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Eiichi Kudo

Japanese film director

  • Fame48.7
  • Momentum6.6
  • Wikipedia1.6K
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Lived 1929–2000, aged 71Japan
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    7 languages
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  • Era
    1929–2000
    Aged 71
  • Known for
    13 Assassins
    1963
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Updated 2026-07-18

Eiichi Kudo was a Japanese film director. Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable being 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 was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.

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48.7
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Momentum6.6
Historical7.3
Source confidence50.0
Completeness75.0
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