Tokuzō Tanaka

Tokuzō Tanaka (田中徳三, Tanaka Tokuzō, September 15, 1920 – December 20, 2007) was a Japanese film director.[1][2][3] He is well known for directing Zatoichi series and Nemuri Kyōshirō series films.[4]

Tokuzo Tanaka
Film Director Tokuzō Tanaka
Born(1920-09-15)September 15, 1920
Osaka, Japan
DiedDecember 20, 2007(2007-12-20) (aged 87)
OccupationFilm director
Years active1959–2007
Known forZatoichi series
Nemuri Kyōshirō series

Biography

Tanaka graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University.[5][6] In 1948, he joined the Daiei studio and started working as an assistant director under Kon Ichikawa, Kenji Mizoguchi and Kazuo Mori etc.[3] In 1958, Tanaka was promoted to director and debuted with Bakeneko Goyōda.[3] In 1971, he was released from his contract with Daiei and become a freelance director when the studio shut down film production. [3] As a freelance director he directed a lot of jidaigeki television dramas[3][4] such as Hissatsu series.[5]

In December 2007, he died of Intracranial hemorrhage.[5]

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References
  1. "時代劇の粋と美学　大映京都の二枚看板・田中徳三と三隅研次". 神保町シアター. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. "田中徳三". Eiga.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. "大映の黄金期を支えた映画監督、死去". imidas. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. "鬼平深読み". ホームドラマチャンネル. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. "Tokuzō Tanaka biography". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. "田中徳三". hmvbook. Retrieved 22 November 2020.


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