
Person
Tadashi Sawashima
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- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 19, 1926
- Died
- Jan 27, 2018
- From
- Shiga, Japan
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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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja

Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey

Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

Maboroshi no Satsui

Life of Hishakaku

A Fishmonger's Tour

A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

Diary of a Wandering Lord

Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins

Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator

Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

Three Yakuza

Good Rascals
Hibari's Tale of Pathos

Hibari the Traveling Performer