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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 the Zatoichi and Nemuri Kyōshirō film series.
Tokuzô Tanaka was born on 15 September 1925 in Osaka, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Rashomon (1950), Zatoichi the Fugitive (1963) and Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966). He died on 20 December 2007 in Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
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Tokuzō Tanaka (田中徳三, Tokuzo Tanaka?, Born: 1920 September 15 Died: 2007 December 20 (Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan) Was a Japanese film director is. Graduated from the Faculty of Letters, Kwansei Gakuin University . Born in Senba , Higashi-ku, Osaka (currently Chuo-ku). he was famous for directing the 1962 Tokusatsu film Whale God.
Born September 15, 1920 in Senba , Higashi-ku , Osaka (currently Chuo-ku ) .
While attending the Faculty of Letters at Kwansei Gakuin University, he was drafted (the university graduated early) and ended the war on Sumatra Island . After living as a POW for a year, he returned to Japan in 1946 and joined Daiei Kyoto Studio in 1948 as an assistant director at the recommendation of his brother, who was a reporter for the Asahi Shimbun . After serving as chief assistant director under Kenji Mizoguchi , Kon Ichikawa , Kozaburo Yoshimura , Daisuke Ito , and Kazuo Mori , he made his directorial debut in 1958 with " Bakeneko Godai ". At that time, Tanaka, who learned that Kon Ichikawa was writing a script for a new director, expected him to come around, but he was disappointed when he learned that it was for a ghost cat.
Then Shintaro Katsu starring the "infamous" series , Raizo Ichikawa starring "Kyoushirou Nemuri" series (of Raizo Ichikawa starring had organized a "Kyoushirou Nemuri" is Tanaka), Jiro Tamiya starring "dog" series , such as I took a popular megaphone. Many of the directorial works of the Daiei era are program pictures , and the number of directorial works is 49. Daiei bankruptcy later becomes free, movie as well as TV drama served as a large number also director of.
2007 December 20 , cerebral hemorrhage because of the Nara Prefecture Kashihara died in hospital of. 87 years old died. " Shonen Kawachi Ondotori Monogatari " ( a true story of the Kawachi family Kikusuimaru 's boyhood), which was shot in the same year, was the last work .
•Infamous series
•Nemuri Shiro Series
•Shinobi no Mono Series
•Heitai Yakuza Series
•Dog series
•Nuregami botan
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.
Dec 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.
Pages in category "Films directed by Tokuzō Tanaka" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Zatoichi: The Fugitive (座頭市兇状旅, Zatōichi Kyōjō tabi) is a 1963 Japanese Chambara film directed by Tokuzō Tanaka starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind masseur Zatoichi, originally released by the Daiei Motion Picture Company (now known as Kadokawa Pictures).
