Kimiyoshi Yasuda
- Born
- February 15, 1911
- Died
- July 26, 1983 (72 years old)
- Place of birth
- Tokyo, Japan
Biography
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
Filmography
- 1979Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane SwampFilm · Writer
- 1979Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story TheatreSeries · Screenplay
- 1979Hanshichi TorimonochoSeries · Creator
- 1975Priest of DarknessSeries · Director
- 1973Mute SamuraiSeries · Director, Writer
- 1973Zatoichi's ConspiracyFilm · Director★ 7.0
- 1972Kogarashi MonjiroSeries · Director
- 1971Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed SwordsmanFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 6.8
- 1970Ghost of Kasane SwampFilm · Director
- 1969Second Generation Young BossFilm · Director
- 1969Lefty FencerFilm · Director
- 1969Yokai Monsters: Along with GhostsFilm · Director
- 1969Sworn BrothersFilm · Director
- 1968Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's PrisonFilm · Director
- 1968Zatoichi and the FugitivesFilm · Director★ 7.0
- 1968Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's LairFilm · Director
- 1968Yokai Monsters: 100 MonstersFilm · Director★ 6.6
- 1967The Hoodlum PriestFilm · Director
- 1967Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of LegendFilm · Director
- 1967Tokyo GamblerFilm · Director
- 1967Zatoichi's Cane SwordFilm · Director★ 7.3
- 1966殺人者Film · Director
- 1966DaimajinFilm · Director★ 6.5
- 1965New Tengu from Mount KuramaFilm · Director
- 1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of SatanFilm · Director
- 1964Adventures of ZatoichiFilm · Director★ 6.7
- 1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle KillingFilm · Director
- 1963Zatoichi on the RoadFilm · Director★ 6.9
- 1962Kumoemon to sono tsumaFilm · Director
- 1962Ame no Kudan-zakaFilm · Director
- 1961すっとび仁義Film · Director
- 1961晴小袖Film · Director
- 1960Ghost Story: Depth of KasaneFilm · Director
- 1960お嬢さん三度笠Film · Director
- 1958Hana no yukyo-denFilm · Director
- 1958Megitsune BuroFilm · Director
- 1958Hanatarō JumonFilm · Director
- 1957Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged DevilFilm · Director
- 1957Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka SchoolFilm · Director
- 1957Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask GangFilm · Director
- 1957Fighting Letter for 29 PeopleFilm · Director
- 1956Haha shirayukiFilm · Director
- 1956The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane ContinuedFilm · Director
- 1956The Seven Changes of a Paper CraneFilm · Director
- 1956Tsukiyo no aho doriTsukiyo no aho doriFilm · Director
- 1956Ninjutsu senshuken jiaiFilm · Director
- 1956Ninjutsu musha shūgyōFilm · Director
- 1956Shirai GonpachiFilm · Director
- 1956Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2Film · Director
- 1955Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1Film · Director
- 1955The Dancer and Two WarriorsFilm · Director
- 1955The Young LordThe Young LordFilm · Director
- 1954The Young SwordsmanFilm · Director
- 1954Date sōdō: Haha gotenFilm · Director
- 1954関八州勢揃いFilm · Director
- 1954Maiko monogatariFilm · Director
- 1954Kai nusumadara kumoFilm · Director
- 1953Zoku suna-e jubaku: YukijorōFilm · Director
- 1953Suna-e jubakuSuna-e jubakuFilm · Director
- 1953Hiren tsubakiFilm · Director
- 1953Haha no hitomiFilm · Director
- 1952Sado Island ElegyFilm · Director
- 1952Furisode kyōjoFilm · Director
- 1951Izayoi kaidōFilm · Director
- 1951Jōen no hatobaFilm · Director
- 1951The Red KeyFilm · Director
- 1950Tetsuro no dankonFilm · Director
- 1950Komusō yashikiFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 1950Pirate IslandPirate IslandFilm · Director
- 1950CondorCondorFilm · Director
- 1949The Elephant Who WaitedFilm · Director
- 1949Haha koiboshiFilm · Director
- 1949The Man Who Laughs LastFilm · Director
- 1948That Night's AdventureFilm · Director
- 1944Ouma wa nanajū nanaman sekiFilm · Director
- 1942Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettōFilm · Assistant Director
- 1939Shunjû ittôryûFilm · Assistant Director
