Sakamoto Junji

Name: Sakamoto Junji
Native name: 阪本順治
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: October 1, 1958
Age: 67

Sakamoto Junji was born in Sakai (Osaka Prefecture) in 1958. He started his career as an assistant director, working with Ishii Sogo, among others. His directing debut Knockout (1989) won a number of newcomer awards. His movies My House (2003) and The Projects (2016) were both screened at Nippon Connection Film Festival.

(Source: Nippon Connection) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1989	Abunai Hanashi: Mugen Monogatari	Movie	2.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2025	Climbing for Life	Movie	0.0
2020	I Have Never Shot Anyone	Movie	5.5
2012	A Chorus of Angels	Movie	7.3
2010	Strangers in the City	Movie	4.5
2010	Zatoichi: The Last Days	Movie	6.5
2007	Tamamoe!	Movie	6.4
2005	Boukoku no Aegis	Movie	6.5
2003	My House	Movie	7.0
2002	KT	Movie	4.0
2000	Another Battle	Movie	6.0
1997	Injured Angels	Movie	5.5

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2023	Okiku and the World	Movie	7.4
2022	Winter Rose	Movie	6.5
2022	My Brother, the Android and Me	Movie	0.0
2019	Another World	Movie	7.3
2017	Ernesto	Movie	7.4
2016	Danchi	Movie	7.1
2013	The Human Trust	Movie	6.3
2011	Ooshikamura Soudouki	Movie	6.6
2008	The Short Films: We Were All Once Children	Movie	0.0
2008	Children of the Dark	Movie	7.1
2004	Out of This World	Movie	7.3
2000	Face	Movie	7.2
1998	Oro ka Mono: Kizudarake no Tenshi	Movie	0.0
1994	Tokarefu	Movie	6.0
1991	Checkmate	Movie	0.0
1990	Tekken	Movie	0.0
1989	Knockout	Movie	7.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2007	Bokura no Jidai Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps (Guest)	900	Guest	0.0
2004	Cinemaholic Japanese TV Show, 2004, 56 eps (Guest)	56	Guest	0.0

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