Writing

Masakuni Takahashi

Born

1943-01-08 (83)

Known for

Writing

Credits

11 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Shangri-La poster
7.0

Shangri-La follows the lives of a group of homeless people in Japan who run into a man who nearly commits suicide and decide to help him out of his financial troubles. Using their various ingenious resources they embark on a complex scheme to blackmail a crooked businessman, whose bankruptcy claim has put people out of work. It’s a fun romp as these seemingly homeless people manage to outsmart the very people who cast them from society.

Shangri-La

2002

Oretachi no toki poster
NR

Japanese youth film.

Oretachi no toki

1976

Free and Easy 7 poster
7.5

Hama-chan and Su-san meet a charming woman on a fishing trip, but forget to ask her name. Days later, Hama-chan sees her again at a dentist's office.

Free and Easy 7

1994

Congratulatory Speech poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Congratulatory Speech

1985

Free and Easy 5 poster
7.9

Hama-chan shows up to work with his son on his back when his wife goes to her class reunion and his mother throws her back out.

Free and Easy 5

1992

Center of Tokyo poster
NR

Set in the downtown area in the heart of Tokyo, this film depicts the lives of poor but kind-hearted people.

Center of Tokyo

1974

I Go to Tokyo poster
6.0

A young man working as a cameraman in Tokyo is visited for three days by his parents from the countryside.

I Go to Tokyo

1985

Take It poster
7.0

A horror drama presented by Hideo Tanaka, the mastermind of Japan's horror boom, with a group of luxurious actors. A total of 3 episodes are included, including "Ghost Classroom", which depicts the resentment of a student who lost his life due to bullying.

Take It

2000

Itoshi no Lahaina poster
7.0

The film depicts a couple who go on a trip to Hawaii to relieve their daily frustration and get caught up in various commotions. Written by Masakuni Takahashi ("Minatomachi Gentlemen's Record"), directed by Tomio Kuriyama (this was his first film), and photographed by Kosuke Yasuda. Theme song is by Davey Smith ("Itoshi no Lahaina").

Itoshi no Lahaina

1983

港町紳士録 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

港町紳士録

1979

Ore wa Ueno no puresurī poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ore wa Ueno no puresurī

1978