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Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Directing • 1911-02-15 • 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.

Known For

Daimajin

Daimajin

1966

Zatoichi on the Road

Zatoichi on the Road

1963

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967

Adventures of Zatoichi

Adventures of Zatoichi

1964

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968

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Filmography

1975
Priest of DarknessTV
Director • 2 episodes
1973
Zatoichi's ConspiracyFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1973
Mute SamuraiTV
Director • 4 episodes
1972
Kogarashi MonjiroTV
Director • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1971
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed SwordsmanFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1970
Ghost of Kasane SwampFilm
Director
★ 7.1
1969
Yokai Monsters: Along with GhostsFilm
Director
★ 6.4
1969
Sworn BrothersFilm
Director
★ 8.3
1969
Lefty FencerFilm
Director
★ 4.3
1969
Second Generation Young BossFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1968
Zatoichi and the FugitivesFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1968
Yokai Monsters: 100 MonstersFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's LairFilm
Director
★ 6.4
1968
Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's PrisonFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1967
Zatoichi's Cane SwordFilm
Director
★ 7.3
1967
The Hoodlum PriestFilm
Director
★ 7.3
1967
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of LegendFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1967
Tokyo GamblerFilm
Director
1966
DaimajinFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1966
殺人者Film
Director
1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of SatanFilm
Director
★ 6.4
1965
New Tengu from Mount KuramaFilm
Director
1964
Adventures of ZatoichiFilm
Director
★ 6.7
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle KillingFilm
Director
★ 6.2
1963
Zatoichi on the RoadFilm
Director
★ 6.9
1963
TaiketsuFilm
Director
1962
Ame no Kudan-zakaFilm
Director
1962
Kumoemon to sono tsumaFilm
Director
1961
HarekosodeFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1961
Bishōnen hengeFilm
Director
1961
Isobushi GentaFilm
Director
1961
Tobidashita onna daimyōFilm
Director
1961
Suttobi jingiFilm
Director
1960
Ghost Story: Depth of KasaneFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1960
Genroku onna daimyōFilm
Director
1960
Yosakoi sandogasaFilm
Director
1960
Ippon-gatana dohyō iriFilm
Director
1960
Oja sando gosaFilm
Director
1959
Beni azamiFilm
Director
1959
Chiyoda Castle in FlamesFilm
Director
1959
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiriFilm
Director
1959
Tenryū no karasuFilm
Director
1958
Hana no yukyo-denFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1958
Hanatarō JumonFilm
Director
1958
Fūraibō ichiban shōbuFilm
Director
1958
Megitsune BuroFilm
Director
1957
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged DevilFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1957
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka SchoolFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1957
Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask GangFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1957
Fighting Letter for 29 PeopleFilm
Director
1956
Ninjutsu senshuken jiaiFilm
Director
1956
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2Film
Director
1956
The Seven Changes of a Paper CraneFilm
Director
1956
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane ContinuedFilm
Director
1956
Tsukiyo no aho doriFilm
Director
1956
Ninjutsu musha shūgyōFilm
Director
1956
Shirai GonpachiFilm
Director
1956
Haha shirayukiFilm
Director
1955
The Dancer and Two WarriorsFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1955
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1Film
Director
1955
The Young LordFilm
Director
1954
Kai nusumadara kumoFilm
Director
1954
Date sōdō: Haha gotenFilm
Director
1954
Maiko monogatariFilm
Director
1954
関八州勢揃いFilm
Director
1954
The Young SwordsmanFilm
Director
1953
Haha no hitomiFilm
Director
1953
Suna-e jubakuFilm
Director
1953
Zoku suna-e jubaku: YukijorōFilm
Director
1953
Hiren tsubakiFilm
Director
1952
Sado Island ElegyFilm
Director
1952
The Madwoman in a FurisodeFilm
Director
1951
Jōen no hatobaFilm
Director
1951
Izayoi kaidōFilm
Director
1951
The Red KeyFilm
Director
1950
Pirate IslandFilm
Director
1950
CondorFilm
Director
1950
Tetsuro no dankonFilm
Director
1950
Komusō yashikiFilm
Director
1949
Haha koiboshiFilm
Director
1949
The Man Who Laughs LastFilm
Director
1949
The Elephant Who WaitedFilm
Director
1948
That Night's AdventureFilm
Director
1944
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman sekiFilm
Director
1942
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettōFilm
Assistant Director
★ 10.0
1939
Shunjû ittôryûFilm
Assistant Director
★ 8.0