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Izo Hashimoto | |
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| Born | February 21, 1954 Shimane Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | May 12, 2026 (aged 72) Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
Izo Hashimoto (橋本 以蔵, Hashimoto Izō; February 21, 1954 – May 12, 2026) was a Japanese screenwriter and film director.[1]
Biography
[edit]In 1984, Hashimoto made his directorial debut with the independent film Pasokon Wars Isami, after which he began writing for television with the hit drama series Sukeban Deka.[2]
He co-wrote the screenplays for Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira and Shinji Aoyama's EM Embalming.[3][4]
Hashimoto died of rectal cancer on May 12, 2026 at the age of 72.[5]
Filmography
[edit]As director
[edit]- Pasokon Wars Isami (1984)
- Meimon Takonishi Oendan (1987)
- CF Girl (1989)
- Lucky Sky Diamond (1990)
- Evil Dead Trap 2 (1992)
- Driving High (1993)
- Puru-puru: Tenshi Teki Kyujitsu (1993)
- Teito Monogatari Gaiden (1995)
- Kagerō 2 (1996)
As screenwriter
[edit]- Barrow Gang BC (1985)
- Sukeban Deka (1985-1987)
- Sukeban Deka The Movie (1987)
- The Drifting Classroom (1987)
- To-y (1987)
- Sukeban Deka the Movie 2: Counter-Attack from the Kazama Sisters (1988)
- Akira (1988)
- Spirit Warrior (1988)
- CF Girl (1989)
- Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (1994)
- Kagerō 2 (1996)
- Black Jack (1996)
- Kenka Ramen (1996)
- Onna Horishi Azami (1998)
- EM Embalming (1999)
- Rinjin wa Hisoka ni Warau (1999)
- The Guys from Paradise (2001)
- Ah! Ikkenya Puroresu (2004)
- Jitensha Shounenki (2006)
- Shamo (2007)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jiko Seiritsu". Directors Guild of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ↑ "Eiga "Shamo" Kōkai!!". Forest Plus (in Japanese). Kinokuniya. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Robinson, Tasha (19 April 2002). "Akira - DVD - HomeVideo Review - The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Chyn, Stina (20 October 2005). "Film Threat - Film Phonics: "em Embalming"". Film Threat. Hamster Stampede LLC.
- ↑ 「スケバン刑事」「AKIRA」脚本家の橋本以蔵さん死去、72歳 (in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Izo Hashimoto at IMDb
- Izo Hashimoto at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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