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Sadao Nakajima

Directing

Sadao Nakajima

JA, EN, FR cinema · 96 credits

Born

8 August 1934

Died

11 June 2023 (aged 88)

Birthplace

Togane, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Also known as 中岛贞夫

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

Known for

Filmography

Love's Twisting Path poster

Love's Twisting Path

JA · 20196.8

Director, Screenplay

Mifune: The Last Samurai poster

Mifune: The Last Samurai

EN · 20167.0

as Self - Filmmaker

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay poster

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

JA · 20157.5

Actor, Director

Uzumasa Limelight poster

Uzumasa Limelight

JA · 20146.8

as Sadao Nakajima

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza poster

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

FR · 20096.5

as Himself

Yakuza Ladies: Revenge poster

Yakuza Ladies: Revenge

JA · 20006.0

Screenplay

Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder poster

Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder

JA · 19996.0

Screenplay

No Mercy Dog poster

No Mercy Dog

JA · 1998Not rated

Writer

Yakuza Ladies: Decision poster

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

JA · 19987.5

Director

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble poster

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

JA · 19967.0

Director

The Man Who Shot the Don poster

The Man Who Shot the Don

JA · 19949.0

Director

天下を獲った男 豊臣秀吉 poster

天下を獲った男 豊臣秀吉

JA · 1993Not rated

Director

Oda Nobunaga poster

Oda Nobunaga

JA · 19928.0

Director

Yakuza Warfare poster

Yakuza Warfare

JA · 19917.5

Director

Yakuza Ladies Revisited poster

Yakuza Ladies Revisited

JA · 19917.0

Director

Takeda Shingen poster

Takeda Shingen

JA · 199110.0

Director

The Man Who Became The Don poster

The Man Who Became The Don

JA · 19917.0

Screenplay

She-Shogun poster

She-Shogun

JA · 19907.5

Director

1750 Days of Turbulence poster

1750 Days of Turbulence

JA · 19908.2

Director, Screenplay

Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger poster

Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai Gunslinger

JA · 1989Not rated

Actor, Director

Shogun's Shadow poster

Shogun's Shadow

JA · 19896.9

Writer

The Boss' Wife poster

The Boss' Wife

JA · 19886.3

Screenplay

Tokyo Bordello poster

Tokyo Bordello

JA · 19875.6

Screenplay

傑作時代劇 夢ぞ見し わが恋する人は亭主の上役?!

1987

My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!

