Sadao Nakajima

Sadao Nakajima

DirectingBorn August 8, 1934Died June 11, 2023 (age 88)Togane, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

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

Known For

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

Writer

映画村殺人事件

Screenplay

Postwar Secrets

Postwar Secrets

Director

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Director

Shadow Warriors

Shadow Warriors

Director

1750 Days of Turbulence

1750 Days of Turbulence

Director

The Tattooed Lord

The Tattooed Lord

Screenplay

Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga

Director

Filmography

Acting

Mifune: The Last Samurai

Mifune: The Last Samurai7.2

2016·Self - Filmmaker

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay7.5

Uzumasa Limelight

Uzumasa Limelight6.9

2014·Sadao Nakajima

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza7.0

Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger

Crew

Love's Twisting Path

Love's Twisting Path6.9

2019·Screenplay

Love's Twisting Path

Love's Twisting Path6.9

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay7.5

Yakuza Ladies: Revenge

Yakuza Ladies: Revenge6.0

2000·Screenplay

Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder

Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder6.0

1999·Screenplay

No Mercy Dog

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

Yakuza Ladies: Decision6.0

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble6.0

The Man Who Shot the Don

The Man Who Shot the Don

天下を獲った男豊臣秀吉

天下を獲った男豊臣秀吉

Oda Nobunaga

Oda Nobunaga8.0

Yakuza Warfare

Yakuza Warfare6.0

Yakuza Ladies Revisited

Yakuza Ladies Revisited6.5

The Man Who Became The Don

The Man Who Became The Don

1991·Screenplay

Takeda Shingen

1750 Days of Turbulence

1750 Days of Turbulence8.0

1750 Days of Turbulence

1750 Days of Turbulence8.0

1990·Screenplay

She-Shogun

Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger

Shogun's Shadow

Shogun's Shadow7.0

The Boss' Wife

The Boss' Wife5.0

1988·Screenplay

My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!

Tokyo Bordello

Tokyo Bordello5.0

1987·Screenplay

Father Avenger

Countryside Accountant's Government Reform

The Seburi Story

The Seburi Story6.3

The Seburi Story

The Seburi Story6.3

1985·Screenplay

Appassionata

Appassionata5.0

Theater Of Life

Theater Of Life

Theater Of Life

Theater Of Life

1983·Screenplay

Domineering

Domineering

1982·Screenplay

The Blazing Valiant

The Blazing Valiant5.0

1981·Screenplay

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

Kamikaze, the Adventurer5.6

映画村殺人事件10.0

1980·Screenplay

映画村殺人事件10.0

Jun

Shadow Warriors

Shadow Warriors8.0

The Shogun Assassins

The Shogun Assassins5.1

The Shogun Assassins

The Shogun Assassins5.1

1979·Screenplay

Down with The Big Boss

Down with The Big Boss

1979·Screenplay

Down with The Big Boss

Down with The Big Boss

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion7.0

Shag

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

Japanese Godfather: Ambition8.8

Japanese Humanity and Justice

Japanese Humanity and Justice7.0

Japanese Humanity and Justice

Japanese Humanity and Justice7.0

1977·Screenplay

Japan's Don

The Three Ginza Rascals

The Three Ginza Rascals

The Three Ginza Rascals

The Three Ginza Rascals

1976·Screenplay

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War7.1

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

A Savage Beast Goes Mad6.3

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

A Savage Beast Goes Mad6.3

1976·Screenplay

Operation Plazma in Osaka

Operation Plazma in Osaka6.5

Scoundrel Boss

1975·Screenplay

Scoundrel Boss

Company Buggers

Company Buggers7.0

Shimane Prison Riot

Shimane Prison Riot5.0

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

The Rapacious Jailbreaker6.7

Violent Fraternity

Violent Fraternity

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers

1974·Screenplay

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

Jeans Blues: No Future

Jeans Blues: No Future7.7

Jeans Blues: No Future

Jeans Blues: No Future7.7

1974·Screenplay

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain6.5

1974·Screenplay

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

1973·Screenplay

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School6.2

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School6.2

1973·Screenplay

The Kyoto Connection

The Kyoto Connection4.7

The Kyoto Connection

The Kyoto Connection4.7

1973·Screenplay

Aesthetics of a Bullet

Aesthetics of a Bullet7.0

Semi-Document: Eros No Joô

Semi-Document: Eros No Joô

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth7.0

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro7.6

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro7.6

1972·Screenplay

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

1972·Screenplay

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers

Twisted Sex

The Viper Brothers

The Viper Brothers6.5

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths5.0

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths5.0

1971·Screenplay

The Revelation of a Geisha

The Revelation of a Geisha2.0

The Revelation of a Geisha

The Revelation of a Geisha2.0

Three Pretty Devils

Three Pretty Devils5.5

1970·Screenplay

Postwar Secrets

Postwar Secrets10.0

Postwar Secrets

Postwar Secrets10.0

1970·Screenplay

Women of Osaka Castle

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations7.0

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations7.0

1969·Screenplay

The Cross of Vengeance

The Cross of Vengeance

1969·Screenplay

Nippon '69 Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone

Nippon '69 Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone3.2

Nunnery Confidential

Nunnery Confidential5.0

Code Between Brothers 6

Code Between Brothers 66.5

Shogun and His Mistress 2

Shogun and His Mistress 23.0

The Shogun and His Mistresses

The Shogun and His Mistresses2.0

Classmates

1967·Screenplay

Classmates

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

1967·Original Story

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

1967·Adaptation

The Domain: White Blade

The Domain: White Blade

Judo vs. Karate

Judo vs. Karate6.0

1966·Screenplay

Judo vs. Karate

Judo vs. Karate6.0

Showdown of Men

Showdown of Men

Showdown of Men

Showdown of Men

1966·Screenplay

Yakuza Hooligans

Yakuza Hooligans7.0

Yakuza Hooligans

Yakuza Hooligans7.0

1966·Screenplay

Yakuza Vassal

Yakuza Vassal

1966·Screenplay

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves10.0

True Osaka Grit

True Osaka Grit

1965·Screenplay

Three Yakuza

Three Yakuza7.8

1965·Screenplay

The Tattooed Lord

The Tattooed Lord8.0

1965·Screenplay

The Spying Sorceress

The Spying Sorceress

The Spying Sorceress

The Spying Sorceress

Female Ninja Magic

Female Ninja Magic6.9

Female Ninja Magic

Female Ninja Magic6.9

1964·Screenplay

Giant Rumble

Giant Rumble6.0

1964·Screenplay

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws

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