Yoshiyuki Kuroda Explained

Yoshiyuki Kuroda
Native Name:	黒田 義之
Birth Date:	March 4, 1928
Birth Place:	Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Death Date:	January 22, 2015 (aged 86)^[1]
Occupation:	Director, special effects director, screenwriter
Years Active:	1956–1999

was a Japanese filmmaker and special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction films and television shows.

Early life

Kuroda was born on March 4, 1928, in Matsuyama, Ehime, in his youth Kuroda's family moved to Kyoto. Kuroda wanted to be a child actor and was classmates with cinematographer Fujio Morita at Kyoto Municipal Tahata Elementary School.^[2]

Selected works

Director

• (1968)^[3]
• (1969) [with [[Kimiyoshi Yasuda]]]
• The Invisible Swordsman (1970)
• Mirrorman (1971)
• Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973)
• (1974)
• Monkey (1978)
• Shadow Warriors (1980)
• Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery: the Mysteries of Ghost Ship (1980)
• Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981-82)
• Fangs of Darkness: Vengeance (1982)

Assistant director

• Fighting Birds (1956)
• Sleepy Eyes of Death (1964)
• Monkey (1978)

Director of special effects

• Daimajin (1966)
• Return of Daimajin (1966)
• Daimajin Strikes Again (1966)
• The Invisible Swordsman (1970)^[4]

Assistant special effects director

• Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai (1958)
• Buddha (1961)

Bibliography

• Book: Galbraith IV, Stuart . The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography . 2008 . . 978-1461673743.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 訃報・黒田義之監督.
2. 『時代劇マガジン』Vol.16（辰巳出版）68～69ページ『あゝ監督人生 黒田義之』より。
3. Web site: 黒田義之. 2021-05-30. www.jmdb.ne.jp.
4. Book: Daiei Tokusatsu Movie Chronicle. 20 July 2010. Kadokawa. 978-4-04-854511-2. 126.