Kimiyoshi Yasuda
February 15, 1911 · 115 years old
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
8 titles
Zatoichi on the Road
Zatoichi promises to deliver a maiden safely home but finds two dangerous gangs have a mysterious interest in the young girl.
Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman
Two of Japan and China's greatest heroic swordsman find themselves caught in a plot to protect a young child. But will national distrust and simple misunderstanding keep the two kindred spirits apart?
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi, while fighting off the usual group of gangsters, meets the apprentice of the swordsman who created his blade, who relays bad news about the sword.
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Zatoichi runs afoul of some evil fugitives, working for a corrupt law official.
Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi returns to his home village for the first time in over ten years to find much has changed and that corruption abounds.
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
The local yôkai (Japanese spirits) interfere to avenge a murder and thwart the plans of corrupt officials.
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
The murder of an old man on sacred grounds provokes the intervention of vengeful yôkai (Japanese spirits.)
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Satan
Tsurumatsu, a young boy, is supposed to be a new Lord but he's not really interested, he would rather be a carpenter. So he gets kidnapped and it's up to Nemuri Kyoshiro to save him.