Tokuzō Tanaka

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Tokuzō Tanaka

Directing September 15, 1925

Osaka, Japan

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

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Rashomon

Rashomon

8.0 1950 Movie
Ugetsu

Ugetsu

8.0 1953 Movie
Sansho the Bailiff

Sansho the Bailiff

8.1 1954 Movie
Chikamatsu Monogatari

Chikamatsu Monogatari

7.8 1954 Movie
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

7.0 1983 TV Show
Hissatsu Shigotonin

Hissatsu Shigotonin

10.0 1979 TV Show
New Tale of Zatoichi

New Tale of Zatoichi

7.0 1963 Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub

Lone Wolf and Cub

8.1 1973 TV Show
Zatoichi the Fugitive

Zatoichi the Fugitive

6.9 1963 Movie
Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi's Vengeance

7.0 1966 Movie
The Snow Woman

The Snow Woman

7.0 1968 Movie
Hayato is Coming

Hayato is Coming

1972 TV Show

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

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1991
    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

    Movie Director

  2. 1989
    Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell

    Movie Director

  3. 1989
    Nemuri Kyōshirō

    Movie Director

  4. 1987
    Ronin on a Mission

    Movie Director

  5. 1987
    Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi

    Movie Director

  6. 1986
    Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in Kawaramachi

    Movie Director

  7. 1985
    Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in Toribenyama

    Movie Director

  8. 1983
    Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series

    TV show Director

  9. 1983
    Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun

    Movie Director

  10. 1982
    Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1981
    Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope

    Movie Director

  12. 1981
    The Shogun's Vault I

    Movie Director

  13. 1981
    The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge

    Movie Director

  14. 1980
    Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano

    Movie Director

  15. 1979
    Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi

    Movie Director

  16. 1979
    Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre

    TV show Director

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  1. 1979
    Hissatsu Shigotonin

    TV show Director

  2. 1979
    The 47 Ronins of Ako

    TV show Director

  3. 1973
    Lone Wolf and Cub

    TV show Director

  4. 1973
    Kenkaku Shōbai

    TV show Director

  5. 1972
    Hayato is Coming

    TV show Director

  6. 1970
    Crescent Scarred Hatamoto

    TV show Director

  7. 1969
    Haunted Castle

    Movie Director

  8. 1969
    Girl with Bamboo Leaves

    Movie Director

  9. 1969
    手錠無用

    Movie Director

  10. 1969
    Secrets of a Woman's Temple

    Movie Director

  11. 1968
    Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging

    Movie Director

  12. 1968
    The Snow Woman

    Movie Director

  13. 1968
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

    Movie Director

  14. 1967
    The Last Loyalty Offering

    Movie Director

  15. 1967
    Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack

    Movie Director

  16. 1967
    Five Star Private

    Movie Director

  17. 1967
    Assignment Dragon No. 3

    Movie Director

  18. 1966
    Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom

    Movie Director

  19. 1966
    A Drop of Grease

    Movie Director

  20. 1966
    The Betrayal

    Movie Director

  21. 1966
    Zatoichi's Vengeance

    Movie Director

  22. 1966
    Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms

    Movie Director

  23. 1966
    The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again

    Movie Director

  24. 1965
    Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men

    Movie Director