Directed credits
57
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Sadao Nakajima
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.8
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Directed movies: 55Directed series: 2All crew credits: 91
TMDB ID: 228554
IMDb ID: nm0620052
Known for: Directing
Born: August 8, 1934
Died: June 11, 2023
Age: 88
Place of birth: Togane, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2019
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 7.1
Wikidata: Q7397562
Also known as
中岛贞夫
Frequent jobs
Director (57)Screenplay (24)Writer (8)Adaptation (1)Producer (1)
Biography
Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sadao Nakajima.
6.9
Love's Twisting Path
Director
2019 Movie
7.5
Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay
Director
2015 Movie
6.0
Yakuza Ladies: Decision
Director
1998 Movie
6.0
Yakuza Ladies: Dangerous Gamble
Director
1996 Movie
The Man Who Shot the Don
Director
1994 Movie
天下を獲った男 豊臣秀吉
Director
1993 Movie
8.0
Oda Nobunaga
Director
1992 Movie
6.0
Yakuza Warfare
Director
1991 Movie
6.5
Yakuza Ladies Revisited
Director
1991 Movie
Takeda Shingen
Director
1991 Movie
8.0
1750 Days of Turbulence
Director
1990 Movie
She-Shogun
Director
1990 Movie
My Beloved Is My Husband's Boss?!
Director
1987 Movie
Father Avenger
Director
1987 Movie
Countryside Accountant's Government Reform
Director
1987 Movie
6.3
The Seburi Story
Director
1985 Movie
5.0
Appassionata
Director
1984 Movie
Theater Of Life
Director
1983 Movie
5.1
The Shogun Assassins
Director
1979 Movie
7.0
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Director
1978 Movie
7.0
Shag
Director
1978 Movie
8.8
Japanese Godfather: Ambition
Director
1977 Movie
7.0
Japanese Humanity and Justice
Director
1977 Movie
7.5
Japan's Don
Director
1977 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Sadao Nakajima.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sadao Nakajima.
The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
Screenplay
1974 Movie
6.5
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
Screenplay
1974 Movie
7.2
Mifune: The Last Samurai
as Self - Filmmaker
2016 Movie
5.0
Tokyo Bordello
Screenplay
1987 Movie
7.0
Shogun's Shadow
Writer
1989 Movie
5.1
The Shogun Assassins
Director
1979 Movie
7.5
Japan's Don
Director
1977 Movie
7.0
Aesthetics of a Bullet
Director
1973 Movie
6.3
The Seburi Story
Director
1985 Movie
4.7
The Kyoto Connection
Director
1973 Movie
Takeda Shingen
Director
1991 Movie
7.0
Japanese Godfather: Conclusion
Director
1978 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sadao Nakajima.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sadao Nakajima.
6.0
Yakuza Ladies: Revenge
Screenplay
2000 Movie
6.0
Yakuza Ladies: Red Murder
Screenplay
1999 Movie
No Mercy Dog
Writer
1998 Movie
The Man Who Became The Don
Screenplay
1991 Movie
7.0
Shogun's Shadow
Writer
1989 Movie
5.0
The Boss' Wife
Screenplay
1988 Movie
5.0
Tokyo Bordello
Screenplay
1987 Movie
5.2
Domineering
Screenplay
1982 Movie
5.0
The Blazing Valiant
Screenplay
1981 Movie
5.6
Kamikaze, the Adventurer
Writer
1981 Movie
Jun
Producer
1980 Movie
Down with The Big Boss
Screenplay
1979 Movie
The Three Ginza Rascals
Screenplay
1976 Movie
Scoundrel Boss
Screenplay
1975 Movie
The Scoundler vs. The Viper Brothers
Screenplay
1974 Movie
6.5
Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
Screenplay
1974 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sadao Nakajima.
