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Kimiyoshi Yasuda portrait

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

8 films

Kimiyoshi Yasuda 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.

Where to Start with Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Kimiyoshi Yasuda appears in 8 drama films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Zatoichi's Cane Sword, Zatoichi and the Fugitives, Zatoichi on the Road, a strong place to start exploring Kimiyoshi Yasuda's drama work.

Zatoichi's Cane Sword 7.4

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967
Zatoichi and the Fugitives 7.0

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968
Zatoichi on the Road 6.9

Zatoichi on the Road

1963

Kimiyoshi Yasuda: Drama Films 8

Zatoichi's Cane Sword 7.4

Zatoichi's Cane Sword

1967
Zatoichi and the Fugitives 7.0

Zatoichi and the Fugitives

1968
Zatoichi's Conspiracy 7.0

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973
Zatoichi on the Road 6.9

Zatoichi on the Road

1963
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman 6.8

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

1971
Adventures of Zatoichi 6.7

Adventures of Zatoichi

1964
Daimajin 6.5

Daimajin

1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing 6.2

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing

1964

Frequent Collaborators

Shintarō Katsu Shintarō Katsu 6 films together Shiho Fujimura Shiho Fujimura 2 films together Yoshihiko Aoyama Yoshihiko Aoyama 2 films together Takashi Shimura Takashi Shimura 2 films together Ryūzō Shimada Ryūzō Shimada 2 films together Miwa Takada Miwa Takada 2 films together