Toru Shinohara
Writing
Shinohara Tooru was born in Niihama, Ehime. After graduating from high school on March 1955, he started working at a factory in Osaka making car parts but quit after only ten months. He studied manga via a mail-offered course and wrote to various manga magazines. In 1958 came his first commercially printed work Fukumenhakushi (覆面博士) and he began his career as a manga artist. He is best known for Nippon Keibaden that detailed the history of Japan's horse racing industry and its horses. He is also known for beautiful amazon-like heroines who are never daunted by the hardship they endure. Since 1970, he has written a series of works titled Sasori, lit. scorpion, which is the name for a female inmate and heroine. Director Shunya Ito started a series of ten films starring Meiko Kaji based on the manga. However, Ito withdrew from the project after three, and Kaji four films. Many of his works have been turned into movies since 1972.
Known for
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movieSasori
2009
Comic Book
movieZero Woman R
2007
Comic Book
movieZero Woman 2005
2004
Comic Book
tvSasori
2004
Comic Book
movieZero Woman Returns
1999
Comic Book
movieScorpion: Double Venom
1998
Comic Book
movieScorpion: Double Venom 2
1998
Comic Book
movieZero Woman: Dangerous Game
1998
Comic Book
movieZero Woman: The Hunted
1997
Comic Book
movieNoctiluca
1997
Comic Book
movieSasori in U.S.A.
1997
Comic Book
movieZero Woman: The Accused
1997
Comic Book
moviePolice Branch 82: Rebirth
1996
Comic Book
movieSEXY COP 348
1996
Comic Book
movieZero Woman: Assassin Lovers
1996
Comic Book
movieZero Woman 2
1995
Comic Book
movieZero Woman: Final Mission
1995
Comic Book
movieAnkou
1991
Comic Book
movieNew Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
1976
Original Story
movieZero Woman: Red Handcuffs
1974
Comic Book
movieFemale Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972
Comic Book
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tvSasori
2004
Creator