Tadashi Sawashima
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 19, 1926
- Died
- January 27, 2018 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Shiga, Japan
Biography
Tadashi Sawashima (沢島 忠, Sawashima Tadashi) (19 May 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Japanese film director and theatre director. He directed films from the 1950s to the 1970s. He died on 27 January 2018 of multiple organ failure at the age of 91. Sawashima was born in Kotō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He joined the Toei Studio in 1950 and worked as an assistant director under Masahiro Makino and Kunio Watanabe before debuting as a director in 1957 with Torawakamaru the Koga Ninja. He is most known for his work in Toei's ninkyo eiga series, but he also directed entertainment jidaigeki featuring Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri, and Kinnosuke Nakamura. He directed his last film in 1977, and mostly directed stage productions after that. In his final years, he had been attempting to film a version of the Chushingura story, but did not succeed. He was given a Special Award at the 40th Japan Academy Prize ceremony in 2017 for his career in cinema. He directed 49 films and wrote nine screenplays.
Known For
Filmography
The Man of Five Rings
TV · Director · 1 ep
The 47 Ronins of Ako
TV · Director · 4 eps
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Movie · Director
Maboroshi no Satsui
Movie · Director
Onna no hanamichi
Movie · Director
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Movie · Director
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
Movie · Director
Cry of the Mountain
Movie · Director
Golden Ninja
Movie · Director
The Protector
Movie · Director
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
Movie · Director
Three Yakuza
Movie · Director
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Movie · Director
The Tattooed Lord
Movie · Director
Life of Hishakaku 3
Movie · Director
間諜
Movie · Director
Life of Hishakaku
Movie · Director
Life of Hishakaku 2
Movie · Director
Okashina yatsu
Movie · Director
A Fishmonger's Tour
Movie · Director
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Movie · Director
Good Rascals
Movie · Director
The Ambitious Youth
Movie · Director
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Movie · Director
Drunken Sword
Movie · Director
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Movie · Director
Bride of White Castle
Movie · Director
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Movie · Director
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Movie · Director
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Movie · Director
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Movie · Director
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Movie · Director
Unwieldy Brothers
Movie · Director
The Pirates
Movie · Director
Scarier than the Devil
Movie · Director
Samurai Vagabonds
Movie · Director
Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
Movie · Director
The Edo Official and Apprentice
Movie · Director
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Movie · Director
House of Spider Webs
Movie · Director
Gentle Breeze
Movie · Director
Diary of a Wandering Lord
Movie · Director
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
Movie · Director
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins
Movie · Director
Noble Tasuke
Movie · Director
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Movie · Director
Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
Movie · Director
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
Movie · Director