Atsushi Muroga

Atsushi Muroga (室賀厚, Muroga Atsushi; born 18 May 1964) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is known for his action and yakuza films, including Score (1995), Junk (2000), and the Gun Crazy series (2002–03),^[1] as well as for directing Wangan Midnight: The Movie (2009), a film adaptation of the manga series of the same name.^[2][3]

Atsushi Muroga
Born	(1964-05-18)18 May 1964 Osaka Prefecture
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Years active	1990–present

Early life and education

Muroga was born on 18 May 1964 in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.^[4] He attended the School of Commerce at Meiji University.^[4]

Career

In 1987, Muroga's independently produced work^{[clarification needed]} HELP ME! won the Grand Prix at the Business Jump Video Awards sponsored by Shueisha.^[4] He made his directorial debut with the direct-to-video film Blowback: Midnight Gangsters (1990), followed by Blowback 2 (1991).^[4] His first theatrically released film was the action film Score (1995), distributed by Shochiku.^[4] In 2000, Muroga wrote and directed the zombie film Junk.^[5][6]

Selected filmography

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref(s)
1990	Blowback: Midnight Gangsters	Yes		Direct-to-video film	[4]
1991	Blowback 2	Yes			[4]
1995	Score	Yes	Yes		[4][1]
1998	Rokudenashi Blues '98	Yes			[4][7]
2000	Junk	Yes	Yes		[4][1][6]
2002	Gun Crazy: Episode 1 – A Woman from Nowhere	Yes	Yes		[4][1][8]
	Gun Crazy: Episode 2 – Beyond the Law	Yes	Yes		[4]
2003	Gun Crazy 3: Traitor's Rhapsody	Yes	Yes		[4]
	Gun Crazy 4: Requiem for a Bodyguard	Yes	Yes		[4]
2007	Captain	Yes			[9]
2008	Super Cub	Yes	Yes		[10]
2009	Wangan Midnight: The Movie	Yes	Yes		[2]
2013	June 6	Yes	Yes	Segment: "Kill Pigs"	[3]
2016	I Want to Take Revenge	Yes	Yes		[11]