Tokuzō Tanaka
Tokuzo Tanaka | |
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| Born | September 15, 1920 Osaka, Japan |
| Died | December 20, 2007 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1959–2007 |
| Known for | Zatoichi series Nemuri Kyōshirō series |
Tokuzō Tanaka (田中徳三, Tanaka Tokuzō, September 15, 1920 – December 20, 2007) was a Japanese film director.[1][2][3] He is well known for directing Zatoichi series and Nemuri Kyōshirō series films.[4]
Biography[]
Tanaka graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University.[5][6] In 1948, he joined the Daiei studio and started working as an assistant director under Kon Ichikawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Kazuo Mori etc.[3] In 1958, Tanaka was promoted to director and debuted with Bakeneko Goyōda.[3] In 1971, he was released from his contract with Daiei and become a freelance director when the studio shut down film production. [3] As a freelance director he directed a lot of jidaigeki television dramas[3][4] such as Hissatsu series.[5]
In December 2007, he died of Intracranial hemorrhage.[5]
Selected filmography[]
Film[]
- Rashomon (1950) (Assistant director)[1]
- The Tales of the Wave after the Rain Moon (1953) (Assistant director)[1]
- Sansho the Bailiff (1954) (Assistant director)[1]
- The Crucified Lovers (1954) (Assistant director)[1]
- The Demon of Mount Oe (1960)
- Akumyō Series (1961-66)
- (1962)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade (1963)
- New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
- Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963)
- Shinobi no Mono 4 Siege (1964)
- (1964)
- Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
- Heitai yakuza daidasso (1966)
- Heitai yakuza nagurikomi (1967)
- Heitai yakuza ore ni makasero (1967)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman (1968)
- The Snow Woman (1968)
- Kanto onna yakuza (1968)
- Kanto onna do konjo (1969)
- Shōnen Kawachiond Monogatari (2007) (Last work)[1]
Television[]
- Ronin of the Wilderness (1972-74)
- Nemuri Kyōshirō (TV series) (1972) Episode 2,4,13,14,19,20,
- Hissatsu Shiokinin (1973) Episode 20
- Tasukenin Hashiru (1973-74) Episode 18,19,23,24,28,31,34
- Kurayami Shitomenin (1974) Episode 5,6,15,20
- Amigasa Jūbei (1974-75) Episode 1,2,16,17,18
- Nagasaki Hangachōu (1975) episode 9,10,16
- Hissatsu Shiokiya Kagyō (1975) Episode 24
- Zatoichi Monogatari (1974-78) Season One Episode 6,7,and 10 (1974) S2 Episode 9, 12 (1976) S4 Episode 20 (1979)
- Akō Rōshi (1979 TV series) (1979)
- Hissatsu Shigotonin (1979-81) Episode 19,21,28, 42,43,47,48,52,53,58,59,66,69,70,75,77,80
- Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981-82) Episode 3,9,10,14,15,20,29,30,35,37,43,47,52,53
- Hissatsu Shigotonin III (1982-83) Episode 1,3,6,12,16,24,25,32
- Hissatsu Watashinin (1983) Episode 1,2,6,
- Hissatsu Shigotonin IV (1983-84) Episode 1,2,4,8,9,15,21,29,32,38
- Hissatsu Shikirinin (1984) Episode 13,15
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V (1985) Episode 3,6,11,
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen Episode 5
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V Senpuhen (1986-87) Episode 3,6,9
- Nemuri Kyōshirō (1989)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "時代劇の粋と美学 大映京都の二枚看板・田中徳三と三隅研次". 神保町シアター. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "田中徳三". Eiga.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "大映の黄金期を支えた映画監督、死去". imidas. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "鬼平深読み". ホームドラマチャンネル. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Tokuzō Tanaka biography". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "田中徳三". hmvbook. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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