Michinori Fukao
Writing
Biography
Dōten Fukao (given name: Michinori Fukao) was a scenario writer. He served as a director of the Japan Scenario Writers Association, among others, and won the Kinema Junpo Screenplay Award in 1968 for the film "Death by Hanging", which he co-wrote with Nagisa Oshima and others. Fukao graduated from Waseda University's School of Literature in 1961. He went on to join Toei and worked at the Kyoto Studio. He wrote screenplays, plays, radio dramas, etc. while assistant director. There are also a number of published screenplay collections consisting of his unfilmed scenarios.
Known For
A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next.
Death by Hanging
Film with Junko Miyazono.
The Cross of Vengeance
A first-class heel exploits a spinster's hunger for love. She is a trusted employee in a bank and embezzles money to secure his love.
The Fancy Man
1973 Toei movie.
A Diary of a Woman Doctor
1974 Toei movie.
A College Girl's Affairs
Using the Genpei War as its theme, this work depicts the nature of poor Shirabyoshi Tokiwa Gozen who traveled between the generals of both sides, Minamoto no Yoshitomo and Taira no Kiyomori