Izo Hashimoto

Izo Hashimoto
Born	February 21, 1954 Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter

Izo Hashimoto (橋本 以蔵 Hashimoto Izō, born February 21, 1954 in Shimane Prefecture) 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 (1987)
• The Drifting Classroom (1987)
• 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).
2. "Eiga "Shamo" Kōkai!!". Forest Plus (in Japanese). Kinokuniya. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
3. Robinson, Tasha (19 April 2002). "Akira - DVD - HomeVideo Review - The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc.
4. Chyn, Stina (20 October 2005). "Film Threat - Film Phonics: "em Embalming"". Film Threat. Hamster Stampede LLC.

External links

• Izo Hashimoto at the Internet Movie Database
• Izo Hashimoto at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)