Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Japanese film director (1911-1983) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 72
Kimiyoshi Yasuda was a Japanese film director from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman.
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1983Died26 July 19831979
Hanshichi TorimonochoSeries, Creator
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story TheatreSeries, 1979Writer1975
Priest of DarknessSeries, Director1973
Mute SamuraiSeries, Director, Writer
Zatoichi's ConspiracyFilm, 1973Director1972
Kogarashi MonjiroSeries, Director1970
Ghost of Kasane SwampFilm, Director1969
Lefty FencerFilm, Director1967
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of LegendFilm, Director1965
New Tengu from Mount KuramaFilm, Director1964
Adventures of ZatoichiFilm, Director1962
Kumoemon to sono tsumaFilm, Director1960
Ghost Story: Depth of KasaneFilm, Director1957
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka SchoolFilm, Director1955
The Dancer and Two WarriorsFilm, Director1953
Hiren tsubakiFilm, Director1951
Jōen no hatobaFilm, Director1950CondorFilm, Director1944
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman sekiFilm, Director1911Born15 February 1911
Hanshichi TorimonochoSeries, CreatorJapanese Masterpiece Ghost Story TheatreSeries, 1979Writer1975Priest of DarknessSeries, Director1973Mute SamuraiSeries, Director, WriterZatoichi's ConspiracyFilm, 1973Director1972Kogarashi MonjiroSeries, Director1970Ghost of Kasane SwampFilm, Director1969Lefty FencerFilm, Director1967Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of LegendFilm, Director1965New Tengu from Mount KuramaFilm, Director1964Adventures of ZatoichiFilm, Director1962Kumoemon to sono tsumaFilm, Director1960Ghost Story: Depth of KasaneFilm, Director1957Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka SchoolFilm, Director1955The Dancer and Two WarriorsFilm, Director1953Hiren tsubakiFilm, Director1951Jōen no hatobaFilm, Director1950CondorFilm, Director1944Ouma wa nanajū nanaman sekiFilm, Director1911Born15 February 1911People around Kimiyoshi
Close ties
Shintarō Katsu Kimiyoshi directed Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Ichikawa Raizō VIII Kimiyoshi directed The Dancer and Two Warriors (1955)
Masaichi Nagata Produced Daimajin and Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Takashi Shimura Kimiyoshi directed Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
Jimmy Wang Yu Kimiyoshi directed Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Miwa Takada Also in Adventures of Zatoichi and Daimajin- Minoru Inuzuka Also in The Dancer and Two Warriors (1955)
Eiji Okada Kimiyoshi directed Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Yoshio Tsuchiya Kimiyoshi directed Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Mitsuko Mito Kimiyoshi directed The Young Swordsman (1954)
Eijirō Tōno Kimiyoshi directed Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
Saburō Date Also in Daimajin (1966)
Shiho Fujimura Also in Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Known for
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Zatoichi on the Road 1963
Adventures of Zatoichi 1964
Daimajin 1966
Filmography 40
70 credits on file
Television 5
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 1983 · aged 72
