Shūgorō Yamamoto

Shūgorō Yamamoto

Known for
Writing
Born
June 22, 1903
Died
February 14, 1967 (aged 63)
Birthplace
Otsuki, Yamanashi, Japan

Biography

Shūgorō Yamamoto (山本 周五郎 Yamamoto Shūgorō, June 22, 1903 – February 14, 1967) was the pen name of Satomu Shimizu (清水 三十六 Shimizu Satomu), a Japanese novelist and short-story writer active during the Shōwa period of Japan. He was noted for his popular literature, and is known to have published works under at least fourteen different pen names.

Known For

Filmography

2023
A Town Without Seasons poster

A Town Without Seasons

TV · Novel · 10 eps

2021
Dare ka ni Hanashitaku Naru Yamamoto Shugoro Higawari Dorama poster

Dare ka ni Hanashitaku Naru Yamamoto Shugoro Higawari Dorama

TV · Novel · 15 eps

2020
さぶ poster

さぶ

Movie · Original Story

2017
Red Beard poster

Red Beard

TV · Original Story · 8 eps

2003
Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge poster

Yūrei Kashimasu: Osome Koi no Shichihenge

TV · Original Story · 5 eps

2002
The Sea Is Watching poster

The Sea Is Watching

Movie · Novel

2002
Sabu poster

Sabu

Movie · Novel

2001
Kah-chan poster

Kah-chan

Movie · Novel

2000
Dora-heita poster

Dora-heita

Movie · Novel

2000
After the Rain poster

After the Rain

Movie · Original Story

1997
Red Beard poster

Red Beard

Movie · Writer

1995
Fusa poster

Fusa

Movie · Story

1992
Chronicle of the Town Magistrate poster

Chronicle of the Town Magistrate

Movie · Original Story

1990
The Fir Tree Remains poster

The Fir Tree Remains

Movie · Screenplay, Novel

1987
The Retired Samurai poster

The Retired Samurai

Movie · Novel

1987
Countryside Accountant's Government Reform

Countryside Accountant's Government Reform

Movie · Original Story

1987
Samurai Rebellion poster

Samurai Rebellion

Movie · Original Story

1987
The Orphaned Geisha

The Orphaned Geisha

Movie · Original Story

1987
The Thief and the Expelled Master poster

The Thief and the Expelled Master

Movie · Novel

1983
The Fir Trees Remain poster

The Fir Trees Remain

Movie · Novel

1983
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin poster

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

TV · Novel · 1 ep

1982
Dojo Breaker poster

Dojo Breaker

Movie · Novel

1982
The Law of Hell poster

The Law of Hell

Movie · Novel

1981
Magistrate of the Floating World poster

Magistrate of the Floating World

Movie · Novel

1981
Kinagashi Bugyō poster

Kinagashi Bugyō

TV · Original Story · 1 ep

1976
Murderer! poster

Murderer!

Movie · Novel

1972
The Witty Samurai poster

The Witty Samurai

Movie · Novel

1971
Inn of Evil poster

Inn of Evil

Movie · Novel

1970
Dodes'ka-den poster

Dodes'ka-den

Movie · Novel

1970
Mominoki wa Nokotta poster

Mominoki wa Nokotta

TV · Original Story · 52 eps

1968
Kill! poster

Kill!

Movie · Novel

1967
The Homely Sister poster

The Homely Sister

Movie · Novel

1965
Cold Rice, Osan, Chan poster

Cold Rice, Osan, Chan

Movie · Original Story

1965
Red Beard poster

Red Beard

Movie · Novel

1964
Samurai from Nowhere poster

Samurai from Nowhere

Movie · Story

1964
The Scarlet Camellia poster

The Scarlet Camellia

Movie · Novel

1964
Samurai from Somewhere poster

Samurai from Somewhere

Movie · Original Story

1962
Sanjuro poster

Sanjuro

Movie · Novel

1962
The Demon of Sendai's Castle poster

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

Movie · Novel

1962
A Carpenter and Children poster

A Carpenter and Children

Movie · Novel

1962
This Madding Crowd poster

This Madding Crowd

Movie · Novel

1960
Unwieldy Brothers poster

Unwieldy Brothers

Movie · Original Story

1959
The Lord Pretends poster

The Lord Pretends

Movie · Story

1958
Edo wa aozora poster

Edo wa aozora

Movie · Original Story

1948
The Fifth Witness

The Fifth Witness

Movie · Original Story

1946
Convent Bride poster

Convent Bride

Movie · Original Story

1929
To the Hills Again in Spring

To the Hills Again in Spring

Movie · Story