Portrait of Sadaaki Haginiwa

Directing

Sadaaki Haginiwa

Career

Active from 1991 to 2023, with a break from 2011 to 2022, busiest in 1998 with 12 main titles.

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Recurring tags

  • Osaka Underworld 9
  • Yakuza Finance 9
  • Moral Ambiguity 7
  • Social Commentary 7
  • Yakuza 6
  • Financial Crime 5
  • Japanese Crime Drama 4
  • Social Critique 4
  • Japanese Crime 3
  • Underworld 3
  • Loan Shark 3
  • Japanese Underworld 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

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2020s

2 titles
City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution
City of Desire No.1 - The Road to Retribution (2023)

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City of Desire No.2 - The Dark Fixer
City of Desire No.2 - The Dark Fixer (2023)

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2010s

2 titles
Shadow Negotiator 3 - Naniwa's Legends of Compassion: The Staircase to the Courtroom
Shadow Negotiator 3 - Naniwa's Legends of Compassion: The Staircase to the Courtroom (2010)

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Shadow Negotiator 2 - Naniwa's Legends of Compassion: The Man Who Knew The Secret
Shadow Negotiator 2 - Naniwa's Legends of Compassion: The Man Who Knew The Secret (2010)

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2000s

33 titles
The King of Minami: Legends of the Ring's Edge
The King of Minami: Legends of the Ring's Edge (2007)

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The King of Minami: The Pressure of Brands
The King of Minami: The Pressure of Brands (2006)

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The King of Minami: Agent of Darkness
The King of Minami: Agent of Darkness (2005)

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Death Row Girls
Death Row Girls (2004)

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The King of Minami: The Masked Woman
The King of Minami: The Masked Woman (2004)

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The King of Minami: The Men's Past
The King of Minami: The Men's Past (2003)

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The King of Minami: The Flower of Temptation
The King of Minami: The Flower of Temptation (2003)

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The King of Minami 24
The King of Minami 24 (2003)

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The King of Minami: Bonds - KIZUNA
The King of Minami: Bonds - KIZUNA (2002)

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The King of Minami: Formula for Deception
The King of Minami: Formula for Deception (2001)

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The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance
The King of Minami: Yakuza Finance (2001)

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The King of Minami: License for Cruelty
The King of Minami: License for Cruelty (2000)

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1990s

40 titles
The King of Minami: Reverse Inheritance
The King of Minami: Reverse Inheritance (1998)

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Underground Police Box 39: File 2 - Dangerous Housewives
Underground Police Box 39: File 2 - Dangerous Housewives (1998)

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Underground Police Box 39: File 3 - The Woman in the Underground Video
Underground Police Box 39: File 3 - The Woman in the Underground Video (1998)

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The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 2
The King of Minami: 5 Hour Special Part 2 (1998)

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The King of Minami: Insurance Embezzler
The King of Minami: Insurance Embezzler (1997)

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The King of Minami: Waiting Woman
The King of Minami: Waiting Woman (1997)

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The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. The Evil Lawyer
The King of Minami: Ginjiro vs. The Evil Lawyer (1995)

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The King of Minami: Tactical Debt
The King of Minami: Tactical Debt (1994)

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Wandering Brain
Wandering Brain (1993)

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The King of Minami: Ginjiro Manda
The King of Minami: Ginjiro Manda (1992)

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The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy
The King of Minami: Planned Bankruptcy (1992)

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Playtime Never Ends
Playtime Never Ends (1991)

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1980s

7 titles · average score 54
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

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The Yen Family
The Yen Family (1988)

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Monster Woman '88
Monster Woman '88 (1988)

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The Woman Soaked from Waiting
The Woman Soaked from Waiting (1987)

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Female Market: Imprisonment
Female Market: Imprisonment (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

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Spectacle of Buds
Spectacle of Buds (1986)

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Married Woman Assault Apartment
Married Woman Assault Apartment (1985)

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