Sadao Nakajima

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Sadao Nakajima

DIRECTING

1934-08-08

2023-06-11

Togane, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki.

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Biography

Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Giant Rumble poster

Giant Rumble(1964)

Screenplay

Female Ninja Magic poster

Female Ninja Magic(1964)

Director, Writer

The Spying Sorceress poster

The Spying Sorceress(1964)

Director, Writer

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws poster

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws(1964)

Writer

間諜 poster

間諜(1964)

Screenplay

Three Yakuza poster

Three Yakuza(1965)

Screenplay

True Osaka Grit poster

True Osaka Grit(1965)

Screenplay

The Tattooed Lord poster

The Tattooed Lord(1965)

Screenplay

Yakuza Hooligans poster

Yakuza Hooligans(1966)

Director, Screenplay

Judo vs. Karate poster

Judo vs. Karate(1966)

Director, Screenplay

Showdown of Men poster

Showdown of Men(1966)

Director, Screenplay

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves poster

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves(1966)

Writer

Yakuza Vassal poster

Yakuza Vassal(1966)

Director, Screenplay

Classmates poster

Classmates(1967)

Screenplay, Director

The Domain: White Blade poster

The Domain: White Blade(1967)

Writer

The Shogun and His Mistresses poster

The Shogun and His Mistresses(1967)

Director

Code Between Brothers 6 poster

Code Between Brothers 6(1967)

Director

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival poster

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival(1967)

Adaptation, Original Story

Shogun and His Mistress 2 poster

Shogun and His Mistress 2(1967)

Director

Nunnery Confidential poster

Nunnery Confidential(1968)

Director

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations poster

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations(1969)

Director, Screenplay

Nippon '69: Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone poster

Nippon '69: Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone(1969)

Director

The Cross of Vengeance poster

The Cross of Vengeance(1969)

Screenplay

The Revelation of a Geisha poster

The Revelation of a Geisha(1970)

Director, Writer

Three Pretty Devils poster

Three Pretty Devils(1970)

Screenplay

Postwar Secrets poster

Postwar Secrets(1970)

Director, Screenplay

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths poster

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths(1971)

Director, Screenplay

The Viper Brothers poster

The Viper Brothers(1971)

Director

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers poster

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers(1971)

Director

Twisted Sex poster

Twisted Sex(1971)

Director

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro poster

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro(1972)

Director, Screenplay

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth poster

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth(1972)

Director

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13 poster

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13(1972)

Director, Screenplay

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats poster

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats(1972)

Director

The Kyoto Connection poster

The Kyoto Connection(1973)

Director, Screenplay

Aesthetics of a Bullet poster

Aesthetics of a Bullet(1973)

Director

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School poster

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School(1973)

Director, Screenplay

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle poster

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle(1973)

Director, Screenplay

Semi-Document: Eros No Joô poster

Semi-Document: Eros No Joô(1973)

Director

Jeans Blues: No Future poster

Jeans Blues: No Future(1974)

Director, Screenplay

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain poster

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain(1974)

Screenplay

The Rapacious Jailbreaker poster

The Rapacious Jailbreaker(1974)

Director

Violent Fraternity poster

Violent Fraternity(1974)

Director

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers poster

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers(1974)

Director

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers poster

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers(1974)

Screenplay, Director

Shimane Prison Riot poster

Shimane Prison Riot(1975)

Director

Company Buggers poster

Company Buggers(1975)

Director

Scoundrel Boss poster

Scoundrel Boss(1975)

Director, Screenplay

The Viper Brothers and the Young General poster

The Viper Brothers and the Young General(1975)

Director

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War poster

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War(1976)

Director

A Savage Beast Goes Mad poster

A Savage Beast Goes Mad(1976)

Director, Screenplay

The Three Ginza Rascals poster

The Three Ginza Rascals(1976)

Director, Screenplay

Operation Plazma in Osaka poster

Operation Plazma in Osaka(1976)

Director

Japanese Godfather: Ambition poster

Japanese Godfather: Ambition(1977)

Director

Japanese Humanity and Justice poster

Japanese Humanity and Justice(1977)

Director, Screenplay

Japan's Don poster

Japan's Don(1977)

Director

Shag poster

Shag(1978)

Director

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion poster

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion(1978)

Director

The Shogun Assassins poster

The Shogun Assassins(1979)

Director, Screenplay

Down with The Big Boss poster

Down with The Big Boss(1979)

Director, Screenplay

Shadow Warriors poster

Shadow Warriors(1980)

Director

Jun poster

Jun(1980)

Producer

The Blazing Valiant poster

The Blazing Valiant(1981)

Screenplay

Kamikaze, the Adventurer poster

Kamikaze, the Adventurer(1981)

Writer

Domineering poster

Domineering(1982)

Director, Screenplay

Theater Of Life poster

Theater Of Life(1983)

Director, Screenplay

Appassionata poster

Appassionata(1984)

Director

The Seburi Story poster

The Seburi Story(1985)

Director, Screenplay

Tokyo Bordello poster

Tokyo Bordello(1987)

Screenplay

Father Avenger poster

Father Avenger(1987)

Director

The Boss' Wife poster

The Boss' Wife(1988)

Screenplay

Shogun's Shadow poster

Shogun's Shadow(1989)

Writer

She-Shogun poster

She-Shogun(1990)

Director

1750 Days of Turbulence poster

1750 Days of Turbulence(1990)

Director, Screenplay

Yakuza Warfare poster

Yakuza Warfare(1991)

Director

Yakuza Ladies Revisited poster

Yakuza Ladies Revisited(1991)

Director

Takeda Shingen poster

Takeda Shingen(1991)

Director

The Man Who Became The Don poster

The Man Who Became The Don(1991)

Screenplay

Oda Nobunaga poster

Oda Nobunaga(1992)

Director

天下を獲った男豊臣秀吉 poster

天下を獲った男豊臣秀吉(1993)

Director

The Man Who Shot the Don poster

The Man Who Shot the Don(1994)

Director

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble poster

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble(1996)

Director

Yakuza Ladies: Decision poster

Yakuza Ladies: Decision(1998)

Director

No Mercy Dog poster

No Mercy Dog(1998)

Writer

Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder poster

Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder(1999)

Screenplay

Yakuza Ladies: Revenge poster

Yakuza Ladies: Revenge(2000)

Screenplay

Uzumasa Limelight poster

Uzumasa Limelight(2014)

Sadao Nakajima

Love's Twisting Path poster

Love's Twisting Path(2019)

Director, Screenplay