Writing

Yasuo Tanami

Born — Died

1933-12-12 — 2000-03-21

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Known for

Writing

Credits

40 titles

Yasuo Tanami was a Japanese scriptwriter.

Known for

Behind the camera

Young Guy Graduates poster
6.5

Young Guy graduates from University.

Young Guy Graduates

1969

Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Sararīman Gonza to Sukejū

1962

Good Luck Love poster
NR

Depicting the friendship of three boys in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo.

Good Luck Love

1981

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture poster
5.1

Three years after the defeat of Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis, a new threat has surfaced bent on bringing the world under his control. Geiger, using advanced robot technology, is attempting to begin a world war, and take control of the devistated world after the destruction has stopped. Once again, Nadia and Jean must fight to save the world, only this time from itself.

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture

1991

The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis poster
6.8

In this reimagining of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel, the musketeer Aramis is secretly a woman in disguise, drawn to the elite corps after exacting revenge on her lover's murderer. Years later, plucky musketeer-in-waiting D'Artagnan is to be hanged for a crime he didn't commit. To exonerate her friend, Aramis must uncover the truth by navigating a twisting web of court conspiracies and her own past — without revealing her secret.

The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis

1989

It Started In The Alps poster
8.0

Seventh movie of the Wakadaishō series directed by Kengo Furusawa.

It Started In The Alps

1966

Young Guy in Hawaii poster
6.5

Fourth entry in Toho's Wakadaishō series directed by Jun Fukuda and released on a simultaneous screening with Matango. Filmed on location in Hawaii.

Young Guy in Hawaii

1963

Monstrous! Who Am I?! poster
NR

Comedy starring the Crazy Cats' Kei Tani as a salaryman suffering from amnesia.

Monstrous! Who Am I?!

1969

Monstrous! Who Am I?! poster
NR

Comedy starring the Crazy Cats' Kei Tani as a salaryman suffering from amnesia.

Monstrous! Who Am I?!

1969

Sir Galahad in Campus poster
7.0

The first instalment in Toho's popular Wakadaishō (Young Guy) series.

Sir Galahad in Campus

1961

Hotsprings Holiday poster
10.0

Two rival groups of gangsters vie for control of a tiny port town in northern Japan. Daisuke, a member of the older of the two gangs, and Kosuke, a hoodlum in the newer gang, both fall in love with the daughter of an inn proprietor, even though she evinces more interest in improving the town than in their romantic advances. Eventually, the two hoodlums come to respect her efforts and decide to join forces in ridding the town of all gangsters. The two men succeed in restoring peace to the town and, rejected by the innkeeper's daughter, they leave town as friends.

Hotsprings Holiday

1968

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II poster
NR

The second specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breath-taking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. Some scenes in the more pivotal episodes are cut as well. The compilation series was made by Hideaki Anno, who was said to have been dissatisfied with the final result of the TV show. The Nautilus Story was only released in Japan on VHS and laserdisc.

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II

1991

Crazy Big Discovery poster
8.0

When the yakuza murder a bar hostess who, through a computer error, had amassed a huge fortune , the Crazy Cats make a robot duplicate of her.

Crazy Big Discovery

1969

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III poster
NR

The third and final specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breath-taking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. Some scenes in the more pivotal episodes are cut as well. The compilation series was made by Hideaki Anno, who was said to have been dissatisfied with the final result of the TV show. The Nautilus Story was only released in Japan on VHS and laserdisc.

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III

1991

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man poster
7.0

Maruyama, a day laborer, is living on an abandoned ship at the port of Osaka when he meets an elusive man offering a job.

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man

1969

Mexican Free-for-All poster
10.0

The eleventh film in the comedy series starring Japan's leading comedy group, the Crazy Cats. Susumu Sakamori and his friends travel to Mexico to find a stone statue that contains the location of the secret treasure "Olmeca".

Mexican Free-for-All

1968

Crazy Violence at  Shimizu Harbor poster
10.0

The 14th and final "Crazy" feature. The Crazy Cats reunited (minus Ishibashi, who had by then retired from the team) for one last feature, Jun Ichikawa's odd Memories of You (Kaisha mono-gatari, 1988) released by Shochiku. Most of the cast of Crazy lrresponsibles at Shimizu Harbor (1966) return in this sequel.

Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor

1970

Return of the Champ poster
10.0

A not-so-young "Young Guy" (Kayama) returns in this reunion feature, which takes Yuichi and Ishiyama to New York, where the former runs in the New York Marathon and romances TV producer Minagawa. A delightful throwback to Toho's '60s style filmmaking.

