Kimiyoshi Yasuda Explained

Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Native Name:安田公義
Native Name Lang:安田公義
Birth Date:February 15, 1911
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Death Date:July 26, 1983
Death Place:Japan
Years Active:1935-1979

(born February 15, 1911 Tokyo, Japan,[1] died July 26, 1983) was a Japanese film director from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman.[2]

He signed with Nikkatsu Kyoto studio as an assistant director and started working as an assistant director under Sadao Yamanaka and Hiroshi Inagaki etc.[3] He made his director debut with Ouma wa Nanajyunana-mangoku in 1944.[4]

Filmography

Film

Assistant director

Director

Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 安田 公義. 2020-11-17. www.raizofan.net.
  2. Web site: Kimiyoshi Yasuda. kinenote. 3 December 2021.
  3. Web site: 20世紀日本人名事典「安田 公義」の解説. KOTOBANK. July 25, 2021.
  4. Web site: Kimiyoshi Yasuda. 映画DB. 3 December 2021.
  5. Web site: 安田 公義. 2020-11-17. www.raizofan.net.