Sadao Nakajima

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Sadao Nakajima
Born (1934-08-08) August 8, 1934 (age 87)
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
OccupationFilm director

Sadao Nakajima (中島貞夫, Nakajima Sadao) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter (born 8 August, 1934) known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki.

Career[]

Born in Chiba Prefecture, he attended Hibiya High School and then the University of Tokyo before joining the Tōei studio in 1959.[1] Working at Tōei's Kyoto studio, he served as an assistant director under such directors as Masahiro Makino, Tadashi Imai, and Tomotaka Tasaka.[2] He made his directorial debut in 1964 Kunoichi ninpō and won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1966 for , the first gendaigeki shot at Tōei's Kyoto studio.[3][4] He directed such popular film series as Kogarashi Monjirō and Nihon no don, and also worked on television.[1] His 1985 film Seburi monogatari was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.[5] From 1987 to 2008 he served as a professor of the Osaka University of Arts.[4] He has directed over 60 films in his career.

Selected filmography[]

  • Kunoichi ninpō (くノ一忍法) (1964)
  • Kunoichi Keshō (くノ一化粧) (1964)
  • (893愚連隊) (1966)
  • Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (日本暗殺秘録, Nihon ansatsu hiroku) (1969)
  • Kogarashi Monjirō (1972)
  • (鉄砲玉の美学, Teppōdama no bigaku) (1973)
  • Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (女番長 感化院脱走, Sukeban: Kankain Dassô) (1973)
  • Bohachi Bushido Saburai (1974) -Script
  • Crazed Beast (狂った野獣, Kurutta yajû) (1976)
  • Yakuza sensō: Nihon no Don (やくざ戦争 日本の首領) (1977)
  • Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku (1979)
  • Conquest (1982)
  • Theater of Life (人生劇場, Jinsei gekijō) (1983) co-directed with Kinji Fukasaku and Jun'ya Satō
  • (序の舞, Jo no mai) (1984)
  • Seburi monogatari (1985)
  • (武田信玄) (1988) (TV Movie)
  • Shogun's Shadow (1989) (Screenplay)
  • Nemuri Kyoshiro: The Man with No Tomorrow (1996) (TV Movie)
  • Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (2015)
  • Love's Twisting Path (2019)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Nakajima Sadao". Nihon jinmei daijiten + Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Eiga kantoku Nakajima Sadao intabyū". Bunka kaigi (in Japanese). 19 October 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Eiga kantoku Nakajima Sadao ga kōen". Keiji jānaru (in Japanese). Leaf. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Berlinale: 1985 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-12.

Bibliography[]

  • Nakajima, Sadao (2004). Shingo Kōno (ed.). Yūgeki no bigaku: eiga kantoku Nakajima Sadao (in Japanese). Tokyo: Waizu Shuppan. ISBN 4-89830-173-8.

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