was a Japanese

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

. Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His notable films are '' 13 Assassins'' (1963) and '' The Great Killing'' (1964). He joined the Toei film company in 1952 and made his film director debut with ''Fukaku hichō'' in 1959. His 1982 film ''

Yaju-deka is a 1982 Japanese drama film directed by Eiichi Kudo. It was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Ken Ogata as Seiji Ōtaki * Ayumi Ishida as Keiko Yamane * Shigeru Izumiya as Toshiaki Sakagami * Gannosuke Ashiya ...

'' was entered into the

33rd Berlin International Film Festival The 33rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 February to 1 March 1983. The festival opened with the out of competition film, ''Tootsie'' by Sydney Pollack. The Golden Bear was awarded to the British film '' Ascendancy'' ...

. Kudo directed a lot of television dramas and he directed more than 50 episodes of the popular television jidaigeki

Hissatsu series The is a long-running prime-time popular television Jidaigeki series about assassins in Japan. ''Hissatsu Shikakenin'' is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel ''Shiokinin Fujieda Baian'', but its sequels are only inspired by it. The series still co ...

. He died of

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on September 23, 1999.

Filmography

* '' Fukaku hichō'' (1959) * '' Fukaku hichō: kanketsuhen'' (1959) * '' Jirochō kesshōki: Akiba no taiketsu'' (1960) * '' Jirochō kesshōki: Nagurikomi dōchū'' (1960) * '' Hebigami maden'' (1960) * '' Hibari torimonochō: orizuru kago'' (1960) * '' Jirochō kesshōki: Fujimitōge no taiketsu'' (1960) * '' Jirochō kesshōki: Nagurikomi kōjinyama'' (1960) * '' Heavenly Dragon'' (1960) * '' Flowers on the Road'' (1961) * '' Woman of the Ghostly Lantern'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1961) * ''

Kashi no onna Ishimatsu Kashi or Kaashi may refer to: Places * Varanasi (historically known as "Kashi"), a holy city in India **Kingdom of Kashi, an ancient kingdom in the same place, one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas **Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi * Kashgar, a city ...

'' (1961) * ''

Hakko ryukitai Hako may refer to: People * Irie Hakō (1887–1948), Japanese painter * Hako Isawa, a character in Japanese anime/manga ''Air Gear''; see '' List of Air Gear characters#Hako Isawa'' * Hako Natsuno, a main character in Japanese manga ''Meteor Pr ...

'' (1961) * ''

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'' (1962) * '' 13 Assassins'' (1963) * ''

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'' (1963) * '' The Great Killing'' (1964) * '' Yakuza G-men: Meiji ankokugai'' (1965) * ''

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'' (1966) * ''

Eleven Samurai , also known as ''11 Samurai'', is a 1967 Japanese ''jidaigeki'' (period drama) film directed by Eiichi Kudo. This is the third and final chapter in Kudo's Samurai Revolution trilogy. The plot is a samurai epic with a loose historical basis. "Th ...

'' (1967) * '' Nihon ānkokushi: chī no koso'' (1967) * ''

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'' (1968) * '' Nippon ankokushi: nasake muyō'' (1968) * '' The Fort of Death'' (1969) * '' Yakuza tai G-men'' (1973) * '' Mamushi no kyōdai: Futari awasete sanjuppan'' (1974) * ''

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity is a 1979 Japanese film directed by Eiichi Kudo. Although originally planned as the first entry of a new series in the ''Battles Without Honor and Humanity'' franchise, ''Aftermath'' turned out to be a lone entry and Toei refers to the film as a ...

'' (1979) * '' Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzo'' (1980) * '' Yokohama BJ Blues'' (1981) * ''

'' (1982) * '' Nogare no machi'' (1983) * '' Ansatsu shirei'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1985) (actor only) * '' Sure Death 3'' (1986) * '' Chronicle of the Town Magistrate'' (1987) * ''

Takasebune is a short story by the Japanese writer and illustrator Mori Ōgai, who is considered along with Natsume Sōseki to be one of the most important figures in modern Japanese literature. It is one of the author's best-known works. The plot concerns ...

'' (1988) * '' Water Moon'' (1989) * '' Nakibokuro'' (1991) * '' Bloody Passion'' (1992) * '' Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears'' (1993) * '' Gunro no keifu'' (1998)

Television

** ''

Hissatsu Shiokinin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1973. It is the 2nd in the Hissatsu series. Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular ''jidaigeki'' dramas in Japan. Plot A group of common merchants in Edo city(Tok ...

'' (1972) episodes 7, 12, 16, 25, and 26 ** ''

Tasukenin Hashiru is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama, that was broadcast in 1973–1974. It is the third in the Hissatsu series and is based on Saga Sen's ''Seibei-ryū Gokui''. Plot Seibie used to be a famous bandit. Now Seibie's official job ...

'' (1973-74) episodes 4, 11, 29, and 30 ** ''

Kurayami Shitomenin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1974. It is the 4th in the Hissatsu series. The drama is a sequel to Hissatsu Shiokinin. Plot Itoi Mitsugu was a scholar of Rangaku but after Bansha no goku happened, h ...

'' (1974) ** ''

Hissatsu Karakurinin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in prime-time in 1976. It is 8th in the Hissatsu series. Plot Cast *Ken Ogata as Tokiya Yumejirō *Isuzu Yamada as Hananoya *Gannosuke Ashiya as Tobei *Kanppie Hazama as ...

'' (1975) ** '' Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen'' (1976) episodes 2and 3 ** ''

Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin is a Japanese jidaigeki or period television drama. It is the tenth in the Hissatsu series. The drama is a sequel to Hissatsu Shiokinin. Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin is one of the most popular Jidaigeki dramas in Japan. Former professional Baseball p ...

'' (1977) episodes 1, 2, 5, 19, 27, 36, and 39 ** ''

Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin is a Japanese television ''jidaigeki'' or period drama that was broadcast in 1978. It is the 11th in the ''Hissatsu'' series. The drama is a sequel to ''Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin''. Mitsuko Kusabue plays same role as she played in Hissatsu Hitch� ...

'' (1978) episodes 1, 2, and 26 ** '' Hissastu Hashikakenin'' (1985) episodes 1, 2, and 5 * ''

Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun is a Japanese television jidaigeki or period drama that was broadcast in 1975–1976. The lead star is Shintaro Katsu, his older brother Tomisaburo Wakayama also appeared in the episode5,7,25. Plot Kōchiyama Sōshun is a serves as a cha-bōzu　 ...

'' (1975-76) * '' Fûfu tabi nikki saraba ronin'' (1976) * '' Shi no dangai'' (TV movie) (1982) * '' Sengoku Ransei no Abarenbo Saito Dosan Doto no Tenka Tori'' (TV movie) (1991) * ''

Taira no Kiyomori was a military leader and ''kugyō'' of the late Heian period of Japan. He established the first samurai-dominated administrative government in the history of Japan. Early life Kiyomori was born in Heian-kyō, Japan, in 1118 as the first so ...

'' (TV movie) (1992) * '' Shinsengumi Keppū Roku'' (1998) episode 1 * '' Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu'' (TV miniseries) (1998)

References

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* 1929 births 2000 deaths Japanese film directors Samurai film directors Yakuza film directors People from Tomakomai, Hokkaido {{Japan-film-director-stub