Shūji Kataoka | |
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| Born | Shūji Kataoka November 23, 1950[1] Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Film Director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Shūji Kataoka (片岡 修二, Kataoka Shūji) a.k.a. Yasui Shūchi[2] is a Japanese director and screenwriter primarily known for his work in pink films but who has also worked in adult videos (AV) and in mainstream film.
Kataoka was born in Hokkaido on November 23, 1950.[3] He studied at the College of Economics at Kanto Gakuin University but dropped out before graduation.[1] In the early 1980s he began to work at producer-director Kan Mukai's Shishi Productions.[1][3][4] At first he worked as an assistant director for Mukai and Yōjirō Takita[1] and then released his debut film as a director in 1983, Yokoku Bōkō: Yaru! Sasu!,[1] the first of a series of action films starring Usagi Asō distributed by the Toei Company.[5][6]
Since then he has made many action pink films, and has gone on to direct mainstream movies and V-Cinema.[3] At the Pink Grand Prix for 1988 Kataoka's Subway Serial Rape: Lover Hunting was awarded Best Film, and Kataoka was given the awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay.[7]