Yoshitaka Asama

Writing

June 29, 1940Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Known for

The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

2002

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009

The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade

2004

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

1977

A Distant Cry from Spring

A Distant Cry from Spring

1980

My Sons

My Sons

1991

The Village

The Village

1975

Downtown Heroes

Downtown Heroes

1988

Tora-san Loves an Artist

Tora-san Loves an Artist

1973

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

1973

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The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

2009

Original Film Writer

The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade

2004

Screenplay

Free and Easy 14

Free and Easy 14

2003

Writer

The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

2002

Screenplay

Free and Easy 13

Free and Easy 13

2002

Writer

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project

2001

Writer

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen

2000

Screenplay

Free and Easy 11

Free and Easy 11

2000

Writer

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition

1998

Writer

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

1998

Screenplay

The Rainbow Seeker 2

The Rainbow Seeker 2

1997

Writer

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version

1997

Writer

A Class to Remember II

A Class to Remember II

1996

Screenplay

Tora-san's Matchmaker

Tora-san's Matchmaker

1993

Screenplay

A Class to Remember

A Class to Remember

1993

Screenplay

Letters from Spain

Letters from Spain

1993

Writer

Tora-san Makes Excuses

Tora-san Makes Excuses

1992

Screenplay

Tora-san Confesses

Tora-san Confesses

1991

Screenplay

My Sons

My Sons

1991

Screenplay

Tora-san, My Uncle

Tora-san, My Uncle

1989

Writer

Days with Harasu

Days with Harasu

1989

Writer

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial

1988

Screenplay

Downtown Heroes

Downtown Heroes

1988

Screenplay

Tora-san Plays Daddy

Tora-san Plays Daddy

1987

Screenplay

Tora-san Goes North

Tora-san Goes North

1987

Screenplay

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy

1986

Screenplay

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

1986

Writer

Tora-san's Island Encounter

Tora-san's Island Encounter

1985

Screenplay

Tora-san, the Go-Between

Tora-san, the Go-Between

1985

Screenplay

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

Tora-san's Forbidden Love

1984

Writer

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

Marriage Counselor Tora-san

1984

Screenplay

Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari

Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari

1984

Writer

Tora-san Goes Religious?

Tora-san Goes Religious?

1983

Writer

Tora-san's Song of Love

Tora-san's Song of Love

1983

Screenplay

Tora-san, the Expert

Tora-san, the Expert

1982

Screenplay

Ekisutora

Ekisutora

1982

Screenplay

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

1982

Screenplay

Tora-san's Promise

Tora-san's Promise

1981

Screenplay

Ore to aitsu no monogatari

Ore to aitsu no monogatari

1981

Screenplay

Tora-san's Love in Osaka

Tora-san's Love in Osaka

1981

Screenplay

Foster Daddy, Tora!

Foster Daddy, Tora!

1980

Screenplay

The Long Way 'Round

The Long Way 'Round

1980

Screenplay

Tora-san's Tropical Fever

Tora-san's Tropical Fever

1980

Writer

A Distant Cry from Spring

A Distant Cry from Spring

1980

Screenplay

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

Tora-san's Dream of Spring

1979

Writer

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

Tora-san, the Matchmaker

1979

Writer

Our Symphony

Our Symphony

1979

Writer

Talk of the Town Tora-san

Talk of the Town Tora-san

1978

Writer

Stage-Struck Tora-san

Stage-Struck Tora-san

1978

Writer

Ore wa inaka no puresurī

Ore wa inaka no puresurī

1978

Screenplay

Tora-san Plays Cupid

Tora-san Plays Cupid

1977

Writer

The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief

1977

Screenplay

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

Tora-san Meets His Lordship

1977

Writer

Tora-san's Pure Love

Tora-san's Pure Love

1976

Writer

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset

1976

Writer

Tora-san, the Intellectual

Tora-san, the Intellectual

1975

Writer

The Village

The Village

1975

Writer

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again

1975

Screenplay

Tora-san's Lullaby

Tora-san's Lullaby

1974

Writer

Tora-san's Lovesick

Tora-san's Lovesick

1974

Writer

Tora-san Loves an Artist

Tora-san Loves an Artist

1973

Writer

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

Tora-san's Forget Me Not

1973

Screenplay

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True

1972

Screenplay

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

Tora-san's Dear Old Home

1972

Screenplay

Tora-san's Love Call

Tora-san's Love Call

1971

Screenplay

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

1971

Screenplay

Directing8

Letters from Spain

Letters from Spain

1993

Director

Lady Camellia

Lady Camellia

1988

Director

Children on the Island

Children on the Island

1987

Director

Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari

Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari

1984

Director

Ekisutora

Ekisutora

1982

Director

Ore to aitsu no monogatari

Ore to aitsu no monogatari

1981

Director

The Long Way 'Round

The Long Way 'Round

1980

Director

Our Symphony

Our Symphony

1979

Director