Tokuzō Tanaka

Known for

Directing

Born

September 15, 1925

Birthplace

Osaka, Japan

Died

December 20, 2007 (aged 82)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Rashomon

1950

Ugetsu

1953

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966

The Snow Woman

1968

Conflagration

1958

The Betrayal

1966

Filmography

1991
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
Director
1989
Nemuri Kyōshirō
Director
1989
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Director
1987
Ronin on a Mission
Director
1987
Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi
Director
1986
Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in Kawaramachi
Director
1985
Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in Toribenyama
Director
1983
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke SeriesTV
Director
1983
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
Director
1982
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
Director, Screenplay
1981
Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope
Director
1981
The Shogun's Vault I
Director
1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Director
1980
Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano
Director
1979
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi
Director
1979
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story TheatreTV
Director
1979
Hissatsu ShigotoninTV
Director
1979
The 47 Ronins of AkoTV
Director
1973
Lone Wolf and CubTV
Director
1973
Kenkaku ShōbaiTV
Director
1972
Hayato is ComingTV
Director
1970
Crescent Scarred HatamotoTV
Director
1969
Haunted Castle
Director
1969
Girl with Bamboo Leaves
Director
1969
手錠無用
Director