Eiichi Kudō

Eiichi Kudō

Known for
Directing
Born
July 17, 1929
Died
September 23, 2000 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan

Biography

Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi, 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. He directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. One of his most famous movies is the 1963 film 13 Assassins. This movie was remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike.

Known For

Filmography

1998
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2 poster

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2

Movie · Director

1998
Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu poster

Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu

TV · Director · 10 eps

1997
Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface poster

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

Movie · Director

1996
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf poster

Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf

Movie · Director

1996
Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda poster

Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda

Movie · Director

1995
Gokenin Zankuro poster

Gokenin Zankuro

TV · Director · 8 eps

1995
Kumokiri Nizaemon poster

Kumokiri Nizaemon

TV · Director · 15 eps

1993
Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears poster

Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears

Movie · Director

1992
Catch Up poster

Catch Up

Movie · Director

1992
Chronicle of the Town Magistrate poster

Chronicle of the Town Magistrate

Movie · Director

1992
Passion poster

Passion

Movie · Director

1992
Taira no Kiyomori poster

Taira no Kiyomori

Movie · Director

1991
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power poster

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

Movie · Director

1991
Nakibokuro poster

Nakibokuro

Movie · Director

1990
Betrayal Tomorrow poster

Betrayal Tomorrow

Movie · Director

1989
Water Moon

Water Moon

Movie · Director

1987
The Eccentric Shinza poster

The Eccentric Shinza

Movie · Director

1987
おんなの密書

おんなの密書

Movie · Director

1986
Sure Death! 3 poster

Sure Death! 3

Movie · Director

1984
Assassination Orders poster

Assassination Orders

Movie · Director

1984
Hanzo: The Razor poster

Hanzo: The Razor

Movie · Director

1983
Nogare no machi poster

Nogare no machi

Movie · Director

1982
Tonga Adventure Family poster

Tonga Adventure Family

Movie · Director

1982
Cliff of Death poster

Cliff of Death

Movie · Director

1982
The Dropout poster

The Dropout

Movie · Director

1981
Yokohama BJ Blues poster

Yokohama BJ Blues

Movie · Director

1981
47 Ronin and the Shadow Ninja poster

47 Ronin and the Shadow Ninja

Movie · Director

1980
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo poster

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Movie · Director

1980
Shadow Warriors poster

Shadow Warriors

TV · Director · 1 ep

1979
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity poster

Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Movie · Director

1979
Hissatsu Shigotonin poster

Hissatsu Shigotonin

TV · Director · 84 eps

1977
Yokomizo Seishi Series poster

Yokomizo Seishi Series

TV · Director · 5 eps

1977
I Can Hear the Sound of Festival poster

I Can Hear the Sound of Festival

TV · Director · 1 ep

1976
Please Hire Me! poster

Please Hire Me!

TV · Director · 1 ep

1975
Priest of Darkness poster

Priest of Darkness

TV · Director · 3 eps

1975
Unified Shadows poster

Unified Shadows

TV · Director · 28 eps

1974
The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges poster

The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges

Movie · Director

1974
Wounded Angels poster

Wounded Angels

TV · Director · 6 eps

1973
Dangerous Trade in Kobe poster

Dangerous Trade in Kobe

Movie · Director

1969
The Fort of Death poster

The Fort of Death

Movie · Director

1968
Industrial Spy poster

Industrial Spy

Movie · Director

1968
A History of the Japanese Underworld poster

A History of the Japanese Underworld

Movie · Director

1967
Eleven Samurai poster

Eleven Samurai

Movie · Director

1967
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance poster

A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance

Movie · Director

1966
Convicted Woman poster

Convicted Woman

Movie · Director

1965
Yakuza G-Men poster

Yakuza G-Men

Movie · Director

1965
Chivalrous Nature poster

Chivalrous Nature

Movie · Director

1964
The Great Killing poster

The Great Killing

Movie · Director

1963
Castle of Owls poster

Castle of Owls

Movie · Director

1963
13 Assassins poster

13 Assassins

Movie · Director

1963
The Mysterious Purple Hood poster

The Mysterious Purple Hood

Movie · Director

1963
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin poster

Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin

Movie · Director

1962
Revenge for His Lover poster

Revenge for His Lover

Movie · Director

1962
Shimmering Sword poster

Shimmering Sword

Movie · Director

1962
The Princess and the Bearded Lord poster

The Princess and the Bearded Lord

Movie · Director

1961
Yakuza Princess of Edo poster

Yakuza Princess of Edo

Movie · Director

1961
A Fishwife's Tale poster

A Fishwife's Tale

Movie · Director

1961
Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern

Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern

Movie · Director

1961
Samurai Knights poster

Samurai Knights

Movie · Director

1961
Flowers on the Road poster

Flowers on the Road

Movie · Director

1961
Travels of Gonkuro poster

Travels of Gonkuro

Movie · Director

1960
Heavenly Dragon poster

Heavenly Dragon

Movie · Director

1960
Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba poster

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba

Movie · Director

1960
Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road poster

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road

Movie · Director

1960
Lair of the Snakegod poster

Lair of the Snakegod

Movie · Director

1960
Paper Crane Palanquin poster

Paper Crane Palanquin

Movie · Director

1960
Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass poster

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass

Movie · Director

1960
Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain poster

Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain

Movie · Director

1959
Secrets of Fuji poster

Secrets of Fuji

Movie · Director

1959
Secrets of Fuji 2 poster

Secrets of Fuji 2

Movie · Director

1958
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins poster

Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins

Movie · Assistant Director

1958
Roughneck From Asama poster

Roughneck From Asama

Movie · Assistant Director