Sadao Nakajima

Directing • 1934-08-08 • Togane, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

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

Known For

6.9

Shogun's Shadow

1989

5.0

The Kyoto Connection

1973

7.6

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War

1976

7.1

Female Ninja Magic

1964

7.6

Jeans Blues: No Future

1974

5.5

The Shogun Assassins

1979

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Filmography

2019
Love's Twisting PathFilm
Director
★ 6.8
2015
Chambara: The Art of Japanese SwordplayFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1998
Yakuza Ladies: DecisionFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1996
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous GambleFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1994
The Man Who Shot the DonFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1993
天下を獲った男豊臣秀吉Film
Director
1992
Oda NobunagaFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1991
Yakuza Ladies RevisitedFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1991
Takeda ShingenFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1991
Yakuza WarfareFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1990
1750 Days of TurbulenceFilm
Director
★ 8.2
1990
She-ShogunFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1989
Ryoma Sakamoto: Samurai GunslingerFilm
Director
1987
Countryside Accountant's Government ReformFilm
Director
1987
Father AvengerFilm
Director
1987
My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!Film
Director
1986
「松本清張サスペンス隠花の飾り」足袋Film
Director
1985
The Seburi StoryFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1984
AppassionataFilm
Director
★ 6.3
1983
Theater Of LifeFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1982
DomineeringFilm
Director
★ 5.4
1980
Shadow WarriorsTV
Director • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1980
映画村殺人事件Film
Director
★ 10.0
1979
The Shogun AssassinsFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1979
Down with The Big BossFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1978
Japanese Godfather: ConclusionFilm
Director
★ 7.2
1978
ShagFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1977
Japanese Godfather: AmbitionFilm
Director
★ 7.7
1977
Japanese GodfatherFilm
Director
★ 7.2
1977
Japanese Humanity and JusticeFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1976
The Great Okinawa Yakuza WarFilm
Director
★ 7.6
1976
A Savage Beast Goes MadFilm
Director
★ 6.9
1976
Operation Plazma in OsakaFilm
Director
★ 7.7
1976
The Three Ginza RascalsFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1975
Company BuggersFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1975
The Viper Brothers and the Young GeneralFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1975
Shimane Prison RiotFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1975
Scoundrel BossFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1974
Jeans Blues: No FutureFilm
Director
★ 7.6
1974
The Rapacious JailbreakerFilm
Director
★ 6.6
1974
The Scoundler vs. The Viper BrothersFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1974
The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza BrothersFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1974
Violent FraternityFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1973
The Kyoto ConnectionFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1973
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform SchoolFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1973
Aesthetics of a BulletFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1973
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug TriangleFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1973
Queen of ErosFilm
Director
1972
Withered Tree, the Adventures of MonjiroFilm
Director
★ 7.3
1972
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's BirthFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1972
The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion ThreatsFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1972
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13Film
Director
★ 7.0
1971
Pilgrimage to Japanese BathsFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1971
The Viper BrothersFilm
Director
★ 7.7
1971
Twisted SexFilm
Director
★ 4.5
1971
A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood BrothersFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1970
Postwar SecretsFilm
Director
★ 9.5
1970
The Revelation of a GeishaFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1970
Women of Osaka CastleTV
Director • 39 episodes
1969
Nippon '69: Sexual Curiosity Seeking ZoneFilm
Director
★ 4.6
1969
Memoir of Japanese AssassinationsFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1968
Nunnery ConfidentialFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1967
Code Between Brothers 6Film
Director
★ 6.8
1967
ClassmatesFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1967
Shogun and His Mistress 2Film
Director
★ 4.5
1967
The Shogun and His MistressesFilm
Director
★ 4.7
1966
Yakuza VassalFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1966
Yakuza HooligansFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1966
Judo vs. KarateFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1966
Showdown of MenFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1964
Female Ninja MagicFilm
Director
★ 7.1
1964
The Spying SorceressFilm
Director
★ 8.0