
Writer
Mamoru Sasaki
90 years · Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan · 33 films
Mamoru Sasaki was a Japanese screenwriter for film and television. He frequently collaborated with Japanese New Wave filmmakers like Nagisa Oshima and Masao Adachi. He was also a prolific writer for Japanese tokusatsu shows with Akio Jissoji. Not to be confused with the Japanese animator with the same name.
Best known for

The Story of Heidi
1979 · Writer


Death by Hanging
1968 · Screenplay
On Criterion Channel


The Ceremony
1971 · Screenplay
On Criterion Channel


The Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970 · Screenplay
On Criterion Channel


Sing a Song of Sex
1967 · Writer
On Criterion Channel


Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
1969 · Writer
On Criterion Channel
Filmography 33

Discovery of Image – The Era of Toshio Matsumoto
2017 · Actor

Shinsengumi
2000 · Writer

The Man Who Wanted to Be Ultraman
1993 · Writer

Heidi: Girl of the Alps: Mt. Alm
1993 · Screenplay

Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars
1990 · Screenplay

The Men Who Made Ultraman
1989 · Writer

Golf Before Dawn
1987 · Writer

Undersea Encounter
1981 · Screenplay

Daughter of Time
1980 · Screenplay

The Night of Martial Law
1980 · Screenplay

The Story of Heidi
1979 · Writer

Akio Jissoji's Ultraman
1979 · Writer

Heidi in the City
1977 · Writer

Eros Eterna
1977 · Screenplay

They Were Eleven
1977 · Screenplay

Huckleberry Finn
1976 · Screenplay

Kôkôsei burai hikae
1972 · Screenplay

Dear Summer Sister
1972 · Writer

Kaihei shi-gō seito
1971 · Screenplay


The Ceremony
1971 · Screenplay
On Criterion Channel


The Man Who Left His Will on Film
1970 · Screenplay
On Criterion Channel

Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969 · Writer

I Want to Buy Kyoto
1969 · Screenplay

It's The Drifters! All Star Attack
1969 · Screenplay