taisho, a big boss in Asakusa Iizuka, was severely questioned by the police about the source of funds for the Daido Federation, to which he belonged. The creditor, Izo, visited the local police station daily, worried about the safety of his boss, and himself came to the attention of the police. Izo embarks on a journey to escape, but in the meantime, the new rising yakuza Dojima plans to kill Iizuka...
Chivalrous Life

The film depicts the life of a high school student today, touching on issues of purity, sports, higher education, and employment, through the pursuit of love and sex between a high school senior soccer player and a female student in the same class.
Confession of a girl: Purity

A sequel to Detective Bureau 2-3: Go To Hell Bastards!
Detective Bureau 2-3: A Man Weak to Money and Women

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Wrestling-Ring Festival
Sanada Bunkichi, an alcoholic musician who had lost all motivation to live, was a man who seemed to be supported by the kind consideration of his disciple Shimaki Tetsuo. One day, the two of them joined five others who were going to the cabaret Kurofune in Shimoda and went on a journey together, where they discovered a pretty young woman named Keiko, called Lilu. When the group returned to Tokyo, Keiko, who wanted to be a singer, followed them and asked them to accompany her to Tokyo. Keiko settled on the second floor of Tetsuo's aunt's tobacco shop in Tokyo, but Sanada went on a journey as a musician with the female swordsman Oe Midori's troupe to take care of Keiko's immediate living expenses. During his absence, Keiko was able to make her debut as a radio singer thanks to the kindness of Tetsuo's friend. Hearing Keiko's voice coming from the radio, Sanada rejected Midori's advances and returned to Tokyo.
風の噂のリル
Rival bands of pirates try to get hold of a priceless treasure.
Mermaids and Sea Robbers

Leaving his wife in Osaka, Honda leads a double life in Tokyo – after spending the day as an elite businessman, he flirts around in the evenings. He even rents a secret apartment where he keeps record of his girl hunts in his diary, the ‘Hunter’s Diary’. One day, he finds an article in the newspaper – a murder of a young woman in his diary. A few days later, another woman from his diary is murdered. He soon finds himself in a labyrinth of fear, as women named in his diary are killed one after another...
The Hunter's Diary
Suspense film based on the "Carbine Gang Incident" that happened in June 1954 in Japan.
Carbine of Fear

A battle for a large sum of money unfolds on the docks near a steel mill in a foggy atmosphere. Manzo, an engineer on the verge of retirement, witnesses two men shooting each other and collapsing on the quay while his assistant Shinsuke is away.
Jigoku no hatoba

A few years have passed since the Hotta family had the famous sword Koshinmaru, which was given to them by Lord Ieyasu, stolen. Ebina Gunzo, the Hotta family's kendo instructor, was threatened by a man named Obo.
Sharp Blades
1955 short film
Typhoon's Eye
A documentary about the process of making swords.
The Japanese Sword
Pinku from 1965.