was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
He directed more than thirty films and is best known for his film ''
The Street Fighter
''The Street Fighter'' (Japanese: ザ • ストリート • ファイター, Hepburn: Za Sutorīto Faitā) is a 1974 Japanese martial arts film produced by Toei Company Ltd., originally released in Japan as . It was released in the US by New L ...
''. He directed in over 110 films between 1954 and 1976.
Selected filmography
* ''
Kunisada Chūji
was a popular figure in the Edo period. He was a bakuto (gamblers commonly seen as forerunners to the modern yakuza).
His story is mainly responsible for the romanticised "chivalrous bandit" or "Robin Hood" image in Japan. An example was when ...
'' (1958)
* ''The Valiant Red Peony Pt.4'' (1969)
* ''Kizudarakeno Jinsei'' (1971)
* ''
The Street Fighter
''The Street Fighter'' (Japanese: ザ • ストリート • ファイター, Hepburn: Za Sutorīto Faitā) is a 1974 Japanese martial arts film produced by Toei Company Ltd., originally released in Japan as . It was released in the US by New L ...
'' (1974)
* ''
Return of the Street Fighter
is a 1974 martial arts film and the second in a series starting with ''The Street Fighter'' starring Sonny Chiba. In this sequel, Martial artist Takuma Tsurugi, Takuma (Terry) Tsurugi returns to take on a Yakuza family that may be embezzling mone ...
'' (1974)
* ''
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge
is a 1974 martial arts film and the third in a series starting with ''The Street Fighter'' starring Sonny Chiba.
Plot
Japanese version
The film starts as Takuma Tsurugi retrieves Go Owada during a riot. After Tsurugi receives what is believed t ...
'' (1974)
* ''
Sister Street Fighter – Fifth Level Fist'' (1976)
References
External links
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1922 births
2004 deaths
People from Nagano (city)
Japanese film directors
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