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Tadashi Sawashima
Shiga, Japan
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 di…
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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.
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1981
The Man of Five Rings
TV show Screenplay
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1979
The 47 Ronins of Ako
TV show Director
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1977
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Movie Writer
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1971
Onna no hanamichi
Movie Screenplay
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1971
Maboroshi no Satsui
Movie Screenplay
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1969
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Movie Director
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1969
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
Movie Director
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1968
Cry of the Mountain
Movie Director
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1966
Golden Ninja
Movie Director
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1966
The Protector
Movie Director
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1966
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
Movie Director
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1965
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Movie Director
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1965
Three Yakuza
Movie Director
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1965
The Tattooed Lord
Movie Screenplay
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1964
間諜
Movie Director
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1964
Life of Hishakaku 3
Movie Director
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1963
Okashina yatsu
Movie Director
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1963
Life of Hishakaku 2
Movie Director
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1963
Life of Hishakaku
Movie Director
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1963
A Fishmonger's Tour
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Movie Director
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1962
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
Movie Screenplay
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1962
Drunken Sword
Movie Director
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1962
Hibari the Traveling Performer
Movie Screenplay
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1962
The Ambitious Youth
Movie Screenplay
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1962
Good Rascals
Movie Director
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1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Movie Director
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1961
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Movie Screenplay
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1961
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Movie Director
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1961
Bride of White Castle
Movie Director
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1961
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Movie Screenplay
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1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Movie Director
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1960
Scarier than the Devil
Movie Director
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1960
The Pirates
Movie Director
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1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
Movie Screenplay
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1960
Unwieldy Brothers
Movie Director
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1960
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Movie Director
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1960
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Movie Director
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1960
Samurai Vagabonds
Movie Director
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1959
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Movie Director
