Toshiharu Matsubara

Matsubara Toshiharu was a Japanese screenwriter, director and lyricist born on February 13, 1947 in Gifu prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the faculty of Law in Keio University. in 1992 he received the 11th Kuniko Muda Award for "Family Day '93". He died on February 6, 2001 from pneumonia.

Works

Dakishimetai!

Dakishimetai!

Asako Ikeuchi and Natsuko Hayakawa have been close friends for more than 25 years. Natsuko's husband Keisuke had affairs, so she asks Asako to let her stay at her house. Keisuke was once Asako's boyfriend. They will soon be 30 years old. There are other nice guys around Asako. It's a drama about their love and friendship.

Release Date1988-07-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count12

Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen

Necchu Jidai: Keiji Hen

The struggle of a rookie detective, portrayed with a cheerful and comical touch. Takeshi Hayano originally belonged to the Traffic Division but was transferred to the First Investigative Division of Daimon Police Station as a rookie detective. His first case is a drug-related murder, during which he ends up missing a "key witness" pursued by his senior colleagues in the First Investigative Division. Feeling responsible, Hayano becomes depressed. Investigations, daily life, and relationships. Each episode features a variety of cases, including robbery, arson, disguise, kidnapping, fraud, and split personalities. Hayano investigates the cases together with his senior colleagues in the First Investigative Division (Chief Ushiota, Chief Detective Sugaya, Detective Yazu, Detective Maehara, Detective Hazama, etc.).

Release Date1979-04-07

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count26

Pink Lady's Spring Holidays

Short movie featuring Pink Lady

Release Date1979-03-17

DepartmentCrew

JobScript

Netchū Jidai

Netchū Jidai

This light-hearted comedy tells the story of a young man who chooses to become a teacher and struggles to live and grow in the field of education.

Release Date1978-10-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count2

Light My Heart!

Light My Heart!

Release Date1989-04-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count12

Yesterday Enemy is Still Enemy Today

Yesterday Enemy is Still Enemy Today

Arashi Kohei, inherits a pharmaceutical company from his deceased father. Despite the hard work he was doing, six months before his parent's death, many people are trying to take the company away from him. Soon, Kohei discovers allies but also enemies, among the people he least expected it to be. Will he manage to hold his position in such a brutal world?

Release Date1995-04-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count12

Fujiko Fujio's Dream Camera

This is the first part of an omnibus TV drama special production starring three popular idols at that time, namely Nakayama Miho, Oginome Yoko, and Koizumi Kyoko. The stories, or mysterious events, all started with the revelation of the anomaly phenomenon by Horaguchi-sensei, the trio's physics teacher. The anomaly is due to the concurrent event of Hinamatsuri and the visit of Halley's comet to the inner solar system on March 3rd. Horaguchi-sensei teaches the class how to make use of the anomaly to unlock a mysterious event. This can be done by using any camera while chanting the specific keywords when pressing the camera shutter. From there, three separately mysterious events involving the three heroines began.

Release Date1986-03-03

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

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