Motion Picture Director. He is widely recognized as one of the most important directors of Japanese cinema, along with Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa. His many credits include "Kokyo" (1923), "Gakuso o Idete" (1925), "Ko-on" (1927), "Osaka Elegy"(1936), "The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums" (1939), "The Straits of Love and Hate" (1938), "The Loyal Forty-Seven Ronin" (1942), "Miyamoto Misahshi" (1944), "Victory of Women" (1946), "Women of the Night" (1948), "The Life of Oharu" (1952), "Ugetsu" (1953), "Sansho the Bailiff" (1954), "Chikamatsu Monogatari" (1954), "Shin Eike Monogatari" (1955) and "Street of Shame" (1955), his last film. He died in Kyoto, Japan.
His ashes are also shared at Manganji Temple in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City.
His ashes are also shared at Manganji Temple in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Motion Picture Director. He is widely recognized as one of the most important directors of Japanese cinema, along with Yasujiro Ozu and Akira Kurosawa. His many credits include "Kokyo" (1923), "Gakuso o Idete" (1925), "Ko-on" (1927), "Osaka Elegy"(1936), "The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums" (1939), "The Straits of Love and Hate" (1938), "The Loyal Forty-Seven Ronin" (1942), "Miyamoto Misahshi" (1944), "Victory of Women" (1946), "Women of the Night" (1948), "The Life of Oharu" (1952), "Ugetsu" (1953), "Sansho the Bailiff" (1954), "Chikamatsu Monogatari" (1954), "Shin Eike Monogatari" (1955) and "Street of Shame" (1955), his last film. He died in Kyoto, Japan.
His ashes are also shared at Manganji Temple in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City.
His ashes are also shared at Manganji Temple in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
Advertisement
