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Yoshitaka Asama

Career

Active from 1971 to 2004, busiest in 1980 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 6.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yoshitaka Asama Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Scare
    0.5, average 2.6
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6
  • Uncanny
    0.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 11
  • Nostalgic Charm 5
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Gentle Humor 4
  • Tora-san Series 4
  • Family Relationships 3
  • Sentimental 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Slice of Life 3
  • Wholesome 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Japanese Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

70
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

8 titles · average score 76
The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (2009)
GoodWatch score 63

Original Film Writer

The Hidden Blade
The Hidden Blade (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

Screenplay

Free and Easy 14
Free and Easy 14 (2003)

Writer

The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
GoodWatch score 87

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

1990s

13 titles · average score 74
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (1998)

Screenplay

Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (1998)

Writer

Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)

Writer

The Rainbow Seeker 2
The Rainbow Seeker 2 (1997)

Writer

A Class to Remember II
A Class to Remember II (1996)

Screenplay

Tora-san to the Rescue
Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)

Writer

Tora-san's Easy Advice
Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)

Writer

A Class to Remember
A Class to Remember (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Tora-san's Matchmaker
Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)

Screenplay

Tora-san Makes Excuses
Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)

Screenplay

My Sons
My Sons (1991)
GoodWatch score 76

Screenplay

Tora-san Confesses
Tora-san Confesses (1991)

Screenplay

1980s

27 titles · average score 71
Tora-san Goes North
Tora-san Goes North (1987)

Screenplay

Tora-san Plays Daddy
Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)

Screenplay

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

Writer

Tora-san's Forbidden Love
Tora-san's Forbidden Love (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

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)

Screenplay

Tora-san's Love in Osaka
Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)

Screenplay

A Distant Cry from Spring
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay

Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)

Writer

Foster Daddy, Tora!
Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)

Screenplay

1970s

22 titles · average score 72
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)

Writer

Talk of the Town Tora-san
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)

Writer

The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)

Writer

Tora-san Plays Cupid
Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)

Writer

Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)

Writer

Tora-san's Pure Love
Tora-san's Pure Love (1976)

Writer

Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)

Screenplay

Tora-san, the Intellectual
Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)

Writer

Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (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