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Kazuyoshi Takazawa, 鷹沢和善, Takasawa Kazuyoshi
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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1926-05-19
- event Death Date 2018-01-27
- school Known for: Directing
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- info Birth Place Shiga, Japan
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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969-12-05
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Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
1957-12-15
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Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
1958-07-13
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961-09-23
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Maboroshi no Satsui
1971-04-15
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Maboroshi no Satsui
1971-04-15
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Life of Hishakaku
1963-03-16
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961-04-09
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A Fishmonger's Tour
1963-01-15
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958-10-22
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Diary of a Wandering Lord
1959-01-03
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Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960-03-01
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Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins
1958-04-01
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Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
1969-06-28
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Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977-03-19
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Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977-03-19
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Three Yakuza
1965-05-22
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Good Rascals
1962-01-14
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Hibari the Traveling Performer
1962-08-12
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Hibari's Tale of Pathos
1962-10-06
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Noble Tasuke
1958-02-05
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Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960-03-29
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Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
1959-03-03
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959-07-25
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Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961-07-19
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Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960-03-01
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The Ambitious Youth
1962-06-03
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The Ambitious Youth
1962-06-03
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The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
1960-08-07
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Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1965-09-18
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Unwieldy Brothers
1960-06-05
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Golden Ninja
1966-12-13
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Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959-11-29
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The Protector
1966-04-13
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Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961-07-19
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Life of Hishakaku 2
1963-05-25
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Okashina yatsu
1963-11-01
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Bride of White Castle
1961-05-17
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962-01-03
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Drunken Sword
1962-09-01
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House of Spider Webs
1959-04-01
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Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
1959-03-03
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Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1965-09-18
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Gentle Breeze
1959-07-07
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Gentle Breeze
1959-07-07
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Bride of White Castle
1961-05-17
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962-01-03
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Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958-10-22
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The Pirates
1960-09-18
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Unwieldy Brothers
1960-06-05
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Scarier than the Devil
1960-11-22
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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961-01-03
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The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
1966-01-26
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A Fishmonger's Tour
1963-01-15
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Diary of a Wandering Lord
1959-01-03
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963-01-09
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Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963-01-09
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961-04-09
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Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960-03-29
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The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
1966-01-26
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Scarier than the Devil
1960-11-22
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Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961-09-23
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959-07-25
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Life of Hishakaku 3
1964-03-01
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Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
1958-12-15
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Samurai Vagabonds
1960-01-15
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Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
1958-12-15
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The Tattooed Lord
1965-02-25
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The Tattooed Lord
1965-02-25
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Onna no hanamichi
1971-11-20
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Onna no hanamichi
1971-11-20
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Drunken Sword
1962-09-01
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間諜
1964-09-16
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間諜
1964-09-16
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Cry of the Mountain
1968-09-07
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Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959-11-29
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The Man of Five Rings
1981-01-02
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The Man of Five Rings
1981-01-02
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The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979-04-16