Biography
A graduate of Kyoto University, Yuzo Asahara joined Shochiku Company Limited in 1987 serving as assistant director to Yoji Yamada's A Class to Remember (1993-2000) and The Twilight Samurai (2002). His directorial breakout came with Free and Easy 14 (2003), a long-running film franchise. He directed the next six films. He also directed the third WOWOW Scenario Grand Prize receiving drama Toi Hi no Yukue (2011).
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Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Mom, Is That You?! |
| 2021 |
It's a Flickering Life |
| 2019 |
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here |
| 2016 |
My Korean Teacher |
| 2015 |
The Pearls of the Stone Man |
| 2013 |
A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story |
| 2009 |
Free and Easy 20: Final |
| 2007 |
Free and Easy 18 |
| 1997 |
Shin sarariiman senka |
| 1996 |
Salariman senka: Tanshin funin |
| 1995 |
Toki no kagayaki |
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Tsuribaka Nisshi: Shinnyu Shain Hamasaki Densuke – Seto Naikai de Tairyo! Kekkonshiki Daipanic Hen (TV movie) |
| 2016 |
My Korean Teacher |
| 2015 |
The Pearls of the Stone Man |
| 2013 |
A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story |
| 2011 |
Tôi hi no yukue (TV movie) |
| 2009 |
Free and Easy 20: Final |
| 2008 |
Free and Easy 19 |
| 2007 |
Free and Easy 18 |
| 2006 |
Free and Easy 17 |
| 2005 |
Free and Easy 16 |
| 2004 |
Free and Easy 15: No Tomorrow For Hama-Chan |
| 2003 |
Free and Easy 14: Big Picnic Pilgrimage |
| 1997 |
Shin sarariiman senka |
| 1996 |
Salariman senka: Tanshin funin |
| 1995 |
Sararíman senka |
Toki no kagayaki |
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| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2017 |
Tsuribaka Nisshi Season 2 Shinnyu Shain Hamasaki Densuke |
| 2015 |
Curibaka nišši |