A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Born:
December 10, 1928
Died:
January 9, 2022
Akira Inoue was born on 10 December 1928 in Kyoto, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Showdown at Night's End (1964) and Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell 2 (1982). He died on 9 January 2022 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.
Assistant Director:
1959 Jirocho Fuji
1959 Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959 Samurai Vendetta
1959 The Lord Pretends
1960 Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960 Mission Accomplished
1960 The Blind Menace
1961 Buddha
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1963 An Actor's Revenge
Director:
1959 Jirocho Fuji
1959 Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959 Samurai Vendetta
1959 The Lord Pretends
1960 Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960 Mission Accomplished
1960 The Blind Menace
1960 Yûrei koban
1961 Buddha
1961 Straw hat of Itako
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1963 An Actor's Revenge
1964 Black Weapon
1964 The Battle Begins at Night
1965 Zatoichi's Revenge
1966 Drunken Harbor
1966 Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966 Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966 Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1967 Invitation to Jail
1967 Secret Assignment
1968 Kanto Woman Yakuza
1968 The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968 Women's Prison
1969 Kanto Woman Fortitude
1981 Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981 Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1982 Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982 Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
1982 The Law of Hell
1983 Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
1983 Shadow Hunters
1983 The Fir Trees Remain
1986 Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari
1987 Shishamo and the Widow
1991 The love song of farewell later
1992 森の石松
1993 A Samurai's Sorrow
1993 Hanzo, the Razor
1993 Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993 Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
1996 Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
1997 Benkei
1998 Kagerō 4
1998 Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
2004 10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal
2004 Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
2005 Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
2006 Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
2007 Chichi kara no tegami
2007 Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
2011 Onihei Gaiden: The Night Rabbit
2012 One Day in January
2015 Fuyu no Hi
2015 Osoi Shiawase
2016 Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
2017 小ぬか雨
2022 Korosuna
Music:
1959 Jirocho Fuji
1959 Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959 Samurai Vendetta
1959 The Lord Pretends
1960 Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960 Mission Accomplished
1960 The Blind Menace
1960 Yûrei koban
1961 Buddha
1961 Straw hat of Itako
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1963 An Actor's Revenge
1964 Black Weapon
1964 The Battle Begins at Night
1965 Zatoichi's Revenge
1966 Drunken Harbor
1966 Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966 Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966 Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1967 Invitation to Jail
1967 Secret Assignment
1968 Kanto Woman Yakuza
1968 The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968 Women's Prison
1969 Kanto Woman Fortitude
1981 Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981 Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1982 Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982 Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
1982 The Law of Hell
1983 Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
1983 Shadow Hunters
1983 The Fir Trees Remain
1986 Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari
1987 Shishamo and the Widow
1991 The love song of farewell later
1992 森の石松
1993 A Samurai's Sorrow
1993 Hanzo, the Razor
1993 Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993 Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
1996 Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
1997 Benkei
1998 Kagerō 4
1998 Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
2001 Mr. Digital Tokoro #1542
2004 10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal
2004 Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
2005 Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
2006 Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
2007 Chichi kara no tegami
2007 Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
2011 Onihei Gaiden: The Night Rabbit
2012 One Day in January
2015 Fuyu no Hi
2015 Osoi Shiawase
2016 Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
2017 小ぬか雨
2022 Korosuna
Screenplay:
1959 Jirocho Fuji
1959 Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959 Samurai Vendetta
1959 The Lord Pretends
1960 Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960 Mission Accomplished
1960 The Blind Menace
1960 Yûrei koban
1961 Buddha
1961 Straw hat of Itako
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1963 An Actor's Revenge
1964 Black Weapon
1964 The Battle Begins at Night
1965 Zatoichi's Revenge
1966 Drunken Harbor
1966 Dynamite Doctor Returns
1966 Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
1966 Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1967 Invitation to Jail
1967 Secret Assignment
1968 Kanto Woman Yakuza
1968 The Night before Pearl Harbor
1968 Women's Prison
1969 Kanto Woman Fortitude
1981 Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
1981 Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1982 Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982 Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
1982 The Law of Hell
1983 Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
1983 Shadow Hunters
1983 The Fir Trees Remain
1986 Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari
1987 Shishamo and the Widow
1991 The love song of farewell later
1992 森の石松
1993 A Samurai's Sorrow
1993 Hanzo, the Razor
1993 Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993 Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
1996 Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
1997 Benkei
1998 Kagerō 4
1998 Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
2001 Mr. Digital Tokoro #1542
2004 10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal
2004 Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
2005 Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
2006 Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
2007 Chichi kara no tegami
2007 Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
2011 Onihei Gaiden: The Night Rabbit
2012 One Day in January
2015 Fuyu no Hi
2015 Osoi Shiawase
2016 Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
2017 小ぬか雨
2022 Korosuna
Director:
1973 Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba
1974 Fateful Mountain Pass
1975 Unified Shadows
1978 Monkey
1979 Yasei no Shōmei
1980 Tennō no Ryōriban
1983 Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983 古谷一行の名探偵・金田一耕助シリーズ
1990 HOTEL
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