Writing
Hiroshi Matsuki
Born — Died
1928-11-16 — 2016-09-19
Place of birth
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Known for
Writing
Credits
24 titles
Known for
10.0A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
1968
6.2Also known as: For My Daughter's 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them, for revenge. All intertwined with the investigation of journalists into local murders, the manipulations of a palmist known as the “blue moth”, and political corruption.
Lullaby of Death
1982
7.0A "hustler's hustler" (Takarada), works his way up the corporate ladder at a camera company. His biggest scheme involves winning the business of a foreign visitor by setting him up with a beautiful "model" (Tsukasa), actually a bar hostess, but the plan backfires when the would-be executive falls for the woman himself.
Anything For Success
1962
9.0The four-member con group, including the intellectual boss Nobukichi Ishiguro (Masayuki Mori), who is called an "aristocrat con man" for his elegant appearance; the amorous Kyuhei Maruki (Tadao Takashima); the inventive Yosuke Mori (Hideo Sunatsuka); and the amorous Mami (Mako Midori), set one bizarre trap after another in their quest for the perfect crime in this wry crime comedy.
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
1968
8.5Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
9.0An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
Irresponsible Age of Japan
1962
Behind the camera
10.0A Toho film featuring the comedy duo Konto 55, (コント55号), comprised of comedians Kinichi Hagimoto and Jiro Sakagami.
Konto 55: The Weaknesses of the Century
1968
6.2Also known as: For My Daughter's 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them, for revenge. All intertwined with the investigation of journalists into local murders, the manipulations of a palmist known as the “blue moth”, and political corruption.
Lullaby of Death
1982
7.0A "hustler's hustler" (Takarada), works his way up the corporate ladder at a camera company. His biggest scheme involves winning the business of a foreign visitor by setting him up with a beautiful "model" (Tsukasa), actually a bar hostess, but the plan backfires when the would-be executive falls for the woman himself.
Anything For Success
1962
9.0The four-member con group, including the intellectual boss Nobukichi Ishiguro (Masayuki Mori), who is called an "aristocrat con man" for his elegant appearance; the amorous Kyuhei Maruki (Tadao Takashima); the inventive Yosuke Mori (Hideo Sunatsuka); and the amorous Mami (Mako Midori), set one bizarre trap after another in their quest for the perfect crime in this wry crime comedy.
Wild Ducks and Green Onions
1968
8.5Sequel to "Irresponsible Age of Japan".
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
9.0An irresponsible salaryman works his way to the top of the corporate ladder.
Irresponsible Age of Japan
1962
7.0Based on the novel by Naoki Prize-nominated author Taro Takeshita, a thriller full of black humor. A jealous husband murders his adulterous wife, then embarks on a crusade to extort all the wealthy men whom she had affairs with.
The Glamorous Ghost
1964
NR1962 Japanese movie
Pig and Goldfish
1962
NRThe four kinds of love that Yuriko experiences, namely, a childhood longing love, a dream of marriage, a maternal love, and a destined love between parents and children over two generations, as well as the sisterly love between Yuriko and her sister Kaori.
Aruhi watashi wa
1967
NRThe fourth instalment in the Salaryman Mejiro Sanpei series.
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: Sighing Husband
1960
9.01963 Japanese movie
Sensation Seekers
1963
NR1962 Japanese movie
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
NRSalaryman comedy.
I'm a Single Salaryman
1960
10.01976 Japanese movie
Oshare daisakusen
1976
NRDrama about the trials and tribulations of a teenage girl.
The Green Years
1968
NRSalaryman comedy.
Salaryman Sampei Meijiro: A Wife's Virginal Face
1960
NRInspector Uno and college student Yuko Nagai investigate infidelity, blackmail, and murder at a seaside resort.
Ghost Coast
1978
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Wakai nobara
1965
8.0Kyoichi Kageyama, a TV station reporter, is always getting into trouble. But when he gets his hands on a TV that shows the “news of the next day,” his reporting becomes a string of scoops, his love life blossoms, and everything starts going his way, until the news from tomorrow reports his aunt getting robbed and murdered!
Season of Tears
1969
7.0A TV writer and a director stranded in a rural town witness the young villagers’ tangled romances. Despite parental feuds and arranged marriages, true couples find their way together. The writer grows fond of the town before returning to Tokyo.
Big Wind from Tokyo
1966
7.0A salaryman comedy.
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
NRThe life of a toilet-seller during the Japanese Economic Miracle.
Toilet Manager
1961
NRA group of low-level yakuza members have run out of options and decided to start a new company called “The Do-It-All Consultants,” but this leads to much trouble.
It's The Drifters! Forward, forward, and forward again!
1967
NRNo synopsis available yet.
It's The Drifters! Adventure, Adventure, More Adventure!
1968
