Sadao Nakajima

DirectingBorn August 8, 1934 · Togane, Chiba Prefecture, JapanDied June 11, 2023

Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki.

Known For (95)

7.0

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016 · Movie

Mifune: The Last Samurai

7.0·2016

6.9

Shogun's Shadow

1989 · Movie

Shogun's Shadow

6.9·1989

5.0

The Kyoto Connection

1973 · Movie

The Kyoto Connection

5.0·1973

6.8

Uzumasa Limelight

2014 · Movie

Uzumasa Limelight

6.8·2014

5.5

The Shogun Assassins

1979 · Movie

The Shogun Assassins

5.5·1979

7.6

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

1976 · Movie

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

7.6·1976

6.2

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

1973 · Movie

Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School

6.2·1973

5.6

Tokyo Bordello

1987 · Movie

Tokyo Bordello

5.6·1987

7.1

Female Ninja Magic

1964 · Movie

Female Ninja Magic

7.1·1964

7.6

Jeans Blues: No Future

1974 · Movie

Jeans Blues: No Future

7.6·1974

6.8

Love's Twisting Path

2019 · Movie

Love's Twisting Path

6.8·2019

6.6

The Seburi Story

1985 · Movie

The Seburi Story

6.6·1985

5.4

Domineering

1982 · Movie

Domineering

5.4·1982

7.3

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

1972 · Movie

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

7.3·1972

6.9

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

1976 · Movie

A Savage Beast Goes Mad

6.9·1976

6.2

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths

1971 · Movie

Pilgrimage to Japanese Baths

6.2·1971

6.3

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

1981 · Movie

Kamikaze, the Adventurer

6.3·1981

7.7

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

1977 · Movie

Japanese Godfather: Ambition

7.7·1977

4.6

Nippon '69: Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone

1969 · Movie

Nippon '69: Sexual Curiosity Seeking Zone

4.6·1969

6.6

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

1974 · Movie

The Rapacious Jailbreaker

6.6·1974

6.4

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

1974 · Movie

Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

6.4·1974

6.8

Code Between Brothers 6

1967 · Movie

Code Between Brothers 6

6.8·1967

7.8

Three Yakuza

1965 · Movie

Three Yakuza

7.8·1965

5.5

Nunnery Confidential

1968 · Movie

Nunnery Confidential

5.5·1968

4.5

Shogun and His Mistress 2

1967 · Movie

Shogun and His Mistress 2

4.5·1967

8.2

1750 Days of Turbulence

1990 · Movie

1750 Days of Turbulence

8.2·1990

6.5

Classmates

1967 · Movie

Classmates

6.5·1967

7.2

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

1978 · Movie

Japanese Godfather: Conclusion

7.2·1978

7.2

Japanese Godfather

1977 · Movie

Japanese Godfather

7.2·1977

4.5

Twisted Sex

1971 · Movie

Twisted Sex

4.5·1971

8.0

Shadow Warriors

1980 · Series

Shadow Warriors

8.0·1980

4.7

The Revelation of a Geisha

1970 · Movie

The Revelation of a Geisha

4.7·1970

6.3

The Boss' Wife

1988 · Movie

The Boss' Wife

6.3·1988

6.3

Appassionata

1984 · Movie

Appassionata

6.3·1984

6.0

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

1972 · Movie

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

6.0·1972

7.0

Yakuza Ladies Revisited

1991 · Movie

Yakuza Ladies Revisited

7.0·1991

7.7

The Viper Brothers

1971 · Movie

The Viper Brothers

7.7·1971

4.7

The Shogun and His Mistresses

1967 · Movie

The Shogun and His Mistresses

4.7·1967

7.7

Operation Plazma in Osaka

1976 · Movie

Operation Plazma in Osaka

7.7·1976

6.3

Three Pretty Devils

1970 · Movie

Three Pretty Devils

6.3·1970

6.5

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

2009 · Movie

Yakuza Eiga, une histoire du cinéma yakuza

6.5·2009

7.5

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

2015 · Movie

Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay

7.5·2015

7.0

Aesthetics of a Bullet

1973 · Movie

Aesthetics of a Bullet

7.0·1973

7.5

She-Shogun

1990 · Movie

She-Shogun

7.5·1990

7.5

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

1969 · Movie

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

7.5·1969

7.5

Shag

1978 · Movie

Shag

7.5·1978

7.0

Yakuza Hooligans

1966 · Movie

Yakuza Hooligans

7.0·1966

8.0

Oda Nobunaga

1992 · Movie

Oda Nobunaga

8.0·1992

7.5

Yakuza Warfare

1991 · Movie

Yakuza Warfare

7.5·1991

7.5

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

1998 · Movie

Yakuza Ladies: Decision

7.5·1998

7.0

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

1996 · Movie

Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble

7.0·1996

6.5

Shimane Prison Riot

1975 · Movie

Shimane Prison Riot

6.5·1975

6.5

The Blazing Valiant

1981 · Movie

The Blazing Valiant

6.5·1981

6.5

Judo vs. Karate

1966 · Movie

Judo vs. Karate

6.5·1966

7.0

Japanese Humanity and Justice

1977 · Movie

Japanese Humanity and Justice

7.0·1977

9.5

Postwar Secrets

1970 · Movie

Postwar Secrets

9.5·1970

7.0

Company Buggers

1975 · Movie

Company Buggers

7.0·1975

7.5

The Tattooed Lord

1965 · Movie

The Tattooed Lord

7.5·1965

10.0

Yakuza Vassal

1966 · Movie

Yakuza Vassal

10.0·1966

8.0

The Domain: White Blade

1967 · Movie

The Domain: White Blade

8.0·1967