JA · 1987Not rated

Director

傑作時代劇 国境を越えた男

1987

Countryside Accountant's Government Reform

JA · 1987Not rated

Director

Father Avenger poster

Father Avenger

JA · 1987Not rated

Director

「松本清張サスペンス 隠花の飾り」足袋 poster

「松本清張サスペンス 隠花の飾り」足袋

JA · 1986Not rated

Director

The Seburi Story poster

The Seburi Story

JA · 19856.6

Director, Screenplay

Appassionata poster

Appassionata

JA · 19846.3

Director

Theater Of Life poster

Theater Of Life

JA · 19839.0

Director, Screenplay

Domineering poster

Domineering

JA · 19825.4

Director, Screenplay

The Blazing Valiant poster

The Blazing Valiant

JA · 19816.5

Screenplay

Kamikaze, the Adventurer poster

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

JA · 19816.3

Writer

映画村殺人事件

1980

映画村殺人事件

JA · 198010.0

Screenplay, Director

Jun poster

Jun

JA · 198010.0

Producer

The Shogun Assassins poster

The Shogun Assassins

JA · 19795.5

Director, Screenplay

Down with The Big Boss poster

Down with The Big Boss

JA · 19798.0

Director, Screenplay

Shag poster

Shag

JA · 19787.5

Director

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion poster

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

JA · 19787.2

Director

Japanese Godfather: Ambition poster

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

JA · 19777.7

Director

Japanese Humanity and Justice poster

Japanese Humanity and Justice

JA · 19777.0

Director, Screenplay

Japan's Don poster

Japan's Don

JA · 19777.2

Director

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War poster

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

JA · 19767.6

Director

A Savage Beast Goes Mad poster

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

JA · 19766.9

Director, Screenplay

Operation Plazma in Osaka poster

Operation Plazma in Osaka

JA · 19767.7

Director

The Three Ginza Rascals poster

The Three Ginza Rascals

JA · 197610.0

Director, Screenplay

Shimane Prison Riot poster

Shimane Prison Riot

JA · 19756.5

Director

Company Buggers poster

Company Buggers

JA · 19757.0

Director

Scoundrel Boss poster

Scoundrel Boss

JA · 19757.0

Director, Screenplay

The Viper Brothers and the Young General poster

The Viper Brothers and the Young General

JA · 19759.0

Director

Jeans Blues: No Future poster

Jeans Blues: No Future

JA · 19747.6

Director, Screenplay

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers poster

The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers

JA · 197410.0

Screenplay, Director

The Rapacious Jailbreaker poster

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

JA · 19746.6

Director

Violent Fraternity poster

Violent Fraternity

JA · 19748.0

Director

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers poster

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers

JA · 197410.0

Director

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain poster

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

JA · 19746.5

Screenplay

Queen of Eros poster

Queen of Eros

JA · 1973Not rated

Director

The Kyoto Connection poster

The Kyoto Connection

JA · 19735.0

Director, Screenplay

Aesthetics of a Bullet poster

Aesthetics of a Bullet

JA · 19737.0

Director

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School poster

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

JA · 19736.2

Director, Screenplay

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle poster

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle

JA · 19739.0

Director, Screenplay

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats poster

The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats

JA · 197210.0

Director

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro poster

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

JA · 19727.3

Director, Screenplay

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth poster

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

JA · 19726.0

Director

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13 poster

The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13

JA · 19727.0

Director, Screenplay

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths poster

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths

JA · 19716.2

Director, Screenplay

The Viper Brothers poster

The Viper Brothers

JA · 19717.7

Director

Twisted Sex poster

Twisted Sex

JA · 19714.5

Director

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers poster

A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers

JA · 19719.0

Director

The Revelation of a Geisha poster

The Revelation of a Geisha

JA · 19704.7

Director, Writer

Postwar Secrets poster

Postwar Secrets

JA · 19709.5

Director, Screenplay

Three Pretty Devils poster

Three Pretty Devils

JA · 19706.3

Screenplay

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations poster

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

JA · 19697.5

Director, Screenplay

Nippon '69: Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone poster

Nippon '69: Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone

JA · 19694.6

Director

The Cross of Vengeance poster

The Cross of Vengeance

JA · 19698.0

Screenplay

Nunnery Confidential poster

Nunnery Confidential

JA · 19685.5

Director

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival poster

Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival

JA · 1967Not rated

Adaptation, Original Story

The Domain: White Blade poster

The Domain: White Blade

JA · 19678.0

Writer

Shogun and His Mistress 2 poster

Shogun and His Mistress 2

JA · 19674.5

Director

Classmates poster

Classmates

JA · 19676.5

Screenplay, Director

The Shogun and His Mistresses poster

The Shogun and His Mistresses

JA · 19674.7

Director

Code Between Brothers 6 poster

Code Between Brothers 6

JA · 19676.8

Director

Yakuza Vassal poster

Yakuza Vassal

JA · 196610.0

Director, Screenplay

Yakuza Hooligans poster

Yakuza Hooligans

JA · 19667.0

Director, Screenplay

Showdown of Men poster

Showdown of Men

JA · 19667.0

Director, Screenplay

Judo vs. Karate poster

Judo vs. Karate

JA · 19666.5

Director, Screenplay

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves poster

Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves

JA · 196610.0

Writer

Three Yakuza poster

Three Yakuza

JA · 19657.8

Screenplay

True Osaka Grit poster

True Osaka Grit

JA · 1965Not rated

Screenplay

The Tattooed Lord poster

The Tattooed Lord

JA · 19657.5

Screenplay

Irogotoshi harudanji poster

Irogotoshi harudanji

JA · 1965Not rated

Screenplay

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws poster

Edo Crime Book: Black Claws

JA · 1964Not rated

Writer

Female Ninja Magic poster

Female Ninja Magic

JA · 19647.1

Director, Writer

Giant Rumble poster

Giant Rumble

JA · 19646.0

Screenplay

The Spying Sorceress poster

The Spying Sorceress

JA · 19648.0

Director, Writer

間諜 poster

間諜

JA · 1964Not rated

Screenplay