(born February 15, 1911
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan, died July 26, 1983) 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 ...
from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about
Zatoichi
is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' serie ...
, the Blind Swordsman.
He signed with Nikkatsu Kyoto studio as an assistant director and started working as an assistant director under
Sadao Yamanaka
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed 26 films between 1932 and 1938. He was a contemporary of Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi and one of the primary figures in the development of the ''jidaigeki'', or historic ...
and
Hiroshi Inagaki
was a Japanese filmmaker best remembered for the Academy Award-winning '' Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto'', which was released in 1954.
Career
Born in Tokyo as the son of a shinpa actor, Inagaki appeared on stage in his childhood before joining t ...
etc. He made his director debut with ''Ouma wa Nanajyunana-mangoku'' in 1944.
Filmography
Film
Assistant director
* ''
The Million Ryo Pot
is a 1935 black and white Japanese comedy film directed by Sadao Yamanaka and starring Denjirō Ōkōchi.
Cast
* Denjirō Ōkōchi: Tange Sazen
* Kiyozo: Ofuji
* Kunitaro Sawamura: Genzaburo Yagyu
* Reisaburo Yamamoto: Yokichi
* Minoru Taka ...
''
Director
* ''
The Young Swordsman
is a 1954 black-and-white cinema of Japan, Japanese film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda.
Cast
* Ichikawa Raizō IV
* Michiko Saga
* Mitsuko Mito
References
External links
Japanese black-and-white films
1954 films
Films direct ...
'' (潮出来島 美男剣法 Itako Dejima Binan Kenpo) (1954)
* ''
The Dancer and Two Warriors
is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda.
Cast
* Ichikawa Raizō VIII
* Shintaro Katsu
was a Japanese actor, singer, and filmmaker. He is known for starring in the ''Akumyo'' series, the ''Hoodlum Soldier'' se ...
'' (踊り子行状記 Odoriko Gyōjōki) (1955)
* ''
The Young Lord'' (鬼斬り若様
Onikiri Wakasama) (1955)
*''
Suzunosuke Akado: Defeat the Demon-Faced Gang'' (1957)
*''Fighting Letter for 29 People''
29-nin no Kenka-jō (二十九人の喧嘩状, Nijūkunin no kenkajō) (1957)
*''
Suzunosuke Akado: The Vacuum Slash of Asuka'' (1957)
*''
Suzunosuke Akado: The One-Legged Demon'' (1957)
* (花太郎呪文
Hanataro Jumon ) (1958)
* ''Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi'' (1960) not shown in U.S. (remade in 1970 as ''The Masseur's Curse'' )
* ''
Zatoichi on the Road
is a 1963 Japanese Chambara film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi, originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (now known as Kadokawa Pictures). ''Zatoichi: On the Road'' is the fifth ...
'' (座頭市喧嘩旅 Zatōichi kenka-tabi) (1963)
* ''
Adventures of Zatoichi
is a 1964 Japanese chambara film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures).
''Adventures of Zat ...
'' (座頭市関所破り Zatōichi sekisho-yaburi) (1964)
* ''
Daimajin
is a series of Japanese films. The trilogy of films were all shot simultaneously and released in 1966 with three different directors and predominantly the same crew. The series was produced by Daiei Film and contained similar plot structures inv ...
'' (1966)
* ''
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
is a 1967 Japanese '' chambara'' film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures).
''Zatoichi's Can ...
'' (座頭市鉄火旅 Zatōichi tekka-tabi) (1967)
* ''
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters'' (妖怪百物語) (1968)
* ''
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
is a 1968 Japanese ''chambara'' film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi. It was originally released by the Daiei Film, Daiei Motion Picture Company (later acquired by Kadokawa Pictures).
''Zato ...
'' (座頭市果し状 Zatōichi hatashijō) (1968)
* ''
Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword
(also known as Left Fencer) is a 1969 Japanese samurai drama and action film, directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda. Michiyo Okusu plays the role of the one-eyed, one-armed swords-woman O-kin. This film follows in the series of films about Tange Sazen, b ...
'' (女左膳 濡れ燕片手斬り On'na hidarizen nuretsubame katate kiri) (1969)
* ''
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts'' (1969)
ith_ ith_Yoshiyuki_Kuroda">Yoshiyuki_Kuroda.html"_;"title="ith_Yoshiyuki_Kuroda">ith_Yoshiyuki_Kuroda*_''The_Masseur's_Curse''_(1970)_the_3rd_version_of_''Kaidan_Kasane-ga-fuchi''
*_''Zatoichi_and_the_One-Armed_Swordsman.html" ;"title="Yoshiyuki_Kuroda.html" ;"title="Yoshiyuki_Kuroda.html" ;"title="ith Yoshiyuki Kuroda">ith Yoshiyuki Kuroda">Yoshiyuki_Kuroda.html" ;"title="ith Yoshiyuki Kuroda">ith Yoshiyuki Kuroda* ''The Masseur's Curse'' (1970) the 3rd version of ''Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi''
* ''Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman">Zatoichi and the One Armed Swordsman'' (新座頭市・破れ！唐人剣 Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! Tōjin-ken) (1971)
* ''Zatoichi's Conspiracy'' (新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り Shin Zatōichi monogatari: Kasama no chimatsuri) (1973)
Television
* ''Kogarashi Monjirō'' (TV series) (1972-73)
* ''Nemuri Kyōshirō (TV series), Nemuri Kyōshirō'' (TV series) (1972-73) ep,3,9)
* ''Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan'' (TV series) (1973-74 ep,2,4,16,23)
* ''Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun'' (TV series) (1975-76 ep,16,24)
References
External links
*
1911 births
1983 deaths
Japanese film directors
Samurai film directors
{{Japan-film-director-stub