Biography
Kimiyoshi Yasuda (安田公義, Yasuda Kimiyoshi) (born February 15, 1911 Tokyo, Japan, died July 26, 1983) was a Japanese film director from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman.He signed with Nikkatsu Kyoto studio as an assistant director and started working as an assistant director under Sadao Yamanaka and Hiroshi Inagaki etc. He made his director debut with Ouma wa Nanajyunana-mangoku in 1944.
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Filmography
all 42
Director 41
Movies 38
TV Shows 4
Screenplay 1
Screenplay
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre (1979)
TV
Director
Priest of Darkness (1975)
TV
Director / Writer
Mute Samurai (1973)
TV
Director
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
Movie
4.36
Director
Kogarashi Monjiro (1972)
TV
Director
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Movie
4.47
Director
Masseur’s Curse (1970)
Movie
Director
Second Generation Young Boss (1969)
Movie
Director
Lefty Fencer (1969)
Movie
Director
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)
Movie
Director
Sworn Brothers (1969)
Movie
Director
Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison (1968)
Movie
Director
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
Movie
4.75
Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair (1968)
Movie
Director
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)
Movie
Director
The Hoodlum Priest (1967)
Movie
Director
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend (1967)
Movie
Director
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
Movie
5.92
Director
Daimajin (1966)
Movie
3.43
Director
New Tengu from Mount Kurama (1965)
Movie
Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan (1965)
Movie
Director
Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
Movie
4.14
Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing (1964)
Movie
Director
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Movie
4.67
Director
Kumoemon to sono tsuma (1962)
Movie
Director
Ame no Kudan-zaka (1962)
Movie
Director
Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane (1960)
Movie
Director
花の遊侠伝 (1958)
Movie
Director
Megitsune Buro (1958)
Movie
Director
Hanatarō Jumon (1958)
Movie
Director
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil (1957)
Movie
Director
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School (1957)
Movie
Director
Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang (1957)
Movie
Director
Fighting Letter for 29 People (1957)
Movie
Director
Shirai Gonpachi (1956)
Movie
Director
The Dancer and Two Warriors (1955)
Movie
Director
The Young Lord (1955)
Movie
Director
The Young Swordsman (1954)
Movie
Director
Izayoi kaidō (1951)
Movie
Director
The Man Who Laughs Last (1949)
Movie
Director
That Night's Adventure (1948)
Movie
Assistant Director
Shunjû ittôryû (1939)
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.06
Based on 13.3 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1939
1957
1965
1962
1979
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1911-02-15
Deathday1983-07-26 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As安田公義
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