Kazuo Kasahara

Kazuo Kasahara (笠原 和夫, Kasahara Kazuo, 8 May 1927 – 12 December 2002) was a Japanese screenwriter particularly known for his work in the yakuza film genre. He was born in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo and dropped out of Nippon University.

Works

• Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
• Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
• Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1974)
• Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
• Cops vs. Thugs (1975)
• Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
• The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)
• Final Yamato (1983)
• Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight (1985)

See also

• Kinji Fukasaku
• Haruhiko Arai - a screenwriter and a movie critic who wrote 'Dramas of Showa' (published from Ohta Publishing) about Kasahara with Kasahara.