Writing
Giichi Fujimoto
Born January 26, 1933 · Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died October 30, 2012 · aged 79
No biography available.
Known For
The Funeral Racket · 1968The Funeral Racket
★ 7.01968
MovieDrama
The film portrays a satirical view of today's heartless money-oriented society.
Room for Let · 1959Room for Let
★ 7.01959
MovieComedy
When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre collection of characters already living there. The unlikely leader of this menagerie is Yoda Goro, who speaks four languages fluently, is an expert in cabbage rolls, and has written how-to books encompassing every aspect of human existence.
Song of the Devil · 1975Song of the Devil
★ 5.01975
MovieDrama
Bakyo is a talented but unsuccessful rakugo artist. The very successful Rokyu wants to take Bakyo under his wings, but Bakyo refuses, claiming that Rokyu's rakugo is compromised by the elements of kabuki. But Bakyo changes his mind and determines to learn (or steal) Rokyu's craft and makes it his own.
Kamigata Kugaizoshi · 1991Kamigata Kugaizoshi
★ 4.01991
MovieDrama
"Do Not Fall" - Set during Japan's Meiji period, three sisters are abused and exploited by their harsh father, including a daughter who plays the three-corded shamisen for pilgrims visiting the sacred chapel of Ise.
Ecstasy of the Black Rose · 1975Ecstasy of the Black Rose
★ 5.81975
MovieDrama
After his leading actress becomes pregnant and wants to quit, Juzo, an adult film director, becomes obsessed with finding the woman whose moaning he captured secretly at a dentist’s office to star in the film instead.
Dobuike · 1963Dobuike
1963
Movie
In postwar Osaka’s bustling textile district, a tough and highly rational moneylender named Katsumi builds a successful lending business in a world driven by debt, greed, and ambition. As rival lenders and business owners compete to take control of a struggling textile company, Katsumi becomes caught in a web of financial schemes, betrayals, and personal loyalties. What begins as a ruthless climb to power gradually turns into a fight to survive the consequences of the world she helped create.
Jealousy · 1971Jealousy
1971
MovieThriller
This story depicts the relentless determination of a wife seeking revenge after her husband is drawn into a conspiracy and murdered. Based on the novel of the same name by Giichi Fujimoto.
Outlaw Cop · 1976Outlaw Cop
★ 5.31976
MovieAction
A bad cop is engaged in a violent chase to catch a yakuza boss. In his absence his wife runs away with another man, who turns out to be the very same man that her husband is hunting. Once he discovers this, he loses his nerve and turns in his badge. But the chase turns into a personal vendetta where the ex-cop plans to wipe out the entire gang.















