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Tadashi Sawashima
Tadashi Sawashima (沢島 忠, Sawashima Tadashi) (19 May 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Japanese film director and theatre director. He directed films from the 1950s to the 1970s. He died on 27 January 2018 of multiple organ failure at the age of 91. Sawashima was born in Kotō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He joined the Toei Studio in 1950 and worked as an assistant director under Masahiro Makino and Kunio Watanabe before debuting as a director in 1957 with Torawakamaru the Koga Ninja. He is most known for his work in Toei's ninkyo eiga series, but he also directed entertainment jidaigeki featuring Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri, and Kinnosuke Nakamura. He directed his last film in 1977, and mostly directed stage productions after that. In his final years, he had been attempting to film a version of the Chushingura story, but did not succeed. He was given a Special Award at the 40th Japan Academy Prize ceremony in 2017 for his career in cinema. He directed 49 films and wrote nine screenplays.
Release Date | Title | Job | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
March 19th, 1977 | Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e | Director | 8 | |
November 20th, 1971 | Onna no hanamichi | Director | TBD | |
April 15th, 1971 | Maboroshi no Satsui | Director | TBD | |
December 5th, 1969 | Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | Director | 6.9 | |
June 28th, 1969 | Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator | Director | 9 | |
September 7th, 1968 | Cry of the Mountain | Director | 9 | |
December 13th, 1966 | Golden Ninja | Director | TBD | |
April 13th, 1966 | The Protector | Director | 8.5 | |
January 26th, 1966 | The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks | Director | TBD | |
September 18th, 1965 | Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro | Director | TBD | |
May 22nd, 1965 | Three Yakuza | Director | 7.8 | |
February 25th, 1965 | The Tattooed Lord | Director | 7.5 | |
September 16th, 1964 | 間諜 | Director | TBD | |
March 1st, 1964 | Life of Hishakaku 3 | Director | TBD | |
November 1st, 1963 | Okashina yatsu | Director | TBD | |
May 25th, 1963 | Life of Hishakaku 2 | Director | 8.2 | |
March 16th, 1963 | Life of Hishakaku | Director | 8 | |
January 15th, 1963 | A Fishmonger's Tour | Director | 10 | |
January 9th, 1963 | Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2 | Director | TBD | |
September 1st, 1962 | Drunken Sword | Director | 6 | |
June 3rd, 1962 | The Ambitious Youth | Director | 8 | |
January 14th, 1962 | Good Rascals | Director | 6 | |
January 3rd, 1962 | Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey | Director | 8.5 | |
September 23rd, 1961 | Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia | Director | 7 | |
July 19th, 1961 | Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku | Director | 10 | |
May 17th, 1961 | Bride of White Castle | Director | 8 | |
April 9th, 1961 | A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji | Director | 5.3 | |
January 3rd, 1961 | The Shogun and the Fishmonger | Director | 6.5 | |
November 22nd, 1960 | Scarier than the Devil | Director | 7 | |
September 18th, 1960 | The Pirates | Director | 7.6 | |
June 5th, 1960 | Unwieldy Brothers | Director | TBD | |
March 29th, 1960 | Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger | Director | 7.5 | |
March 1st, 1960 | Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill | Director | 6.5 | |
January 15th, 1960 | Samurai Vagabonds | Director | 6.5 | |
November 29th, 1959 | Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men | Director | TBD | |
July 25th, 1959 | The Edo Official and Apprentice | Director | 6 | |
July 7th, 1959 | Gentle Breeze | Director | 5 | |
April 1st, 1959 | House of Spider Webs | Director | TBD | |
March 3rd, 1959 | Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf | Director | 6.3 | |
January 3rd, 1959 | Diary of a Wandering Lord | Director | 7 | |
December 15th, 1958 | Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House | Director | 9 | |
October 22nd, 1958 | Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger | Director | 6.5 | |
July 13th, 1958 | Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey | Director | 9 | |
April 1st, 1958 | Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins | Director | 5 | |
February 5th, 1958 | Noble Tasuke | Director | 6 | |
December 15th, 1957 | Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja | Director | 7.7 |