Tadao Ikeda
Japanese film director (1905-1964) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 59
Tadao Ikeda was a Japanese screenwriter and film director. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined the Shochiku studio and came to prominence writing screenplays for such directors as Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, and Yasujirō Shimazu. He also directed a few films.
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A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
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1964Died12 May 19641959
Floating WeedsFilm, Writer1950
HomecomingFilm, Writer1947
Record of a Tenement GentlemanFilm, Writer1944
ArmyFilm, Writer1943Middle-Aged ManFilm, Writer1941
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda FamilyFilm, Writer1940
Kinuyo's First LoveFilm, Writer1938
Family DiaryFilm, Writer1937Don't Tell Your Wife About ItFilm, Writer1935
An Inn in TokyoFilm, Writer1934
A Mother Should Be LovedFilm, Writer1932
Spring Comes from the LadiesFilm, Writer1931
The Sorrow of the Beautiful WomanFilm, Writer1929
A Straightforward BoyFilm, Writer1905Born5 February 1905
Floating WeedsFilm, Writer1950HomecomingFilm, Writer1947Record of a Tenement GentlemanFilm, Writer1944ArmyFilm, Writer1943Middle-Aged ManFilm, Writer1941Brothers and Sisters of the Toda FamilyFilm, Writer1940Kinuyo's First LoveFilm, Writer1938Family DiaryFilm, Writer1937Don't Tell Your Wife About ItFilm, Writer1935An Inn in TokyoFilm, Writer1934A Mother Should Be LovedFilm, Writer1932Spring Comes from the LadiesFilm, Writer1931The Sorrow of the Beautiful WomanFilm, Writer1929A Straightforward BoyFilm, Writer1905Born5 February 1905Known for
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Floating Weeds 1959
Record of a Tenement Gentleman 1947
A Story of Floating Weeds 1934
There Was a Father 1942
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Yasujirō Ozu Directed A Straightforward Boy (1929)
Chishū Ryū Also in Dragnet Girl and Woman of Tokyo
Shin Saburi Also in Lady Doctor Kinuyo and Family Diary
Chōko Iida Also in Every-Night Dreams and Passing Fancy
Takeshi Sakamoto Also in A Straightforward Boy (1929)
Mitsuko Yoshikawa Also in Every-Night Dreams (1933)
Yasujirō Shimazu Directed Men vs. Women and The Lights of Asakusa
Minoru Shibuya Directed Don't Tell Your Wife About It (1937)
Tatsuo Saitō Also in A Straightforward Boy (1929)
Kōji Mitsui Also in Dragnet Girl (1933)
Kōgo Noda Also in Woman of Tokyo (1933)
Torajirō Saitō Directed Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen (1929)
Tomio Aoki Also in A Straightforward Boy and Passing Fancy
Kinuyo Tanaka Also in Woman of Tokyo and Army
Ken Uehara Also in The Lights of Asakusa and Family Diary
Hiroshi Shimizu Directed Family Diary (1938)
Kuniko Miyake Also in Family Diary (1938)
Mieko Takamine Also in The Lights of Asakusa and Warm Current
Shinichi Himori Also in The Lights of Asakusa and Warm Current
Keisuke Kinoshita Directed Army (1944)
Haruko Sugimura Also in Army and Floating Weeds
Ureo Egawa Also in Happy Times and Woman of Tokyo
Masaichi Nagata Produced Floating Weeds (1959)
Hideo Ōba Directed Homecoming (1950)
Also in Français
Filmography 40
69 credits on file
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About this person
Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1905 to 1964 · aged 59
