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Tokuzō Tanaka

Directing • 1925-09-15 • Osaka, Japan

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.

Known For

Rashomon

Rashomon

1950

Ugetsu

Ugetsu

1953

Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

Hissatsu Shigotonin

Hissatsu Shigotonin

1979

Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954

New Tale of Zatoichi

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963

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Filmography

1991
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great BanditFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1989
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to HellFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1989
Nemuri KyōshirōFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1987
Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchiFilm
Director
1987
Ronin on a MissionFilm
Director
1986
Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in KawaramachiFilm
Director
1985
Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in ToribenyamaFilm
Director
1983
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesTV
Director • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1983
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the ShogunFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1982
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte RecordsFilm
Director
1981
The Shogun's Vault IFilm
Director
1981
Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara SlopeFilm
Director
1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed JudgeFilm
Director
1980
Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in SaganoFilm
Director
1979
Hissatsu ShigotoninTV
Director • 333 episodes
★ 10.0
1979
The 47 Ronins of AkoTV
Director • 5 episodes
1979
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story TheatreTV
Director • 1 episodes
1979
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no WatashiFilm
Director
1973
Lone Wolf and CubTV
Director • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1973
Kenkaku ShōbaiTV
Director • 22 episodes
★ 10.0
1972
Hayato is ComingTV
Director • 25 episodes
1970
Crescent Scarred HatamotoTV
Director • 1 episodes
1969
Haunted CastleFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1969
Secrets of a Woman's TempleFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1969
Girl with Bamboo LeavesFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1969
手錠無用Film
Director
1968
The Snow WomanFilm
Director
★ 7.1
1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a WomanFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1968
Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and PillagingFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3Film
Director
★ 7.0
1967
Hoodlum Soldier on the AttackFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1967
Five Star PrivateFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1967
The Last Loyalty OfferingFilm
Director
1967
The Night FlyingFilm
Director
1966
Zatoichi's VengeanceFilm
Director
★ 6.9
1966
The BetrayalFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1966
The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts AgainFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1966
Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to FreedomFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1966
Bad Reputation: Cherry BlossomsFilm
Director
1966
A Drop of GreaseFilm
Director
1965
Bloody ShurikenFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1965
Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.Film
Director
★ 9.0
1965
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious MenFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1965
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike AgainFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: SiegeFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1964
Homeless DogFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1964
The Beggar GeneralFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1964
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken SwordsFilm
Director
1963
New Tale of ZatoichiFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1963
Zatoichi the FugitiveFilm
Director
★ 6.9
1963
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese JadeFilm
Director
★ 5.3
1963
A Samurai Never Tells a LieFilm
Director
★ 9.5
1963
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious MenFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1963
Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in TokyoFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1962
The Whale GodFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1962
New Bad Reputation ContinuesFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1962
Sabakareru Echizen no kamiFilm
Director
1962
YūkaiFilm
Director
1962
Betting on the SwordFilm
Director
1961
Vagabonds from BadgervilleFilm
Director
★ 8.5
1961
Bad Reputation ReturnsFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1961
Tough GuyFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1961
Koina no GinpeiFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1961
Dodonpa suikodenFilm
Director
1961
FantasticoFilm
Director
1960
The Demon of Mount OeFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1960
Scars of HonorFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1959
Ojo-kichizaFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1959
The Lord and the GamblerFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1959
The Princess Says NoFilm
Director
1958
ConflagrationFilm
Assistant Director
★ 7.1
1958
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 EyesFilm
Assistant Director
★ 10.0
1958
Bakeneko GoyōdaFilm
Director
1954
Sansho the BailiffFilm
Assistant Director
★ 8.1
1954
Chikamatsu MonogatariFilm
Assistant Director
★ 7.8
1954
The Great White Tiger PlatoonFilm
Assistant Director
★ 6.0
1953
UgetsuFilm
Assistant Director
★ 8.0
1950
RashomonFilm
Assistant Director
★ 8.0