Jiro Asada (Writing)
Little is known about Jiro Asada, a figure with a modest footprint in Writing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.
Works
Haha no Matsu Sato
Based on the novel of the same name by Jirō Asada. Three adult children visit their mother living in the countryside, each at separate times, but things aren't really what they seem to be.
Release Date:2024-09-21
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:4
有母親等待的故鄉
For office worker Toru Matsunaga (played by Nakai Kiichi), this is his return to his hometown after 40 years of absence. When he returned to his hometown with vague memories, his mother (Nobuko Miyamoto) greeted him with a smile. Seeing his mother happily taking care of him, the home he misses, and the cooking he misses, Tohru feels at ease. But I don’t know why, but I can’t remember my mother’s “name”… On the other hand, Natsuki Koga (played by Nanako Matsushima) also returned to her long-lost hometown. The place where Xia Sheng goes is also a home where "the same mother" is waiting. Seiichi Murota (played by Kuranosuke Sasaki), whose wife separated from him, also went to his "hometown" where "the same mother" is waiting in order to find a place to stay...
Release Date:2024-08-16
Department:Creator
Job:Creator
We're Broke, My Lord!
Koshiro Matsudaira lives in Tanjousan Bun in Echigo as a commoner and surrounded by people that love him, including his father Sakubei, who works for the Tanjousan Bun. One day, many officials working for Tanjousan Bun come to Koshiro's house and Sakubei tells his son the shocking truth about his birth. Koshiro learns that he is the son of Daimyo Ikkosai of the Tanjousan Bun. Even more shocking to Koshiro, is that Daimyo Ikkosai has suddenly handed over his feudal lord position to Koshiro and has gone into retirement. Koshiro thinks that he has come across good fortune, but he soon learns that the Tanjousan Bun has a huge debt that needs to be payed off soon.
Release Date:2023-06-23
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Vote Count:8
Omokage
Release Date:2023-03-27
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
中国王朝 英雄たちの伝説 巨大遺産の謎
Release Date:2019-02-27
Episode Count:3
Kuroshoin no Rokubei
Release Date:2018-07-22
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Episode Count:6
Kohaku
Yoneda Katsumi (Nishida Toshiyuki) is a police sergeant who exudes little presence.One day, Yoneda happens to come across an article on a cafe called Kohaku in a booklet at his regular cafe. Then he abruptly takes leave and heads to Kohaku which is located in Uozu, Toyama Prefecture by bullet train. For some reason, he has documents on an unsolved arson cum murder case which took place in Kichijoji 25 years ago.The owner of Kohaku is Arai Toshio (Terao Akira) who has seemingly sad eyes. They spend time together with his only regular customer, Hirai Sachiko (Suzuki Kyoka), a married woman who works at the port’s fisheries cooperative. Their interactions gradually start to deepen even as they sense the darkness in each other. What is the fate that awaits them?
Release Date:2017-09-15
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Happy Retirement
Shintaro, an Assistant Bank Division Chief at the Financial Services Agency, had been working like a dog for 33 years. But just five years before he is due for retirement, his boss framed him for accepting bribes. Shintaro was forced to retire immediately and was parachuted into a public organization, JAMS (Japan Association of Medium and Small Enterprises). Instead of a happy retirement that he had dreamt of, his out-of-the-blue retirement triggers a complete family breakup. To everyone’s surprise, his job is “to do nothing” for an annual salary of ten million yen!
Release Date:2015-10-18
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Vote Count:2
Snow on The Blades
At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility and shame for this failure is Shimura Kingo, master swordsman and chief of the guard. Forbidden to take his own life in atonement, he is instead tasked with hunting down the remaining assassins; however, fate intervenes and now only one is left. Devoted to his late lord and his duty, he relentlessly pursues the sole remaining assassin for the next thirteen years. But times are changing in Japan and the way of the sword has become outlawed. What does this mean for Kingo?
Release Date:2014-09-20
Department:Writing
Job:Short Story
Vote Count:14
The Legacy of the Sun
Set during the end of World War II, Major Mashiba (Masato Sakai) and others receive an order to hide 200 trillion yen worth of treasures. These treasures are to help rebuild the country after the war. 20 girls are mobilized to carry out the mission.
Release Date:2011-08-27
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:4
The Firmament of the Pleiades
Two young men looking for a better life enter the royal palace in the midst of a tumultuous political era of the late Qing Dynasty. Chun Er, a poor peasant boy, and Liang Wen Xiu, who grew up in a wealthy household, find their fates are tied together in unexpected ways. The two young men and Chun Er’s younger sister, Ling Er, travel to the Forbidden City together to look for a better future. Based on the popular novel Sokyu no Subaru by Asada Jiro.
Release Date:2010-01-02
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Episode Count:28
Vote Count:5
Silver Rain
Release Date:2009-11-28
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
The Invitation from Cinema Orion
Based on the short story from the best-selling collection "Poppoya" by Jiro Asada, "The Invitation from Cinema Orion" tells the story of a couple's undying love for the cinema and each other.
Release Date:2007-11-03
Department:Writing
Job:Short Story
Vote Count:2
Tsubakiyama's Send Back
When middle-aged salary man Tsubakiyama suddenly dies, he leaves his family high and dry. But suddenly he's given another chance: a few days in which to return to Earth and straighten things out. The thing is, he's come back in the form of a strikingly beautiful young woman.
Release Date:2006-11-18
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:1
Riding the Metro
Shinji (Shinichi Tsutsumi) steps out of a train station to find himself transported back to 1964.
Release Date:2006-10-21
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:8
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.
Release Date:2003-01-18
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Vote Count:103
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
Based on the novel by Jirō Asada, the TV movie depicts the lives of the Shinsengumi warriors during the turmoil of the late Edo period.
Release Date:2002-12-28
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Episode Count:4
Failan
After losing both her parents, Failan emmigrates to Korea to seek her only remaining relatives. Once she reaches Korea, she finds out that her relatives have moved to Canada well over a year ago. Desperate to stay and make a living in Korea, Failan is forced to have an arranged marriage through a match-making agency.
Release Date:2001-04-28
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:108
Railroad Man
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.
Release Date:1999-06-05
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Vote Count:41
Love Letter
A romantic film about the spiritual exchange between a gangster and a Chinese woman who got married to him under false pretenses.
Release Date:1998-05-23
Department:Writing
Job:Novel
Mobsters' Confessions
Small-time con man Jiro makes his living tricking small businesses out of large sums of money. In the process he acquires a helpmate Kumiko, a refugee from her stepfather's sexual abuse. But things start to get out of control when yakuza boss Kamewada muscles in on the action.
Release Date:1998-02-21
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story
Vote Count:1
Peanuts
Two mysterious tough guys infuriate a local gang after helping an elderly grocery store owner with his debts by robbing a yakuza organised gambling den.
Release Date:1996-05-17
Department:Writing
Job:Original Concept
Can You Collect It?
Two scammers who cross the world without being caught by Satsu and killed
Release Date:1992-10-09
Department:Writing
Job:Original Story