Tomiyasu Ikeda
Japanese director and screenwriter. Directed nearly 90 films and wrote nearly 80 screenplays between 1924 and 1954 , he also appeared as an actor in about fifteen films between 1921 and 1960. In 1921 Ikeda was discovered by actor Matsunosuke Onoe and joined Nikkatsu Kyoto. After the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1, 1923 (Taisho 12), the staff of the contemporary drama club moved from Nikkatsu's Tokyo Mukaishima studio, and in the process of moving from an actor to a director. In 1921 director Ikeda filmed his debut film "Watashîmori to Samurai" - first work in "Nikkatsu Kyoto's historical drama " in which an actress is appointed in place of the Onnagata.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.851 |
Birthday | 1892-05-15 |
Place of Birth | Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
Also Known As | Matsusaburo Onoe, 尾上松三郎, Kensuke Mochizuki, 望月健佐, Kenzai Mochizuki, |
1959
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
6.167/2
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1958
Girl with the Fire Banner
5/1
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1960
Paper Crane Palanquin
10/1
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Paper Crane Palanquin
1962
Denshichi Torimonocho: Man without Shadow
0/0
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1922
Shibukawa Bangorō
5.2/5
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1957
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
7.7/3
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Heavenly Dragon
6/1
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1959
The Unleashed Lord
0/0
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