Tadashi Sawashima
Directing
Born 1926-05-19
Died 2018-01-27
Shiga, Japan
51 credits
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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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Filmography
Directing
48 credits
The 47 Ronins of Ako
The Edo Official and Apprentice
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Drunken Sword
Maboroshi no Satsui
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Three Yakuza
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
Noble Tasuke
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
The Man of Five Rings
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
間諜
Diary of a Wandering Lord
Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Life of Hishakaku 3
Bride of White Castle
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Golden Ninja
Life of Hishakaku
Onna no hanamichi
Samurai Vagabonds
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
The Protector
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
The Tattooed Lord
Life of Hishakaku 2
The Pirates
House of Spider Webs
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
Good Rascals
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
The Ambitious Youth
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Unwieldy Brothers
Gentle Breeze
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
Scarier than the Devil
Okashina yatsu
Cry of the Mountain
Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
A Fishmonger's Tour
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
Writing
31 credits
The Edo Official and Apprentice
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Drunken Sword
Maboroshi no Satsui
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
The Man of Five Rings
Hibari's Tale of Pathos
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
間諜
Diary of a Wandering Lord
Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Bride of White Castle
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Hibari the Traveling Performer
Onna no hanamichi
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3
The Tattooed Lord
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
The Ambitious Youth
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
Unwieldy Brothers
Gentle Breeze
Scarier than the Devil
Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
A Fishmonger's Tour
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
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