Tōru Murakawa

Directing • 1937-03-22 • Yamagata, Japan

Tōru Murakawa is a Japanese film director. He is most famous for his collaborations with the actor Yūsaku Matsuda in both film and television.

Known For

8.4

Dangerous Detective

1986

7.5

Western Police

1979

7.0

Detective Story

1979

8.0

The Naive Rogue Detective

1988

5.8

The Beast to Die

1980

7.6

The Execution Game

1979

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Filmography

2022
Inspector Totsugawa's RequiemFilm
Director
2020
Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 72Film
Director
★ 6.0
2017
Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery 67: Murder in Hakone - Leaves & MountainsFilm
Director
2017
Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 68: Disappearing Woman in YamagataFilm
Director
2016
Farewell, Dangerous DetectivesFilm
Director
★ 7.0
2016
Kyotaro Nishimura's Mystery: Railway Inspector 16Film
Director
2016
Kyotaro Nishimura Travel Mystery 66: Kushiro-Obihiro Murder RouteFilm
Director
2015
Munesue keiji no kuroi matsuriFilm
Director
2004
Western Police SpecialFilm
Director
2001
Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery - Soya Honsen Murder IncidentFilm
Director
1996
Dangerous Detectives ReturnsFilm
Director
★ 8.8
1996
The Secret 18th GroupTV
Director • 19 episodes
★ 8.0
1995
The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama DaikichiFilm
Director
1993
New York Undercover CopFilm
Director
★ 3.8
1992
Distant JusticeFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1992
Rule of Revenge ROGUE COPFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1991
Savage City: Angel WhisperFilm
Director
★ 7.7
1990
Best GuyFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1990
Go!! Karate ClubFilm
Director
1989
The Most Dangerous DetectiveFilm
Director
★ 8.5
1989
The ChaserFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1989
The Phantom Beauty of Kobe RokkoFilm
Director
1988
Break OutFilm
Director
★ 8.4
1988
The Naive Rogue DetectiveTV
Director • 25 episodes
★ 8.0
1988
The Beauty of the Sundial MansionFilm
Director
1987
Bay City DetectiveTV
Director • 2 episodes
1986
Dangerous DetectiveTV
Director • 51 episodes
★ 8.4
1986
Revengence SuperladyFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1985
No More God, No More LoveFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1984
Beauty in the FlamesFilm
Director
1983
Angel and Devil BeautyFilm
Director
1983
Futari no onnaFilm
Director
1983
Single GirlFilm
Director
1982
The ShootoutFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1981
The Hidden Trail of the BeastsFilm
Director
★ 7.6
1981
Pro HunterTV
Director • 2 episodes
1981
Hamlet is MissingFilm
Director
1980
The Beast to DieFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1980
TargetFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1979
The Execution GameFilm
Director
★ 7.6
1979
The Resurrection of the Golden WolfFilm
Director
★ 6.3
1979
Detective StoryTV
Director • 7 episodes
★ 7.0
1979
Western PoliceTV
Director • 50 episodes
★ 7.5
1979
Dead AngleFilm
Director
★ 7.3
1978
The Most Dangerous GameFilm
Director
★ 6.3
1978
The Killing GameFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1978
The Great ChaseTV
Director • 26 episodes
1977
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzuTV
Director • 2 episodes
1972
Playful White FingersFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1972
Silent TearsFilm
Assistant Director
★ 10.0
1972
Love and Death at Fuji SpeedwayFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1972
Melancholy Flesh Business: Sensuous ZoneFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1971
JealousyFilm
Assistant Director
1970
Spartan EducationFilm
Assistant Director
1969
The Fatal RaidFilm
Assistant Director
★ 10.0
1969
The CleanupFilm
Assistant Director
★ 10.0
1969
Exiled to HellFilm
Assistant Director
1968
Monument to the Girl's CorpsFilm
Assistant Director
★ 10.0
1968
Man of a Stormy EraFilm
Assistant Director
★ 9.0
1967
The Endless DuelFilm
Assistant Director Trainee
★ 8.0