Yoshirō Edamasa was a Japanese film director best known for Sakamoto Ryoma (1928) and The Great Buddha Arrival (1934). The latter film is one of the earliest tokusatsu movies, which is exemplified by kaiju movies.
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Filmography 9
Sakamoto Ryōma
Shin Yotsuya Kaidan
The Great Buddha ArrivalBotan dôrô
Dream of the Setting Sun
The Legend of the Filial Child Goro Masamune
哀の曲
Kasane no koi
Jissetsu Kasane monogatari
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About this person
Yoshirō Edamasa was a Japanese film director best known for Sakamoto Ryoma (1928) and The Great Buddha Arrival (1934). The latter film is one of the earliest tokusatsu movies, which is exemplified by kaiju movies. He was an early pioneer of Japanese cinema who trained many outstanding directors and cinematographers including Eiji Tsuburaya.
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JapanCategory
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1944 · aged 55
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