Tokuzō Tanaka (1925-2007)

Birthplace:
Osaka, Japan

Born:
September 15, 1925

Died:
December 20, 2007

Tokuzō Tanaka (田中徳三, Tanaka Tokuzō, September 15, 1920 – December 20, 2007) was a Japanese film director. He is well known for directing Zatoichi series and Nemuri Kyōshirō series films.

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Assistant Director:
1950  Rashomon
1953  Ugetsu
1954  Sansho the Bailiff
1954  The Crucified Lovers
1954  The Great White Tiger Platoon
1958  Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
1958  Conflagration

Director:
1950  Rashomon
1953  Ugetsu
1954  Sansho the Bailiff
1954  The Crucified Lovers
1954  The Great White Tiger Platoon
1958  Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
1958  Bakeneko Goyōda
1958  Bakeneko goyō da
1958  Conflagration
1959  Ojo-kichiza
1959  The Lord and the Gambler
1959  The Princess Says No
1960  Scars of Honor
1960  The Demon of Mount Oe
1961  Bad Reputation Returns
1961  Koina no Ginpei
1961  Nuregami botan
1961  Tough Guy
1961  Vagabonds from Badgerville
1962  Ken ni kakeru
1962  New Bad Reputation Continues
1962  Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962  The Whale God
1962  誘拐
1963  A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963  Bad Reputation of the Big Three
1963  Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo
1963  New Tale of Zatoichi
1963  Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963  Zatoichi the Fugitive
1964  Homeless Dog
1964  Kojiki taishō
1964  Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964  The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
1965  Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
1965  Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
1965  Bloody Shuriken
1965  Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.
1966  A Drop of Grease
1966  Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
1966  Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
1966  The Betrayal
1966  The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
1966  Zatoichi's Vengeance
1967  Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967  Five Star Private
1967  Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
1967  The Last Loyalty Offering
1968  Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
1968  Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
1968  The Snow Woman
1969  Girl with Bamboo Leaves
1969  Haunted Castle
1969  Secrets of a Woman's Temple
1979  Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi
1980  Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano
1981  Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope
1981  The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
1982  Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
1983  Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
1986  Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in Kawaramachi
1987  Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi
1987  Ronin on a Mission
1989  Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
1989  Nemuri Kyōshirō
1991  Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

Screenplay:
1950  Rashomon
1953  Ugetsu
1954  Sansho the Bailiff
1954  The Crucified Lovers
1954  The Great White Tiger Platoon
1958  Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
1958  Bakeneko Goyōda
1958  Bakeneko goyō da
1958  Conflagration
1959  Ojo-kichiza
1959  The Lord and the Gambler
1959  The Princess Says No
1960  Scars of Honor
1960  The Demon of Mount Oe
1961  Bad Reputation Returns
1961  Koina no Ginpei
1961  Nuregami botan
1961  Tough Guy
1961  Vagabonds from Badgerville
1962  Ken ni kakeru
1962  New Bad Reputation Continues
1962  Sabakareru Echizen no kami
1962  The Whale God
1962  誘拐
1963  A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
1963  Bad Reputation of the Big Three
1963  Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo
1963  New Tale of Zatoichi
1963  Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
1963  Zatoichi the Fugitive
1964  Homeless Dog
1964  Kojiki taishō
1964  Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
1964  The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
1965  Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
1965  Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
1965  Bloody Shuriken
1965  Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.
1966  A Drop of Grease
1966  Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
1966  Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
1966  The Betrayal
1966  The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
1966  Zatoichi's Vengeance
1967  Assignment Dragon No. 3
1967  Five Star Private
1967  Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
1967  The Last Loyalty Offering
1968  Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
1968  Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
1968  The Snow Woman
1969  Girl with Bamboo Leaves
1969  Haunted Castle
1969  Secrets of a Woman's Temple
1979  Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi
1980  Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano
1981  Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope
1981  The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
1982  Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
1983  Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
1986  Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in Kawaramachi
1987  Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi
1987  Ronin on a Mission
1989  Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
1989  Nemuri Kyōshirō
1991  Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

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