Akira Inoue (井上昭, Inoue Akira, 10 December 1928 – 9 January 2022) was a Japanese film director.[1][2][3]
Akira Inoue | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 December 1928 |
| Died | 9 January 2022 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1960–2022 |
| Known for | Zatoichi's Revenge Nemuri Kyōshirō series |
Biography
editHe is known for directing many jidaigeki television dramas.[4] In 1950, he joined the Daiei studio and started working as an assistant director. He made his director debut with Yureikoban in 1960.[5] He directed a lot of jidaigeki television dramas from 1970s to 1980s.
In 1993, he directed Lone Wolf and Cub series film Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict, it was for the first time in 23 years he directed in the film.[6]
Inoue died from a cerebral infarction and pneumonia on 9 January 2022, at the age of 93.[7]
Selected filmography
editFilm
edit- Yurei Koban (1960) ) (First film Inoue directed.[8])
- Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
- Dr.Strong-arm (1966)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess (1966)
- The Whimsy of Cupid (1967)
- An Invitation to Jail (1967)
- Rikugun Nakano gakko: Mitsumei (1967)
- Rikugun Nakano gakkô: Kaisen zen'ya (1968)
- Woman's Prison'7 (1968)
- Duel at the Quay aka Kanto onna yakuza (1968)
- Kanto onna do konjo (1969)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict (1993)
- Konuka Ame (2017)
- Korosuna (2022)
Television
edit- Nemuri Kyōshirō (TV series) (1972) Episode 1, 6, 10, 12, 17, 18, 24, 26
- Unmeitōge (1974)
- Zatoichi Monogatari (1974-78)
- Tokyo Megure Keishi (1978)
- Nemuri Kyoshiro: Conspiracy at Edo Castle (1993)
- Kawaite sōrō Hahawa Ikiteita? (1993)
- Nemuri Kyoshiro: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro (1998)
- Kenkaku Shobai Sukedachi (2004)
References
edit- ^ "井上昭監督の奇抜発想を支えた大映の制作布陣！――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場". 文春オンライン. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "井上昭". Eiga.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "井上昭". webcatplus. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "今に伝える造り込む技術 大映京都撮影所の遺産". 日本経済新聞. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "井上 昭". 日本映画監督協会. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "子連れ狼 その小さき手に". 一般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ 映画監督の井上昭氏死去 (in Japanese)
- ^ "幽霊小判". eiga.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
External links
edit- Inoue Akira at IMDb
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