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Yoshitaka Asama

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Yoshitaka Asama was born in 1940 in Miyagi, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for The Twilight Samurai (2002), The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) and Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980).
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The Twilight Samurai (2002)
The Twilight Samurai
8.1
  • Writer
  • 2002
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
The Yellow Handkerchief
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1977
Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1980
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
A Distant Cry from Spring
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1980

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Writer

  • A Distant Cry from Spring (2018)
    A Distant Cry from Spring
  • The Hidden Blade (2004)
    The Hidden Blade
  • Tsuribaka nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni asu wa nai? (2004)
    Tsuribaka nisshi 15: Hama-chan ni asu wa nai?
  • Tsuribaka nisshi 14 (2003)
    Tsuribaka nisshi 14
  • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    The Twilight Samurai
  • Tsuribaka nisshi 13: Hama-chan kiki ippatsu! (2002)
    Tsuribaka nisshi 13: Hama-chan kiki ippatsu!
  • Tsuribaka nisshi 12: Shijo saidai no kyuka (2001)
    Tsuribaka nisshi 12: Shijo saidai no kyuka
  • A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen (2000)
    A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen
  • Tsuribaka nisshi: Eleven (2000)
    Tsuribaka nisshi: Eleven
  • Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi (1998)
    Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi
  • A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage (1998)
    A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage
  • Tsuribaka Nisshi 10 (1998)
    Tsuribaka Nisshi 10
  • Niji o tsukamu otoko: Nangoku funto-hen (1997)
    Niji o tsukamu otoko: Nangoku funto-hen
  • Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen (1997)
    Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro haibisukasu no hana tokubetsu-hen
  • Tsuribaka nisshi 9 (1997)
    Tsuribaka nisshi 9

Director

  • Spain kara no tegami - Benposta no kodomotachi
  • Lady Camellia (1988)
    Lady Camellia
  • Twenty-Four Eyes (1987)
    Twenty-Four Eyes
  • Ekisutora
  • Omoeba tôkue kitamonda
  • Ore-tachi no kokyogaku (1979)
    Ore-tachi no kokyogaku

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    • 1940
    • Miyagi, Japan

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