Eiichi_Kudo

Eiichi Kudo

Eiichi Kudo

Japanese film director

Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi, 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director.[1] Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His notable films are 13 Assassins (1963) and The Great Killing (1964).[2] He joined the Toei film company in 1952 and made his film director debut with Fukaku hichō in 1959.[3] His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.[4]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Kudo directed a lot of television dramas and he directed more than 50 episodes of the popular television jidaigeki Hissatsu series.[3]

He died of Intracerebral hemorrhage on September 23, 1999.[3]

Filmography

  • Fukaku hichō (1959)
  • Fukaku hichō: kanketsuhen (1959)
  • Jirochō kesshōki: Akiba no taiketsu (1960)
  • Jirochō kesshōki: Nagurikomi dōchū (1960)
  • Hebigami maden (1960)
  • Hibari torimonochō: orizuru kago (1960)
  • Jirochō kesshōki: Fujimitōge no taiketsu (1960)
  • Jirochō kesshōki: Nagurikomi kōjinyama (1960)
  • Heavenly Dragon (1960)
  • Flowers on the Road (1961)
  • Woman of the Ghostly Lantern (1961)
  • The Foreign Shark (1961)
  • Kashi no onna Ishimatsu (1961)
  • Hakko ryukitai (1961)
  • Revenge for His Lover (1962)
  • 13 Assassins (1963)
  • Castle of Owls (1963)
  • The Great Killing (1964)
  • Yakuza G-men: Meiji ankokugai (1965)
  • Convicted Woman (1966)
  • Eleven Samurai (1967)
  • Nihon ānkokushi: chī no koso (1967)
  • Sangyo supai (1968)
  • Nippon ankokushi: nasake muyō (1968)
  • The Fort of Death (1969)
  • Yakuza tai G-men (1973)
  • Mamushi no kyōdai: Futari awasete sanjuppan (1974)
  • Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)
  • Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzo (1980)
  • Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)
  • Yaju-deka (1982)
  • Nogare no machi (1983)
  • Ansatsu shirei (1984)
  • Love Letter (1985) (actor only)
  • Sure Death 3 (1986)
  • Chronicle of the Town Magistrate (1987)
  • Takasebune (1988)
  • Water Moon (1989)
  • Nakibokuro (1991)
  • Bloody Passion (1992)
  • Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears (1993)
  • Gunro no keifu (1998)

Television

References

  1. [1]
    "Eiichi Kudo". All Cinema. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. [2]
    "デジタル大辞泉「工藤栄一」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    "工藤栄一". 映画DB. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Berlinale: 1982 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
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