Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Directing

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Born 15 February 1911 · Tokyo, Japan · Died 26 July 1983

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

Daimajin
Zatoichi on the Road
Adventures of Zatoichi
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Ghost of Kasane Swamp
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
Lefty Fencer
Second Generation Young Boss
Sworn Brothers
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
The Hoodlum Priest
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
Tokyo Gambler
Daimajin
殺人者
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
New Tengu from Mount Kurama
Adventures of Zatoichi
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Zatoichi on the Road
Ame no Kudan-zaka
Kumoemon to sono tsuma
Harekosode
すっとび仁義
Tobidashita onna daimyō
Bishōnen henge
Isobushi Genta
Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane
Oja sando gosa
Yosakoi sandogasa
Genroku onna daimyō
Ippon-gatana dohyō iri
Tenryū no karasu
Beni azami
Chiyoda Castle in Flames
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri
Hana no yukyo-den
Hanatarō Jumon
Megitsune Buro
Fūraibō ichiban shōbu
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang
Fighting Letter for 29 People
Shirai Gonpachi
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2
Ninjutsu musha shūgyō
Ninjutsu senshuken jiai
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane Continued
Haha shirayuki
The Dancer and Two Warriors
Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1
The Young Swordsman
Maiko monogatari
関八州勢揃い
Kai nusumadara kumo
Date sōdō: Haha goten
Hiren tsubaki
Haha no hitomi
Zoku suna-e jubaku: Yukijorō
Sado Island Elegy
Furisode kyōjo
Izayoi kaidō
The Red Key
Jōen no hatoba
Komusō yashiki
Tetsuro no dankon
The Man Who Laughs Last
The Elephant Who Waited
Haha koiboshi
That Night's Adventure
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki
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