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Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born February 15, 1911Died July 26, 1983 (72 years)
Kimiyoshi Yasuda was a Japanese film director from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman. He signed with Nikkatsu Kyoto studio as an assistant director and started working as an assistant director under Sadao Yamanaka and Hiroshi Inagaki etc.

Known For

  • Zatoichi on the Road
  • Daimajin
  • Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman
  • Adventures of Zatoichi
  • Zatoichi's Cane Sword
  • Zatoichi and the Fugitives
  • Zatoichi's Conspiracy
  • Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
  • Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
  • Nemuri Kyôshirô: Engetsugiri
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Satan
  • Sleepy Eyes of Death: In the Spider's Lair
  • The Hoodlum Priest
  • Mute Samurai
  • Gambler's Life: Unstoppable Bloodbath
  • Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane
  • Zatoichi
  • Sworn Brothers
  • Shunjû ittôryû

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