Akira Inoue

Akira Inoue

Known for
Directing
Born
December 10, 1928
Died
January 9, 2022 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Akira Inoue was born on 10 December 1928 in Kyoto, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Showdown at Night's End (1964) and Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell 2 (1982). He died on 9 January 2022 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

Known For

Filmography

2022
Korosuna poster

Korosuna

Movie · Director

2017
Hashi Monogatari: Konuka Ame poster

Hashi Monogatari: Konuka Ame

Movie · Director

2016
Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife poster

Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife

Movie · Director

2015
Fuyu no Hi poster

Fuyu no Hi

Movie · Director

2015
Osoi Shiawase poster

Osoi Shiawase

Movie · Director

2012
One Day in January poster

One Day in January

Movie · Director

2011
Onihei Gaiden: The Night Rabbit poster

Onihei Gaiden: The Night Rabbit

Movie · Director

2011
Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro’s Face poster

Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro’s Face

Movie · Director

2007
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow poster

Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow

Movie · Director

2007
Chichi kara no tegami poster

Chichi kara no tegami

Movie · Director

2006
Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits poster

Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits

Movie · Director

2005
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara poster

Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara

Movie · Director

2004
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel poster

Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel

Movie · Director

2004
10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal poster

10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal

Movie · Director

1998
Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro poster

Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro

Movie · Director

1998
Kagerō 4 poster

Kagerō 4

Movie · Director

1997
Benkei poster

Benkei

Movie · Director

1996
Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow poster

Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow

Movie · Director

1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

Movie · Director

1993
Hanzo, the Razor poster

Hanzo, the Razor

Movie · Director

1993
Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle poster

Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle

Movie · Director

1993
A Samurai's Sorrow poster

A Samurai's Sorrow

Movie · Director

1992
森の石松 poster

森の石松

Movie · Director

1991
The love song of farewell later poster

The love song of farewell later

Movie · Director

1987
Shishamo and the Widow poster

Shishamo and the Widow

Movie · Director

1987
The Thief and the Expelled Master poster

The Thief and the Expelled Master

Movie · Director

1986
Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari poster

Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari

Movie · Director

1984
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk poster

The Fox Dancing in the Dusk

Movie · Director

1983
The Fir Trees Remain poster

The Fir Trees Remain

Movie · Director

1983
Shadow Hunters poster

Shadow Hunters

Movie · Director

1983
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl poster

Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl

Movie · Director

1983
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin poster

Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin

TV · Director · 1 ep

1983
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series poster

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

TV · Director · 1 ep

1982
Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2 poster

Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2

Movie · Director

1982
The Law of Hell poster

The Law of Hell

Movie · Director

1982
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword poster

Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword

Movie · Director

1981
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage poster

Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage

Movie · Director

1981
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell poster

Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

Movie · Director

1980
Yagyu Abaretabi poster

Yagyu Abaretabi

Movie · Director

1980
Tennō no Ryōriban poster

Tennō no Ryōriban

TV · Director · 19 eps

1979
Yasei no Shōmei poster

Yasei no Shōmei

TV · Director · 13 eps

1978
Monkey poster

Monkey

TV · Director · 2 eps

1977
Fushoku no kōzō poster

Fushoku no kōzō

TV · Director · 1 ep

1975
Unified Shadows poster

Unified Shadows

TV · Director · 28 eps

1974
Fateful Mountain Pass poster

Fateful Mountain Pass

TV · Director · 21 eps

1973
Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba poster

Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba

TV · Director · 9 eps

1969
Kanto Woman Fortitude poster

Kanto Woman Fortitude

Movie · Director

1968
Women's Prison poster

Women's Prison

Movie · Director

1968
Kanto Woman Yakuza poster

Kanto Woman Yakuza

Movie · Director

1968
The Night before Pearl Harbor poster

The Night before Pearl Harbor

Movie · Director

1967
Secret Assignment poster

Secret Assignment

Movie · Director

1967
Invitation to Jail poster

Invitation to Jail

Movie · Director

1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess

Movie · Director

1966
Dynamite Doctor Returns poster

Dynamite Doctor Returns

Movie · Director

1966
Drunken Harbor poster

Drunken Harbor

Movie · Director

1966
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity poster

Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity

Movie · Director

1965
Zatoichi's Revenge poster

Zatoichi's Revenge

Movie · Director

1964
Black Weapon poster

Black Weapon

Movie · Director

1964
Showdown at Night's End poster

Showdown at Night's End

Movie · Director

1963
An Actor's Revenge poster

An Actor's Revenge

Movie · Assistant Director

1963
Momotarō samurai poster

Momotarō samurai

Movie · Director

1962
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues poster

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

Movie · Assistant Director

1962
The Notorious Man's Return poster

The Notorious Man's Return

Movie · Assistant Director

1961
Buddha poster

Buddha

Movie · Assistant Director

1961
Straw Hat of Itako poster

Straw Hat of Itako

Movie · Director

1960
Mission Accomplished poster

Mission Accomplished

Movie · Assistant Director

1960
The Blind Menace poster

The Blind Menace

Movie · Assistant Director

1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous poster

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

Movie · Assistant Director

1960
Yûrei koban poster

Yûrei koban

Movie · Director

1959
Samurai Vendetta poster

Samurai Vendetta

Movie · Assistant Director

1959
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days poster

Lord Nobunaga's Early Days

Movie · Assistant Director

1959
The Lord Pretends poster

The Lord Pretends

Movie · Assistant Director

1959
Jirocho Fuji poster

Jirocho Fuji

Movie · Assistant Director