is a Japanese

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. He directed ''

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'', '' Dream Cruise'', and '' Orochi: Blood''.

Career

Tsuruta directed '' Dream Cruise'' for the ''

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. He also directed '' Orochi: Blood'', which is based on the

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Filmography

Film

* '' Toneriko'' (1985) * '' Scary True Stories: Ten Haunting Tales from the Japanese Underground'' (1991) * '' Scary True Stories: Night 2'' (1992) * '' Scary True Stories: Realm of Spectres '' (1992) * '' Gotoshi Kabusikigaisha'' (1993) * '' Gotoshi Kabusikigaisha 2'' (1994) * '' Ring 0: Birthday'' (2000) * ''

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'' (2001) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Orochi: Blood'' (2008) * ''

Ōsama Game is a cell phone novel written by Nobuaki Kanazawa (pen name: Pakkuncho), consisting of five volumes. A film based on the novel was released in 2011 and directed by Norio Tsuruta. The theme song of the film is " Amazuppai Haru ni Sakura Saku" b ...

'' (2011) * '' POV: Norowareta Film'' (2012) * ''Talk to the Dead'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014)

Television

* '' Sky High'' (2003) * '' Dream Cruise'' (2007) * '' ? (series)'' (2012-2015)

References

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