Novelist, playwright, screenwriter, theater director and film director. Born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. His parents' home was an old book store in Okayama City. He dropped out of Kamakura Academy. When he was young, he studied under Kobo Abe. He joined the New Japanese Literary Society and made his debut as a novelist. In 1974 , together with Shoji Kaneko and others, he launched a theater company and was actively engaged in underground theater activities.
A Pool Without Water
(Writer)
Summer of Demon
(Writer)
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
(Screenplay)
Scrap: A Love Story
(Screenplay)
Younger Sister
(Screenplay)
Virgin Blues
(Screenplay)
Statue in Fire
(Screenplay)
The Bloody Afternoon
(Screenplay)
Woman with the Red Hat
(Screenplay)
Eien no 1/2
(Screenplay)
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
(Screenplay)
I Hate You... Not
(Screenplay)
I Hate You... Not
(Executive Producer)
I Hate You... Not
(Director)
Kirai ja nai yo 2
(Screenplay)
Kirai ja nai yo 2
(Director)
Detective Story
(Writer)