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Ataru Oikawa

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Ataru Oikawa

Born September 5, 1957 in Tokyo, Japan24 films

Ataru Oikawa is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. While working as an editor at Magazine House, he wrote screenplays, and made his debut as a screenwriter with his original scenario DOOR. Later, he quit Magazine House and became a film director.

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Tomie posterFirst watchTomie19985.4Following some trauma in her past that has since been repressed, a young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist.View film

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Filmography

24 films as director
  1. 2011Shojyo SensoDirector
  2. 2009Maison TemptationDirector
  3. 2009Shrill Cries: ReshuffleDirector
  4. 20089 + 1Director
  5. 2008Shrill Cries of SummerDirector
  6. 2007Kissho TennyoDirector
  7. 2007Apartment 1303Director
  8. 2005MenottoDirector
  9. 2005Tomie: RevengeDirector
  10. 2005Tomie: BeginningDirector
  11. 2004Tokyo PsychoDirector
  12. 2004The Groaning DrainDirector
  13. 2004Neo Document Series ZONEDirector
  14. 2003Fight GirlsDirector
  15. 2003Cutie GirlDirector
  16. 2003Lovers' KissDirector
  17. 2002Tamagawa Girl WarDirector
  18. 2001Gang 2Director
  19. 2001GangDirector
  20. 2001Samurai Girl 21Director
  21. 1998TomieDirector
  22. 1998Shibuya Night WarsDirector
  23. 1995The Boy Made in JapanDirector
  24. 1990Octopus Army I Want to Meet You in ShibuyaDirector