Portrait of Mamoru Sasaki

Writing

Mamoru Sasaki

Career

Active from 1966 to 2000, busiest in 1968 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Monkey
Monkey
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mamoru Sasaki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.0, average 5.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8
  • Romance
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Cultural Phenomenon 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Social Critique 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Crime 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Episodic Adventure 2
  • Classic Tokusatsu 2
  • Post-War Japan 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

34
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Shinsengumi
Shinsengumi (2000)

Writer

1990s

3 titles
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm (1993)

Screenplay

The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman
The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman (1993)

Writer

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars (1990)

Screenplay

1980s

6 titles · average score 62
The Men Who Made Ultraman
The Men Who Made Ultraman (1989)

Writer

Golf Before Dawn
Golf Before Dawn (1987)

Writer

Techno Police 21C
Techno Police 21C (1982)
GoodWatch score 62

Script Supervisor

Undersea Encounter
Undersea Encounter (1981)

Screenplay

The Night of Martial Law
The Night of Martial Law (1980)

Screenplay

Daughter of Time
Daughter of Time (1980)

Screenplay

1970s

12 titles · average score 63
The Story of Heidi
The Story of Heidi (1979)

Writer

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
Akio Jissoji's Ultraman (1979)

Writer

Eros Eterna
Eros Eterna (1977)

Screenplay

Heidi in the City
Heidi in the City (1977)

Writer

They Were Eleven
They Were Eleven (1977)

Screenplay

Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn (1976)

Screenplay

A.K.A. Serial Killer
A.K.A. Serial Killer (1975)
GoodWatch score 62

Executive Producer

Dear Summer Sister
Dear Summer Sister (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Kôkôsei burai hikae
Kôkôsei burai hikae (1972)

Screenplay

The Ceremony
The Ceremony (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

Screenplay

Kaihei shi-gō seito
Kaihei shi-gō seito (1971)

Screenplay

The Man Who Left His Will on Film
The Man Who Left His Will on Film (1970)
GoodWatch score 64

Screenplay

1960s

12 titles · average score 63
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man (1969)

Writer

It's The Drifters! All Star Attack
It's The Drifters! All Star Attack (1969)

Screenplay

I Want to Buy Kyoto
I Want to Buy Kyoto (1969)

Screenplay

Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging (1968)
GoodWatch score 82

Screenplay

Three Resurrected Drunkards
Three Resurrected Drunkards (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer

Japan's No. 1 Traitor
Japan's No. 1 Traitor (1968)

Writer

Lullaby of Death
Lullaby of Death (1968)

Screenplay

Horror Telephone
Horror Telephone (1968)

Screenplay

Sing a Song of Sex
Sing a Song of Sex (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

Writer

Japanese Summer: Double Suicide
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (1967)
GoodWatch score 62

Writer

Band of Ninja
Band of Ninja (1967)
GoodWatch score 54

Screenplay