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Writing

Susumu Saji

Career

Active from 1954 to 1994, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Antarctica
Antarctica
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Susumu Saji Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.3, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.2, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Japanese Crime Thriller 3
  • Gritty Realism 3
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Erotic 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Disturbing Content 2
  • Complex Characters 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting (1994)

Screenplay

Aoi bara satsujin jiken
Aoi bara satsujin jiken (1993)

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Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP
Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP (1992)

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1980s

12 titles · average score 79
Monster Woman '88
Monster Woman '88 (1988)

Screenplay

Mayonaka no tsuma-tachi
Mayonaka no tsuma-tachi (1987)

Writer

奥飛騨二重心中
奥飛騨二重心中 (1985)

Screenplay

Zankoku! Shōjo tarento
Zankoku! Shōjo tarento (1984)

Original Concept

Antarctica
Antarctica (1983)
GoodWatch score 79

Writer

Iro zange
Iro zange (1983)

Screenplay

Female Teacher: Twice Raped
Female Teacher: Twice Raped (1983)

Original Story

Madam Scandal: Let Me Die for 10 Seconds
Madam Scandal: Let Me Die for 10 Seconds (1982)

Screenplay

Beautiful Sisters: Seduced
Beautiful Sisters: Seduced (1982)

Writer

Rapewoman: Dirty Sunday
Rapewoman: Dirty Sunday (1981)

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幻の女
幻の女 (1981)

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Red Violation
Red Violation (1980)

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1970s

26 titles · average score 62
Rape and Death of a Housewife
Rape and Death of a Housewife (1978)

Writer

The Killing Game
The Killing Game (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

Screenplay

Harry and His Geisha Girls
Harry and His Geisha Girls (1978)

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Nasty Diver
Nasty Diver (1977)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay

Assault!
Assault! (1976)

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Okasareru
Okasareru (1976)

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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss (1975)
GoodWatch score 73

Screenplay

Code of Wolves
Code of Wolves (1974)

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Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

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The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats (1972)

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Melody of Rebellion
Melody of Rebellion (1970)

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River Without a Bridge Part 2
River Without a Bridge Part 2 (1970)

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1960s

13 titles · average score 67
Ninja's Mark
Ninja's Mark (1968)

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A History of the Japanese Underworld
A History of the Japanese Underworld (1968)

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Organized Violence
Organized Violence (1967)

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A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance (1967)

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Rampaging Dragon of the North
Rampaging Dragon of the North (1966)

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Fort Graveyard
Fort Graveyard (1965)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay

League of Gangsters
League of Gangsters (1963)

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The Challenge
The Challenge (1962)

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All Rascals
All Rascals (1962)

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Operation Diamond
Operation Diamond (1962)

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Greed in Broad Daylight
Greed in Broad Daylight (1961)

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Flower, Storm and Gangster
Flower, Storm and Gangster (1961)

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1950s

7 titles · average score 66
Underworld Beauty
Underworld Beauty (1958)
GoodWatch score 67

Screenplay, Original Story

Voice Without a Shadow
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
GoodWatch score 64

Writer

Ama Reef
Ama Reef (1958)

Screenplay

Mehyō to Narazu Mono
Mehyō to Narazu Mono (1957)

Writer

Osanaki mono wa uttaeru
Osanaki mono wa uttaeru (1955)

Writer

Shōnen shikeishū
Shōnen shikeishū (1955)

Screenplay

Mama's Diary
Mama's Diary (1954)

Writer