Return of the Champ

1981

Young Guy in the South Pacific poster
7.0

The 10th film in the Wakadaisho series, the Young Ace Yuichi Tanuma travels to Hawaii to train in deep-sea navigation. The Young Ace comes to the rescue of various women in peril, teaches a would-be restauranteur how to make sukiyaki, thwarts the romantic aspirations of his rival Ao Daisho, and competes in the finals of the Japan Judo Championship at the Nippon Budokan. Shot across various locations across Hawaii, Tahiti, Saipan, and Tokyo.

Young Guy in the South Pacific

1967

Irresponsible Age of Japan poster
9.0

An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.

Irresponsible Age of Japan

1962

Shadow of Love poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Shadow of Love

1972

Crazy Big Explosion poster
7.0

Chaos ensues when a secret agent gathers a group of criminals (The Crazy Cats) to steal gold from a bank.

Crazy Big Explosion

1969

Crazy Big Explosion poster
7.0

Chaos ensues when a secret agent gathers a group of criminals (The Crazy Cats) to steal gold from a bank.

Crazy Big Explosion

1969

No artwork available
NR

Banjun organizes a group of con men to fleece the greedy and rich.

A Smell of Money

1965

Pride of the Campus poster
8.3

Young Yuichi (Kayama) romances Sumiko (Hoshi) while helping out at his family's restaurant, singing in a band, and preparing for an important boxing tournament.

Pride of the Campus

1962

Imaginary Paradise poster
NR

Comedy-fantasy about a salaryman (Tani) and his imaginary friends.

Imaginary Paradise

1968

Little Adventurer poster
9.0

Mickey, a smart student from England, is on his trip to Japan for vacation. He meets with a Chinese girl Lin Fang on the way. They each have the same model of camera. But they have their cameras exchanged without their knowing it prior to their departure.

Little Adventurer

1973

Three Dolls, Three Generations poster
7.0

Punch, Pinch, and Sentchi share a dorm room while working as caddies at a country club. Their easygoing routine is disrupted by clashes with wealthy patrons and a late-night misunderstanding that draws them into a rivalry with another trio of women, just as new ambitions and a promising young man enter the picture.

Three Dolls, Three Generations

1963

Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility poster
10.0

Seven employees rise up in rebellion against an irresponsible company.

Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility

1963

The Crazy Adventure poster
7.0

After being mistaken for counterfeiters by the police, an inventor and reporter try to track down the real counterfeiters.

The Crazy Adventure

1965

College Champ poster
7.5

Yuuichi Tanuma, our young hero, is a senior at Kyonan University and captain of the marathon team. His parents run a sukiyaki restaurant back in his hometown. When his allowance stops coming in, Yuuichi moves back in with his folks to work part-time. He has his eyes set on nationals in the fall, until one day he runs into a young woman who's fallen into trouble with the Lightning Gang...

College Champ

1962

Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends poster
8.0

Hibari, Chiemi, Izumi: We Are Three Best Friends

1964

Las Vegas Free-For-All poster
10.0

The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of their most popular movies, featured scenes filmed on location in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Hawaii. Appearing with the seven Cats were the lovely Mie Hama and such Japanese musical artists as The Peanuts, The Johnnys, The Drifters, and Jackie Yoshikawa & the Blue Comets.

Las Vegas Free-For-All

1967

The Sorrow of Paris poster
NR

Jiro Takimura, a painter, falls in love with Marie, a beautiful married woman who is studying painting abroad in France.

The Sorrow of Paris

1976

Blue Jeans Memory poster
NR

A trio of high school boys get summer jobs at a seaside resort. Soon, however, they learn that the woman who runs it is in financial trouble. The three decide to help her.

Blue Jeans Memory

1981

Enchanted Journey poster
6.7

Enthralled with tales of the Great North Forest conveyed to him by friendly carrier pigeon Pippo, young chipmunk Glikko leaves the safety of his comfortable cage to explore the world.

Enchanted Journey

1981

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters poster
10.0

Ex-conman Junpei plots revenge on a corrupt corporation by leading a team of swindlers posing as politicians. A slick crime comedy of cons and payback.

Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters

1974

Patalliro: The Stardust Project poster
5.5

The organization Tarantella is planning an attack by utilizing a space-bound device to create hail all over the planet, codenamed "Operation Stardust". Patalliro, Bancoran, and Maraich must put a stop to their scheme, and lie the mystery of Bancoran's supposedly-dead former lover Junior to rest.

Patalliro: The Stardust Project

1983

Campus A Go-Go poster
8.0

Young Guy (Kayama) competes in an electric guitar competition and plays American-style football.

Campus A Go-Go

1965

I'll Be Deceived poster
10.0

A con man defrauds a small rural town, sparking an international manhunt.

I'll Be Deceived

1971