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Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

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February 15, 1911 — July 26, 1983Tokyo, Japan

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.

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Daimajinmovie

Daimajin

1966

Zatoichi on the Roadmovie

Zatoichi on the Road

1963

Adventures of Zatoichimovie

Adventures of Zatoichi

1964

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsmanmovie

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971

Zatoichi's Cane Swordmovie

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967

Zatoichi and the Fugitivesmovie

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968

Zatoichi's Conspiracymovie

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monstersmovie

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

1968

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghostsmovie

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

1969

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killingmovie

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

1964

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Priest of Darknesstv

Priest of Darkness

1975

Director

Mute Samuraitv

Mute Samurai

1973

Director

Zatoichi's Conspiracymovie

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973

Director

Kogarashi Monjirotv

Kogarashi Monjiro

1972

Director

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsmanmovie

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971

Director

Ghost of Kasane Swampmovie

Ghost of Kasane Swamp

1970

Director

Second Generation Young Bossmovie

Second Generation Young Boss

1969

Director

Lefty Fencermovie

Lefty Fencer

1969

Director

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghostsmovie

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

1969

Director

Sworn Brothersmovie

Sworn Brothers

1969

Director

Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prisonmovie

Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison

1968

Director

Zatoichi and the Fugitivesmovie

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lairmovie

Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

1968

Director

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monstersmovie

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

1968

Director

The Hoodlum Priestmovie

The Hoodlum Priest

1967

Director

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legendmovie

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend

1967

Director

Tokyo Gamblermovie

Tokyo Gambler

1967

Director

Zatoichi's Cane Swordmovie

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967

Director

殺人者movie

殺人者

1966

Director

Daimajinmovie

Daimajin

1966

Director

New Tengu from Mount Kuramamovie

New Tengu from Mount Kurama

1965

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satanmovie

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

1965

Director

Adventures of Zatoichimovie

Adventures of Zatoichi

1964

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killingmovie

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

1964

Director

Zatoichi on the Roadmovie

Zatoichi on the Road

1963

Director

Kumoemon to sono tsumamovie

Kumoemon to sono tsuma

1962

Director

Ame no Kudan-zakamovie

Ame no Kudan-zaka

1962

Director

すっとび仁義movie

すっとび仁義

1961

Director

晴小袖movie

晴小袖

1961

Director

Ghost Story: Depth of Kasanemovie

Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane

1960

Director

お嬢さん三度笠movie

お嬢さん三度笠

1960

Director

Hana no yukyo-denmovie

Hana no yukyo-den

1958

Director

Megitsune Buromovie

Megitsune Buro

1958

Director

Hanatarō Jumonmovie

Hanatarō Jumon

1958

Director

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devilmovie

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil

1957

Director

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka Schoolmovie

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School

1957

Director

Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gangmovie

Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang

1957

Director

Fighting Letter for 29 Peoplemovie

Fighting Letter for 29 People

1957

Director

Shirai Gonpachimovie

Shirai Gonpachi

1956

Director

Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2movie

Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2

1956

Director

Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1movie

Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1

1955

Director

The Dancer and Two Warriorsmovie

The Dancer and Two Warriors

1955

Director

The Young Lord
movie

The Young Lord

1955

Director

The Young Swordsmanmovie

The Young Swordsman

1954

Director

関八州勢揃いmovie

関八州勢揃い

1954

Director

Maiko monogatarimovie

Maiko monogatari

1954

Director

Hiren tsubakimovie

Hiren tsubaki

1953

Director

Sado Island Elegymovie

Sado Island Elegy

1952

Director

Izayoi kaidōmovie

Izayoi kaidō

1951

Director

The Red Keymovie

The Red Key

1951

Director

The Elephant Who Waitedmovie

The Elephant Who Waited

1949

Director

The Man Who Laughs Lastmovie

The Man Who Laughs Last

1949

Director

That Night's Adventuremovie

That Night's Adventure

1948

Director

Ouma wa nanajū nanaman sekimovie

Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki

1944

Director

Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettōmovie

Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō

1942

Assistant Director

Shunjû ittôryûmovie

Shunjû ittôryû

1939

Assistant Director

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Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swampmovie

Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp

1979

Writer

Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatretv

Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre

1979

Screenplay

Mute Samuraitv

Mute Samurai

1973

Writer

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsmanmovie

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971

Screenplay

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Hanshichi Torimonochotv

Hanshichi Torimonocho

1979

Creator