[3] Early in her career, at the advice of film producers, Hamano dropped the feminine "ko" ending from her name, Sachiko.
[1] She made her debut as a director in 1971, with Million Film in 17-Year-Old Free Love Tribe (17才好き好き族) (released 1972).
[7] Her 1997 film, Whore Hospital was given Honorable Mention at the Pink Grand Prix.
[8] In 1998, with the financial support of over 12,000 donations from women throughout Japan, she made the film, In Search of a Lost Writer: Wandering the World of the Seventh Sense (第七官界彷徨－尾崎翠を探して), based on the life and work of the female author, Midori Osaki.
[2] In 2001 she filmed Lily Festival (2001), based on Hoko Momotani's novel about sexuality among senior citizens.