Kōsaku Yamashita (1930-1998)

Alias:
山下 耕作

Birthplace:
Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Born:
January 10, 1930

Died:
December 6, 1998

Japanese film director.

Additional information:

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Assistant Director:
1963  Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai

Director:
1961  Seven Knights Pt. 1
1961  Seven Knights Pt. 2
1961  Seven Knights Pt. 3
1961  Wakatono senryō hada
1963  Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963  Yakuza of Seki
1964  Edo Crime Book: Black Claws
1964  The Great Duel
1965  The Flower and the Dragon
1966  Code Between Brothers
1966  Code Between Brothers 2
1966  Code Between Brothers 3
1966  Continental Drifter
1966  Flower and Dragon: Duel of the Sea Caves
1967  Code Between Brothers 5
1967  Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II
1967  Isshin Tasuke: Edoites Festival
1967  Showdown of Men 3
1967  Tears of Banishment
1968  Big Time Gambling Boss
1968  Red Peony Gambler
1968  Return of the Outlaw
1968  Scoundrel
1968  Showdown of Men 4: Tetsu, the White Tiger
1968  Tales of the Inner Chamber
1968  The Marked Man
1969  Brutal Tales of Chivalry 6
1969  Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969  Samurai Geisha
1969  The Biggest Gamble
1969  The Cross of Vengeance
1969  The Yakuza Awaits
1970  A Lively Geisha
1970  A Yakuza Goes Home
1970  Fugitive Scoundrel
1970  The Domain: Rising Dragon
1970  The Drifting Gambler
1971  Bitter Tears of a Woman Gambler
1971  Bloodiest Flower
1971  Fate Deals the Card of Death
1971  The Man
1972  Hikage-Mono
1972  The Brawling Angel
1972  The Pledge
1972  Zorome no San Kyoudai
1973  Gokudo of Kamagasaki
1973  Japan's Top Gangster
1973  The Viper Brothers: Four and a Half Years in Jail
1973  Yokosuka Navy Prison
1974  Father of the Kamikaze
1974  The Tattooed Hitman
1974  Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
1975  Evil Doers
1975  Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975  The Murder Corps
1976  A Cheerful Yakuza
1976  Jail Breakers
1976  Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
1977  The Smart Aleck Ten
1980  The Night of Martial Law
1980  Tokugawa Ichizoku no Houkai
1982  Purple Hood: The Secret of The Gold
1984  The Story of a Man Among Men
1985  The Last True Yakuza
1987  Night Train
1987  The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
1987  The Orphaned Geisha
1988  Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
1988  マルゴォの杯
1990  Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle
1991  Minamoto Yoshitsune
1993  Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2

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