Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Kimiyoshi Yasuda (安田公義, Yasuda Kimiyoshi) (born February 15, 1911 Tokyo, Japan,[1] died July 26, 1983) was a Japanese film director from the 1950s to 1970s. He directed at least six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman.

Kimiyoshi Yasuda
安田公義
Born	February 15, 1911 Tokyo, Japan
Died	July 26, 1983 Japan
Resting place	Japan
Notable work	Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts

Filmography

Director

• The Young Swordsman (潮出来島　美男剣法 Itako Dejima Binan Kenpo) (1954)
• The Dancer and Two Warriors (踊り子行状記 Odoriko Gyōjōki) (1955)
• The Young Lord (鬼斬り若様 Onikiri Wakasama ) (1955)
• Fighting Letter for 29 People 29-nin no Kenka-jō (二十九人の喧嘩状, Nijūkunin no kenkajō) (1957)
• (花太郎呪文 Hanataro Jumon ) (1958)
• Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi (1960) not shown in U.S. (remade in 1970 as The Masseur's Curse )
• Zatoichi on the Road (座頭市喧嘩旅 Zatōichi kenka-tabi) (1963)
• Adventures of Zatoichi (座頭市関所破り Zatōichi sekisho-yaburi) (1964)
• Daimajin (1966 film)
• Zatoichi's Cane Sword (座頭市鉄火旅 Zatōichi tekka-tabi) (1967)
• Yokai Monsters: One Hundred Monsters (妖怪百物語) (1968)
• Zatoichi and the Fugitives (座頭市果し状 Zatōichi hatashijō) (1968)
• Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword (女左膳　濡れ燕片手斬り On'na hidarizen nuretsubame katate kiri) (1969)
• Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts (1969) (with Yoshiyuki Kuroda)[2]
• The Masseur's Curse (1970) the 3rd version of Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi[3]
• The Blind Swordsman Meets His Equal aka Zatoichi Meets the One Armed Swordsman (新座頭市・破れ！唐人剣 Shin Zatōichi: Yabure! Tōjin-ken) (1971)
• Zatoichi's Conspiracy (新座頭市物語・笠間の血祭り Shin Zatōichi monogatari: Kasama no chimatsuri) (1973)

Television

• Nemuri Kyōshirō (TV series) (1972-73) ep,3,9)
• Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (TV series) (1973-74 ep,2,4,16,23)
• Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (TV series) (1975-76 ep,16,24)

References

1. "安田 公義". www.raizofan.net. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
2. Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969), retrieved 2020-11-17
3. "安田 公義". www.raizofan.net. Retrieved 2020-11-17.

External links

• Kimiyoshi Yasuda at IMDb