Tokuzō Tanaka

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Tokuzō Tanaka

DIRECTING

1925-09-15

2007-12-20

Osaka, Japan

Biography

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.

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Biography

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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Rashomon poster

Rashomon(1950)

Assistant Director

Ugetsu poster

Ugetsu(1953)

Assistant Director

Sansho the Bailiff poster

Sansho the Bailiff(1954)

Assistant Director

Chikamatsu Monogatari poster

Chikamatsu Monogatari(1954)

Assistant Director

Conflagration poster

Conflagration(1958)

Assistant Director

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes poster

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes(1958)

Assistant Director

Bakeneko Goyōda poster

Bakeneko Goyōda(1958)

Director

The Princess Says No poster

The Princess Says No(1959)

Director

The Lord and the Gambler poster

The Lord and the Gambler(1959)

Director

Ojo-kichiza poster

Ojo-kichiza(1959)

Director

The Demon of Mount Oe poster

The Demon of Mount Oe(1960)

Director

Scars of Honor poster

Scars of Honor(1960)

Director

Tough Guy poster

Tough Guy(1961)

Director

Vagabonds from Badgerville poster

Vagabonds from Badgerville(1961)

Director

Bad Reputation Returns poster

Bad Reputation Returns(1961)

Director

Nuregami botan poster

Nuregami botan(1961)

Director

Koina no Ginpei poster

Koina no Ginpei(1961)

Director

The Whale God poster

The Whale God(1962)

Director

New Bad Reputation Continues poster

New Bad Reputation Continues(1962)

Director

Ken ni kakeru poster

Ken ni kakeru(1962)

Director

誘拐 poster

誘拐(1962)

Director

Sabakareru Echizen no kami poster

Sabakareru Echizen no kami(1962)

Director

New Tale of Zatoichi poster

New Tale of Zatoichi(1963)

Director

Zatoichi the Fugitive poster

Zatoichi the Fugitive(1963)

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade(1963)

Director

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie poster

A Samurai Never Tells a Lie(1963)

Director

Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo poster

Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo(1963)

Director

Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men poster

Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men(1963)

Director

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege poster

Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege(1964)

Director

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords poster

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords(1964)

Director

Homeless Dog poster

Homeless Dog(1964)

Director

Kojiki taishō poster

Kojiki taishō(1964)

Director

Bloody Shuriken poster

Bloody Shuriken(1965)

Director

Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O. poster

Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.(1965)

Director

Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men poster

Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men(1965)

Director

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again poster

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again(1965)

Director

Zatoichi's Vengeance poster

Zatoichi's Vengeance(1966)

Director

The Betrayal poster

The Betrayal(1966)

Director

The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again poster

The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again(1966)

Director

Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom poster

Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom(1966)

Director

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms poster

Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms(1966)

Director

A Drop of Grease poster

A Drop of Grease(1966)

Director

Assignment Dragon No. 3 poster

Assignment Dragon No. 3(1967)

Director

Five Star Private poster

Five Star Private(1967)

Director

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack poster

Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack(1967)

Director

The Last Loyalty Offering poster

The Last Loyalty Offering(1967)

Director

The Snow Woman poster

The Snow Woman(1968)

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman(1968)

Director

Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging poster

Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging(1968)

Director

Haunted Castle poster

Haunted Castle(1969)

Director

Girl with Bamboo Leaves poster

Girl with Bamboo Leaves(1969)

Director

Secrets of a Woman's Temple poster

Secrets of a Woman's Temple(1969)

Director

手錠無用 poster

手錠無用(1969)

Director

Crescent Scarred Hatamoto poster

Crescent Scarred Hatamoto(1970)

Director

Hayato is Coming poster

Hayato is Coming(1972)

Director

Lone Wolf and Cub poster

Lone Wolf and Cub(1973)

Director

Kenkaku Shōbai poster

Kenkaku Shōbai(1973)

Director

Hissatsu Shigotonin poster

Hissatsu Shigotonin(1979)

Director

Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre poster

Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre(1979)

Director

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi poster

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi(1979)

Director

Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano poster

Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano(1980)

Director

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge poster

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge(1981)

Director

The Shogun's Vault I poster

The Shogun's Vault I(1981)

Director

Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope poster

Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope(1981)

Director

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series poster

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series(1983)

Director

Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in Toribenyama poster

Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in Toribenyama(1985)

Director

Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in Kawaramachi poster

Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in Kawaramachi(1986)

Director

Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi poster

Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi(1987)

Director

Ronin on a Mission poster

Ronin on a Mission(1987)

Director

Nemuri Kyōshirō poster

Nemuri Kyōshirō(1989)

Director

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell poster

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell(1989)

Director