A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
Born:
January 2, 1900
Died:
September 21, 1946
Assistant Director:
1928 The Wandering Gambler
Director:
1928 The Wandering Gambler
1931 Fireworks
1932 Professional Killer
1932 The Greatest Man in the World
1934 Martial Arts Encyclopedia
1935 Capricious Young Man
1935 Chuji for Sale
1936 Akanishi Kakita
1937 Hometown
1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
1938 The Giant
Original Film Writer:
1928 The Wandering Gambler
1931 Fireworks
1932 Professional Killer
1932 The Greatest Man in the World
1934 Martial Arts Encyclopedia
1935 Capricious Young Man
1935 Chuji for Sale
1936 Akanishi Kakita
1937 Hometown
1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
1938 The Giant
1986 The Greatest Man in the World
Original Story:
1928 The Wandering Gambler
1931 Fireworks
1932 Professional Killer
1932 The Greatest Man in the World
1934 Martial Arts Encyclopedia
1935 Capricious Young Man
1935 Chuji for Sale
1936 Akanishi Kakita
1937 Hometown
1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
1938 The Giant
1962 Abekobe dōchū
1986 The Greatest Man in the World
Screenplay:
1928 Tenka taiheiki
1928 The Wandering Gambler
1931 Fireworks
1932 Professional Killer
1932 The Greatest Man in the World
1934 Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1934 Martial Arts Encyclopedia
1935 Capricious Young Man
1935 Chuji for Sale
1936 Akanishi Kakita
1937 Hometown
1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
1938 The Giant
1943 The Life of Matsu the Untamed
1950 Ore wa yōjimbō
1952 Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
1958 The Rickshaw Man
1962 Abekobe dōchū
1964 Children Hand in Hand
1986 The Greatest Man in the World
Story:
1928 Tenka taiheiki
1928 The Wandering Gambler
1931 Fireworks
1932 Professional Killer
1932 The Greatest Man in the World
1934 Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1934 Martial Arts Encyclopedia
1935 Capricious Young Man
1935 Chuji for Sale
1936 Akanishi Kakita
1937 Hometown
1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
1938 The Giant
1943 The Life of Matsu the Untamed
1950 Ore wa yōjimbō
1952 Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
1958 The Rickshaw Man
1962 Abekobe dōchū
1964 Children Hand in Hand
1986 The Greatest Man in the World
Writer:
1928 Tenka taiheiki
1928 The Wandering Gambler
1931 Fireworks
1932 Professional Killer
1932 The Greatest Man in the World
1934 Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
1934 Martial Arts Encyclopedia
1935 Capricious Young Man
1935 Chuji for Sale
1936 Akanishi Kakita
1937 Hometown
1937 The Daughter of the Samurai
1938 The Giant
1943 The Life of Matsu the Untamed
1948 Children Hand in Hand
1950 Ore wa yōjimbō
1952 Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido
1958 The Rickshaw Man
1962 Abekobe dōchū
1964 Children Hand in Hand
1965 Life of Matsu the Untamed
1986 The Greatest Man in the World
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