Personal Info

Known ForDirecting

Born1925-09-15

BirthplaceOsaka, Japan

Tokuzō Tanaka

Directing

Biography

Tokuzō Tanaka (田中徳三, Tanaka Tokuzō, September 15, 1920 – December 20, 2007) was a Japanese film director. He is well known for directing Zatoichi series and Nemuri Kyōshirō series films.

Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Tokuzō Tanaka

8.0

Rashomon

1950

8.0

Ugetsu

1953

8.1

Sansho the Bailiff

1954

7.8

Chikamatsu Monogatari

1954

7.0

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963

6.9

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963

7.0

Zatoichi's Vengeance

1966

7.0

The Snow Woman

1968

Filmography

Production & Directing (69)

1991

Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great BanditDirector

4.0

1989

Nemuri KyōshirōDirector

7.0

1989

Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to HellDirector

6.8

1987

Ronin on a MissionDirector

1987

Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchiDirector

1986

Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in KawaramachiDirector

1985

Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in ToribenyamaDirector

1983

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the ShogunDirector

8.0

1982

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte RecordsDirector

1982

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte RecordsScreenplay

1981

Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara SlopeDirector

1981

The Shogun's Vault IDirector

1981

The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed JudgeDirector

1980

Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in SaganoDirector

1979

Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no WatashiDirector

1969

Haunted CastleDirector

6.7

1969

Girl with Bamboo LeavesDirector

10.0

1969

手錠無用Director

1969

Secrets of a Woman's TempleDirector

8.0

1968

Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and PillagingDirector

9.0

1968

The Snow WomanDirector

7.0

1968

Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a WomanDirector

6.8

1967

The Last Loyalty OfferingDirector

1967

Hoodlum Soldier on the AttackDirector

8.0

1967

Five Star PrivateDirector

7.0

1967

Assignment Dragon No. 3Director

7.0

1966

Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to FreedomDirector

7.0

1966

A Drop of GreaseDirector

1966

The BetrayalDirector

6.5

1966

Zatoichi's VengeanceDirector

7.0

1966

Bad Reputation: Cherry BlossomsDirector

1966

The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts AgainDirector

9.0

1965

Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious MenDirector

8.0

1965

Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.Director

9.0

1965

Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike AgainDirector

7.0

1965

Bloody ShurikenDirector

8.0

1964

The Beggar GeneralDirector

7.0

1964

The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken SwordsDirector

1964

Shinobi no Mono 4: SiegeDirector

6.3

1964

Homeless DogDirector

7.0

1963

Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in TokyoDirector

7.0

1963

Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese JadeDirector

5.3

1963

Zatoichi the FugitiveDirector

6.9

1963

A Samurai Never Tells a LieDirector

9.5

1963

New Tale of ZatoichiDirector

7.0

1963

Bad Reputation: Three Notorious MenDirector

8.0

1962

New Bad Reputation ContinuesDirector

7.0

1962

Betting on the SwordDirector

1962

The Whale GodDirector

7.0

1962

Sabakareru Echizen no kamiDirector

1962

誘拐Director

1961

Bad Reputation ReturnsDirector

4.8

1961

Tough GuyDirector

7.0

1961

Koina no GinpeiDirector

7.0

1961

FantasticoDirector

1961

Vagabonds from BadgervilleDirector

8.5

1960

Scars of HonorDirector

7.0

1960

The Demon of Mount OeDirector

6.5

1959

The Princess Says NoDirector

1959

The Lord and the GamblerDirector

10.0

1959

Ojo-kichizaDirector

10.0

1958

Bakeneko GoyōdaDirector

1958

ConflagrationAssistant Director

7.1

1958

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 EyesAssistant Director

10.0

1954

Chikamatsu MonogatariAssistant Director

7.8

1954

The Great White Tiger PlatoonAssistant Director

6.0

1954

Sansho the BailiffAssistant Director

8.1

1953

UgetsuAssistant Director

8.0

1950

RashomonAssistant Director

8.0