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Izo Hashimoto
Izo Hashimoto
Born	February 21, 1954 (age 70); Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter

Izo Hashimoto (橋本以蔵, Hashimoto Izō, born February 21, 1954) is 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]

Filmography edit

As director edit

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.
^ Chyn, Stina (20 October 2005). "Film Threat - Film Phonics: "em Embalming"". Film Threat. Hamster Stampede LLC.