Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 15, 1911
- Died
- July 26, 1983
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, 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.
Filmography
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp 1979
Writer
Zatoichi's Conspiracy 1973
Director
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman 1971
Director, Screenplay
Ghost of Kasane Swamp 1970
Director
Second Generation Young Boss 1969
Director
Lefty Fencer 1969
Director
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts 1969
Director
Sworn Brothers 1969
Director
Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison 1968
Director
Zatoichi and the Fugitives 1968
Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair 1968
Director
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters 1968
Director
The Hoodlum Priest 1967
Director
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend 1967
Director
Tokyo Gambler 1967
Director
Zatoichi's Cane Sword 1967
Director
殺人者 1966
Director
Daimajin 1966
Director
New Tengu from Mount Kurama 1965
Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan 1965
Director
Adventures of Zatoichi 1964
Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing 1964
Director
Zatoichi on the Road 1963
Director
Taiketsu 1963
Director
Kumoemon to sono tsuma 1962
Director
Ame no Kudan-zaka 1962
Director
Suttobi jingi 1961
Director
Isobushi Genta 1961
Director
Bishōnen henge 1961
Director
Tobidashita onna daimyō 1961
Director
Harekosode 1961
Director
Ippon-gatana dohyō iri 1960
Director
Genroku onna daimyō 1960
Director
Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane 1960
Director
Oja sando gosa 1960
Director
Yosakoi sandogasa 1960
Director
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri 1959
Director
Chiyoda Castle in Flames 1959
Director
Beni azami 1959
Director
Tenryū no karasu 1959
Director
Hana no yukyo-den 1958
Director
Megitsune Buro 1958
Director
Fūraibō ichiban shōbu 1958
Director
Hanatarō Jumon 1958
Director
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil 1957
Director
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School 1957
Director
Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang 1957
Director
Fighting Letter for 29 People 1957
Director
Haha shirayuki 1956
Director
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued 1956
Director
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane 1956
Director
- Tsukiyo no aho dori
Tsukiyo no aho dori 1956
Director
Ninjutsu senshuken jiai 1956
Director
Ninjutsu musha shūgyō 1956
Director
Shirai Gonpachi 1956
Director
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2 1956
Director
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1 1955
Director
The Dancer and Two Warriors 1955
Director
- The Young Lord
The Young Lord 1955
Director
The Young Swordsman 1954
Director
Date sōdō: Haha goten 1954
Director
関八州勢揃い 1954
Director
Maiko monogatari 1954
Director
Kai nusumadara kumo 1954
Director
Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō 1953
Director
- Suna-e jubaku
Suna-e jubaku 1953
Director
Hiren tsubaki 1953
Director
Haha no hitomi 1953
Director
Sado Island Elegy 1952
Director
The Madwoman in a Furisode 1952
Director
Izayoi kaidō 1951
Director
Jōen no hatoba 1951
Director
The Red Key 1951
Director
Tetsuro no dankon 1950
Director
Komusō yashiki 1950
Director, Screenplay
- Pirate Island
Pirate Island 1950
Director
- Condor
Condor 1950
Director
The Elephant Who Waited 1949
Director
Haha koiboshi 1949
Director
The Man Who Laughs Last 1949
Director
That Night's Adventure 1948
Director
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki 1944
Director
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō 1942
Assistant Director
Shunjû ittôryû 1939
Assistant Director
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