Eiichi Kudō
July 17, 1929 · 96 years old
Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi, 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. He directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. One of his most famous movies is the 1963 film 13 Assassins. This movie…
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13 Assassins
A group of samurai plan to assassinate a sadistic feudal lord.
Eleven Samurai
The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbor, Nariatsu. But when the Oshi clan is blamed for the incident, eleven of their best warriors decide to trade their lives for justice.
The Great Killing
A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the consp...
A-hômansu
The story of Kaze; where he comes from and where he is going, nobody knows. A man without a real name and past, and without memory.
Bloody Passion
Bloody Passion Aka To Kuro No Netsujo (1992) is about An ex Yakuza leaves prison and vows to take care of his best friend's sister who, through grief and drug addiction, suffered a mental breakdown and lost her memory.