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Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Kimiyoshi Yasuda (born February 15, 1911 Tokyo, Japan, died July 26, 1983) was a Japanese film director from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman. He signed with Nikkatsu Kyoto studio as an assistant director and started working as an assistant director under Sadao Yamanaka and Hiroshi Inagaki etc.

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Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Kimiyoshi Yasuda and Kazuo Hasegawa in 1952.

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Name
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Born
February 15, 1911
Birthplace
Tokyo, Japan
Died
July 26, 1983
Place of death
Japan
Nationality
Japan · Empire of Japan
Occupation
director
Languages
Japanese

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Kimiyoshi Yasuda (born February 15, 1911 Tokyo, Japan, died July 26, 1983) was a Japanese film director from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman. He signed with Nikkatsu Kyoto studio as an assistant director and started working as an assistant director under Sadao Yamanaka and Hiroshi Inagaki etc.

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