Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Known for
Directing
Born
February 15, 1911
Died
July 26, 1983 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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

Filmography

1975
Priest of Darkness poster

Priest of Darkness

TV · Director · 2 eps

1973
Zatoichi's Conspiracy poster

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

Movie · Director

1973
Mute Samurai poster

Mute Samurai

TV · Director · 4 eps

1972
Kogarashi Monjiro poster

Kogarashi Monjiro

TV · Director · 2 eps

1971
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman poster

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

Movie · Director

1970
Ghost of Kasane Swamp poster

Ghost of Kasane Swamp

Movie · Director

1969
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts poster

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts

Movie · Director

1969
Lefty Fencer poster

Lefty Fencer

Movie · Director

1969
Second Generation Young Boss poster

Second Generation Young Boss

Movie · Director

1969
Sworn Brothers poster

Sworn Brothers

Movie · Director

1968
Zatoichi and the Fugitives poster

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

Movie · Director

1968
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters poster

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters

Movie · Director

1968
Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison poster

Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison

Movie · Director

1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

Movie · Director

1967
Zatoichi's Cane Sword poster

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Movie · Director

1967
The Hoodlum Priest poster

The Hoodlum Priest

Movie · Director

1967
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend poster

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend

Movie · Director

1967
Tokyo Gambler poster

Tokyo Gambler

Movie · Director

1966
Daimajin poster

Daimajin

Movie · Director

1966
殺人者 poster

殺人者

Movie · Director

1965
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

Movie · Director

1965
New Tengu from Mount Kurama poster

New Tengu from Mount Kurama

Movie · Director

1964
Adventures of Zatoichi poster

Adventures of Zatoichi

Movie · Director

1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

Movie · Director

1963
Zatoichi on the Road poster

Zatoichi on the Road

Movie · Director

1963
Taiketsu poster

Taiketsu

Movie · Director

1962
Ame no Kudan-zaka poster

Ame no Kudan-zaka

Movie · Director

1962
Kumoemon to sono tsuma poster

Kumoemon to sono tsuma

Movie · Director

1961
Harekosode poster

Harekosode

Movie · Director

1961
Suttobi jingi poster

Suttobi jingi

Movie · Director

1961
Tobidashita onna daimyō poster

Tobidashita onna daimyō

Movie · Director

1961
Bishōnen henge poster

Bishōnen henge

Movie · Director

1961
Isobushi Genta poster

Isobushi Genta

Movie · Director

1960
Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane poster

Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane

Movie · Director

1960
Oja sando gosa poster

Oja sando gosa

Movie · Director

1960
Yosakoi sandogasa poster

Yosakoi sandogasa

Movie · Director

1960
Genroku onna daimyō poster

Genroku onna daimyō

Movie · Director

1960
Ippon-gatana dohyō iri poster

Ippon-gatana dohyō iri

Movie · Director

1959
Tenryū no karasu poster

Tenryū no karasu

Movie · Director

1959
Beni azami poster

Beni azami

Movie · Director

1959
Chiyoda Castle in Flames poster

Chiyoda Castle in Flames

Movie · Director

1959
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri poster

Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri

Movie · Director

1958
Hana no yukyo-den poster

Hana no yukyo-den

Movie · Director

1958
Hanatarō Jumon poster

Hanatarō Jumon

Movie · Director

1958
Megitsune Buro poster

Megitsune Buro

Movie · Director

1958
Fūraibō ichiban shōbu poster

Fūraibō ichiban shōbu

Movie · Director

1957
Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang poster

Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang

Movie · Director

1957
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School poster

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School

Movie · Director

1957
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil poster

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil

Movie · Director

1957
Fighting Letter for 29 People poster

Fighting Letter for 29 People

Movie · Director

1956
Shirai Gonpachi poster

Shirai Gonpachi

Movie · Director

1956
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2 poster

Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2

Movie · Director

1956
Ninjutsu musha shūgyō poster

Ninjutsu musha shūgyō

Movie · Director

1956
Ninjutsu senshuken jiai poster

Ninjutsu senshuken jiai

Movie · Director

1956
Tsukiyo no aho dori

Tsukiyo no aho dori

Movie · Director

1956
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane poster

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane

Movie · Director

1956
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued poster

The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued

Movie · Director

1956
Haha shirayuki poster

Haha shirayuki

Movie · Director

1955
The Dancer and Two Warriors poster

The Dancer and Two Warriors

Movie · Director

1955
The Young Lord

The Young Lord

Movie · Director

1955
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1 poster

Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1

Movie · Director

1954
The Young Swordsman poster

The Young Swordsman

Movie · Director

1954
Maiko monogatari poster

Maiko monogatari

Movie · Director

1954
関八州勢揃い poster

関八州勢揃い

Movie · Director

1954
Kai nusumadara kumo poster

Kai nusumadara kumo

Movie · Director

1954
Date sōdō: Haha goten poster

Date sōdō: Haha goten

Movie · Director

1953
Hiren tsubaki poster

Hiren tsubaki

Movie · Director

1953
Haha no hitomi poster

Haha no hitomi

Movie · Director

1953
Suna-e jubaku

Suna-e jubaku

Movie · Director

1953
Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō poster

Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō

Movie · Director

1952
Sado Island Elegy poster

Sado Island Elegy

Movie · Director

1952
The Madwoman in a Furisode poster

The Madwoman in a Furisode

Movie · Director

1951
Izayoi kaidō poster

Izayoi kaidō

Movie · Director

1951
The Red Key poster

The Red Key

Movie · Director

1951
Jōen no hatoba poster

Jōen no hatoba

Movie · Director

1950
Condor

Condor

Movie · Director

1950
Pirate Island

Pirate Island

Movie · Director

1950
Komusō yashiki poster

Komusō yashiki

Movie · Director

1950
Tetsuro no dankon poster

Tetsuro no dankon

Movie · Director

1949
The Man Who Laughs Last poster

The Man Who Laughs Last

Movie · Director

1949
The Elephant Who Waited poster

The Elephant Who Waited

Movie · Director

1949
Haha koiboshi poster

Haha koiboshi

Movie · Director

1948
That Night's Adventure poster

That Night's Adventure

Movie · Director

1944
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki poster

Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki

Movie · Director

1942
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō poster

Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō

Movie · Assistant Director

1939
Shunjû ittôryû poster

Shunjû ittôryû

Movie · Assistant Director