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Susumu Saji

Writer · Died February 7, 2001, aged 72 · Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Japanese screenwriter.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 13, 1929
Died
February 7, 2001 (aged 72)
From
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 1% in 30 days

What are Susumu Saji's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Bonds
35%
Survival
18%
Power
11%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Bittersweet
2
Melancholic
1
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Susumu Saji's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (1).

Subscription and free streaming for Susumu Saji's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

65 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Eight Below(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Body and Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Screenplay

  • Aoi bara satsujin jiken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Screenplay

  • Rule of Revenge ROGUE COP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Screenplay

  • Monster Woman '88 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Screenplay

  • Mayonaka no tsuma-tachi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Writer

  • 奥飛騨二重心中 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Screenplay

  • Zankoku! Shōjo tarento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Original Concept

  • Female Teacher: Twice Raped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Original Story

  • Meitantei Kindaichi Kōsuke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

  • Antarctica(1983)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Iro zange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Screenplay

  • Madam Scandal: Let Me Die for 10 Seconds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Beautiful Sisters: Seduced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Writer

  • Rapewoman: Dirty Sunday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Screenplay

  • 幻の女 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Screenplay

  • Red Violation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Screenplay

  • Detective Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

  • Woman's Bedroom: Lusty Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • The Killing Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • High School Emanuelle: Wet Saturday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Rape and Death of a Housewife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • Harry and His Geisha Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Screenplay

  • Nasty Diver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • Tissue Paper By the Geisha's Pillow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Screenplay

  • Assault! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Midsummer Night's Affair: Bliss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Okasareru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Runa's Confession: 'Men Crawling All Over Me' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • Koichiro Uno's Up & Wet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • The Boss's Head(1975)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Office Lady Journal: Indecent Relations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Writer

  • Joyous Moments (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Cape Erimo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Akasen Honmoku chabuya no onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Screenplay

  • Code of Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Secret Book: Turbulent Cloud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Season of Lust: A Trail of Honey from an 18 Year Old (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight(1973)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Viper Brothers: 18 Extortion Threats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • Spartan Education (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Melody of Rebellion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • River Without a Bridge Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Greatest Boss of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Ninja's Mark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • A History of the Japanese Underworld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Organized Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Rampaging Dragon of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Fort Graveyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Juvenile Delinquents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer

  • League of Gangsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Operation Diamond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • The Challenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • All Rascals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Greed in Broad Daylight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Flower, Storm and Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Screenplay

  • Voice Without a Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Writer

  • Ama Reef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Screenplay

  • Underworld Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Original Story · Screenplay

  • Mehyō to Narazu Mono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Writer

  • Osanaki mono wa uttaeru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Writer

  • Shōnen shikeishū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Screenplay

  • Mama's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 64 titles from 1954 to 1997.

Biggest box office

Eight Below (2006)

$120M worldwide

Highest rated

Antarctica (1983)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Eight Below (2006)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 64: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting63 of 64: 63 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s7 · crew1960s13 · crew1970s27 · crew1980s13 · crew1990s4 · 1 acting · 3 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Susumu Saji's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 2 are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser2

Most loved · writer

Antarctica (1983)

Midcredits 91st · 80% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 69/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Susumu Saji work with?

People who share at least 2 of Susumu Saji's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Koreyoshi Kurahara shares the most, 2.

Writers

Producers