Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Directing·February 15, 1911·† July 26, 1983 — 72 years old·Tokyo, Japan
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.
Known For
Daimajin
1966·6.5
Zatoichi on the Road
1963·6.9
Adventures of Zatoichi
1964·6.7
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971·6.8
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967·7.4
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968·7.0
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973·7.0
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
1968·6.6
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
1969·6.4
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964·6.2
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
1965·6.4
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
1968·6.4
Filmography · 59
1979Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane SwampWriter1979Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story TheatreTVScreenplay1979Hanshichi TorimonochoTVCreator1975Priest of DarknessTVDirector1973Mute SamuraiTVWriter · Director1973Zatoichi's ConspiracyDirector1972Kogarashi MonjiroTVDirector1971Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed SwordsmanDirector · Screenplay1970Ghost of Kasane SwampDirector1969Second Generation Young BossDirector1969Lefty FencerDirector1969Yokai Monsters: Along with GhostsDirector1969Sworn BrothersDirector1968Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's PrisonDirector1968Zatoichi and the FugitivesDirector1968Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's LairDirector1968Yokai Monsters: 100 MonstersDirector1967The Hoodlum PriestDirector1967Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of LegendDirector1967Tokyo GamblerDirector1967Zatoichi's Cane SwordDirector1966殺人者Director1966DaimajinDirector1965New Tengu from Mount KuramaDirector1965Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of SatanDirector1964Adventures of ZatoichiDirector1964Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle KillingDirector1963Zatoichi on the RoadDirector1962Kumoemon to sono tsumaDirector1962Ame no Kudan-zakaDirector1961すっとび仁義Director1961晴小袖Director1960Ghost Story: Depth of KasaneDirector1960お嬢さん三度笠Director1958Hana no yukyo-denDirector1958Megitsune BuroDirector1958Hanatarō JumonDirector1957Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged DevilDirector1957Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka SchoolDirector1957Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask GangDirector1957Fighting Letter for 29 PeopleDirector1956Shirai GonpachiDirector1956Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 2Director1955Shin Shokoku Monogatari: Otena no To Part 1Director1955The Dancer and Two WarriorsDirector1955The Young LordDirector1954The Young SwordsmanDirector1954関八州勢揃いDirector1954Maiko monogatariDirector1953Hiren tsubakiDirector1952Sado Island ElegyDirector1951Izayoi kaidōDirector1951The Red KeyDirector1949The Elephant Who WaitedDirector1949The Man Who Laughs LastDirector1948That Night's AdventureDirector1944Ouma wa nanajū nanaman sekiDirector1942Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettōAssistant Director1939Shunjû ittôryûAssistant Director