Izo Hashimoto

Izo Hashimoto
Born	(1954-02-21) 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

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

As director

• 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

• 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

1. "Jiko Seiritsu". Directors Guild of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
2. "Eiga "Shamo" Kōkai!!". Forest Plus (in Japanese). Kinokuniya. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
3. Robinson, Tasha (19 April 2002). "Akira - DVD - HomeVideo Review - The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013.
4. Chyn, Stina (20 October 2005). "Film Threat - Film Phonics: "em Embalming"". Film Threat. Hamster Stampede LLC.

External links

• Izo Hashimoto at IMDb
• Izo Hashimoto at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)