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 most notable films being 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]
Eiichi Kudo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 July 1929 Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Died | 23 September 2000 (aged 71) Kyoto, Japan |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1956-1998 |
Kudo directed many television dramas, notably more than 50 episodes of the popular television jidaigeki Hissatsu series.[3]
He died of intracerebral hemorrhage on September 23, 1999.[3]
Filmography edit
- 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)
- Eight Men to Kill (1972)
- 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 edit
- Hissatsu series
- Hissatsu Shiokinin (1972) episodes 7, 12, 16, 25, and 26
- Tasukenin Hashiru (1973-74) episodes 4, 11, 29, and 30
- Kurayami Shitomenin (1974)
- Hissatsu Karakurinin (1975)
- Hissatsu Karakurinin Keppūhen (1976) episodes 2and 3
- Shin Hissatsu Shiokinin (1977) episodes 1, 2, 5, 19, 27, 36, and 39
- Edo Professional Hissatsu Shōbainin (1978) episodes 1, 2, and 26
- Hissastu Hashikakenin (1985) episodes 1, 2, and 5
- Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975-76)
- Fûfu tabi nikki saraba ronin (1976)
- Shi no dangai (TV movie) (1982)
- Sengoku Ransei no Abarenbo Saito Dosan Doto no Tenka Tori (TV movie) (1991)
- Taira no Kiyomori (TV movie) (1992)
- Shinsengumi Keppū Roku (1998) episode 1
- Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu (TV miniseries) (1998)
References edit
- ^ "Eiichi Kudo". All Cinema. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "デジタル大辞泉「工藤栄一」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "工藤栄一". 映画DB. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1982 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
External links edit
- Eiichi Kudo at IMDb
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