Fujita's usual style, reunited him with Meiko Kaji, the star of his earlier Alleycat Rock films. Fujita continued directing Roman porno films for Nikkatsu in the mid and late 1970s but the studio seldom interfered as long as the requisite nude scenes were provided and Fujita was able to produce works about relationships with a deft feel for characterization. He returned to his early roots in juvenile delinquent dramas with Female Delinquent: A Docu-Drama (1977) based on the autobiography of real life bad girl Mako Minato. His 1978 film Kaerazaru hibi told the story of a teenaged boy returning to his home town after the death of his father. In 1979 Fujita directed two films focusing on the problems of family life. So Soft, So Cunning, considered one of Fujita's best films, is "a somber look at family life in contemporary Japan", while Tenshi o yūwaku is a serious portrayal of the problems faced by a young couple (Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura) in the suburbs. Fujita made only a few movies in the 1980s including the 1981 romantic drama Play It, Boogie-Woogie for Kadokawa Pictures. He returned to Nikkatsu for the 1983 film Double Bed about a disillusioned group of friends in their thirties and their illicit affairs. Fujita had also established himself as an actor with appearances in director Seijun Suzuki's 1980 film Zigeunerweisen and Juzo Itami's Tampopo (1985). In 1984 Fujita directed the crime thriller The Miracle of Joe Petrel and his last film as a director was Revolver, where a single gun connects the lives of several people. Fujita continued his acting career up to the time of his death in August 1997 at age 65. Awards Toshiya Fujita was nominated twice for the Award of the Japanese Academy: in 1979 for Best Director and Best Screenplay for Kaerazaru hibi and 1981 as Best Supporting Actor for Zigeunerweisen. He also won the Readers' Choice Award given by Kinema Junpo in 1979 as Best Japanese Film Director for Kaerazaru hibi. Filmography Director (June 1967) (April 1970) (Aug. 1970) (Oct. 1970) (Jan. 1971) (Aug. 1971) (Aug. 1972) (Oct. 1972) (Feb. 1973) (Mar. 1973) (Dec. 1973) (Mar. 1974) (June 1974) (Aug. 1974) (Nov. 1974) (Dec. 1974) (Dec. 1975) (May 1977) (July 1977) (Mar. 1978) Kaerazaru hibi (Aug. 1978) (April 1979) (Aug. 1979) (Dec. 1979) (April 1981) (May 1982) (Aug. 1983) The Miracle of Joe Petrel (April 1984) (July 1986)