Yōzō Tanaka

Yōzō Tanaka

WriterDirecting May 17 (age 86) Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan 1966–2025 (59 year career)
5.2 avg rating

Biography

Yōzō Tanaka is a Japanese screenwriter. He was born in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. After joining the production department of Nichigeki Music Hall, he started writing radio scripts. While he was a student at Waseda University, he met Atsushi Yamatoya and Kaname Kawachi. Before becoming a screenwriter, Tanaka worked as a reporter, conducting a series of interviews with eccentrics in the magazine Weekly Sankei. After joining Nikkatsu, he joined a screenwriting team led by director Seijun Suzuki. Individual…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (74)

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Movies (72)

Yasuko, Songs of Days Past

Yasuko, Songs of Days Past

2025

Screenplay

7.6
The Last Ronin

The Last Ronin

2010

Screenplay

6.7
Villon's Wife

Villon's Wife

2009

Screenplay

6.5
Translucent Tree

Translucent Tree

2004

Screenplay

1.0
Translucent Tree

Translucent Tree

2004

Writer

1.0
New Ghost Pub

New Ghost Pub

1996

Screenplay

4.0
The Friends

The Friends

1994

Screenplay

7.3
Ghost Pub

Ghost Pub

1994

Screenplay

5.0
Yumeji

Yumeji

1991

Screenplay

6.3
The Lady in a Black Dress

The Lady in a Black Dress

1987

Screenplay

5.3
Luminous Woman

Luminous Woman

1987

Screenplay

5.8
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

1986

Writer

4.8
Cabaret

Cabaret

1986

Screenplay

4.0
Moment of Demon

Moment of Demon

1985

Screenplay

4.8
Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion

Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion

1985

Screenplay

6.6
Make-Up

Make-Up

1984

Screenplay

Shanghai Rhapsody

Shanghai Rhapsody

1984

Screenplay

7.0
The Catch

The Catch

1983

Screenplay

6.4
Love Letter

Love Letter

1981

Screenplay

3.8
Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon

Female Teacher: Dirty Afternoon

1981

Screenplay

5.4
Kagero-za

Kagero-za

1981

Screenplay

6.5
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

Screenplay

7.0
Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin

1981

Screenplay

9.0
Zigeunerweisen

Zigeunerweisen

1980

Screenplay

6.5
Woman's Trail: Wet Path

Woman's Trail: Wet Path

1980

Screenplay

5.6
The Inferno

The Inferno

1979

Screenplay

6.6
The Rivals

The Rivals

1979

Screenplay

The Shogun Assassins

The Shogun Assassins

1979

Screenplay

5.1
Secret of One Summer

Secret of One Summer

1979

Screenplay

No Grave for Us

No Grave for Us

1979

Screenplay

6.0
Forbidden Ordeal

Forbidden Ordeal

1979

Screenplay

2.0
Young Beast: Secret Pleasures

Young Beast: Secret Pleasures

1978

Screenplay

Mrs. Muremure

Mrs. Muremure

1978

Screenplay

2.0
Harry and His Geisha Girls

Harry and His Geisha Girls

1978

Story

4.0
The General and His Empire of Joy

The General and His Empire of Joy

1977

Writer

3.6
Case of the Disjointed Murder

Case of the Disjointed Murder

1977

Screenplay

6.0
Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

1977

Screenplay

4.5
Hell's Angels: Crimson Roar

Hell's Angels: Crimson Roar

1977

Screenplay

In the Realm of Sex

In the Realm of Sex

1977

Screenplay

2.3
Ah! That Pep Squad 3 -Tears of a Man-

Ah! That Pep Squad 3 -Tears of a Man-

1977

Screenplay

Ah! That Pep Squad

Ah! That Pep Squad

1976

Screenplay

1.0
Ah! That Pep Squad 2 -Put on a Good Act-

Ah! That Pep Squad 2 -Put on a Good Act-

1976

Screenplay

Violent Panic: The Big Crash

Violent Panic: The Big Crash

1976

Screenplay

5.4
Tsumatachi no gogo wa yori: kannō no ori

Tsumatachi no gogo wa yori: kannō no ori

1976

Screenplay

6.0
Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District

Virgin Breaker Yuki II: Western Licensed District

1976

Screenplay

Story of a Nymphomaniac

Story of a Nymphomaniac

1975

Screenplay

4.2
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss

1975

Screenplay

7.2
Housewife's Experience: Tenement

Housewife's Experience: Tenement

1975

Screenplay

Virgin Breaker Yuki

Virgin Breaker Yuki

1975

Screenplay

4.8
Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer

Hanjiro, A Great Philanderer

1975

Screenplay

Wife to Be Sacrificed

Wife to Be Sacrificed

1974

Screenplay

5.1
Flower & Snake

Flower & Snake

1974

Screenplay

5.4
Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya

Jitsuroku Erogotoshitachi: Jungyô Hanadensya

1974

Screenplay

6.0
Secret of the College Girls: Part-Time Sex Pros

Secret of the College Girls: Part-Time Sex Pros

1974

Screenplay

Hihon: Sode to sode

Hihon: Sode to sode

1974

Screenplay

1.0
Zoku tameiki

Zoku tameiki

1974

Screenplay

Morning Frenzy

Morning Frenzy

1974

Screenplay

Trapped in Lust

Trapped in Lust

1973

Screenplay

4.5
Yakuza Justice: Erotic Code of Honor

Yakuza Justice: Erotic Code of Honor

1973

Screenplay

4.8
A Mummy’s Love

A Mummy’s Love

1973

Screenplay

The Hell-Fated Courtesan

The Hell-Fated Courtesan

1973

Screenplay

6.6
Handbook on Love

Handbook on Love

1973

Screenplay

10.0
Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa

Naked Resume: True Story of Kazuko Shirakawa

1973

Screenplay

Secret Chronicle: Crimson Goddess in Paradise

Secret Chronicle: Crimson Goddess in Paradise

1973

Screenplay

College Girls: Sex Equation

College Girls: Sex Equation

1973

Screenplay

7.0
Sigh

Sigh

1973

Screenplay

2.0
Secret Chronicle: Prostitution Market

Secret Chronicle: Prostitution Market

1972

Screenplay

5.0
Foreigner's Mistress Oman: Tempestuous Skin

Foreigner's Mistress Oman: Tempestuous Skin

1972

Screenplay

Maruhi: Benten gokaichō

Maruhi: Benten gokaichō

1972

Screenplay

Branded to Kill

Branded to Kill

1967

Screenplay

7.2
Season of Betrayal

Season of Betrayal

1966

Assistant Director

Season of Betrayal

Season of Betrayal

1966

Screenplay