was a Japanese filmmaker. He was born in
Kameyama,
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture ...
and died in
Kyoto
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. Kinugasa won the 1954
Palme d'or
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at the
Cannes Film Festival
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for ''
Gate of Hell''.
Biography
Kinugasa began his career as an
onnagata (actor specializing in female roles) at the
Nikkatsu
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studio. When Japanese cinema began using actresses in the early 1920s, he switched to directing and worked for producers such as
Shozo Makino, before becoming independent to make his best-known film, ''
A Page of Madness'' (1926). It was considered lost for 45 years until the director rediscovered it in his shed in 1971. A silent film, Kinugasa released it with a new print and score to world acclaim. He also directed the film ''
Crossroads'' in 1928. He directed
jidaigeki
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at the
Shochiku
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studios, where he helped establish the career of Chōjirō Hayashi (later known as
Kazuo Hasegawa
was a Japanese film and stage actor. He appeared in over 300 films between 1927 and 1963.
Career
Born to a sake brewing family in Kyoto, he first appeared on stage at age five in a theater run by his family as a side business. In 1918, he beca ...
). After the war, he helmed big-budget costume productions for
Daiei
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studios.
On February 26, 1982, Kinugasa died at the age of 86.
Selected filmography
* 1925: ''Tsukigata Hanpeita''
* 1926: ''
A Page of Madness''
* 1928: ''
Crossroads''
* 1935: ''An Actor's Revenge'' a.k.a. ''The Revenge of Yukinojo''
* 1946: ''
Aru yo no Tonosama''
* 1952: ''
Dedication of the Great Buddha''
* 1953: ''
Gate of Hell''
* 1955: ''
The Romance of Yushima'' a.k.a. ''The White Sea of Yushima''
* 1956: ''
Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki''
* 1957: ''
A Fantastic Tale of Naruto
is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It is set in Awa Province (Tokushima).
Plot
From the pen of Eiji Yoshikawa comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokus ...
''
* 1957: ''
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love''
* 1957: ''
Floating Vessel''
* 1958: ''
The Snowy Heron''
* 1958: ''Symphony of Love''
* 1963: ''Bronze Magician'
References
Further reading
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External links
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Teinosuke Kinugasa's grave
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1896 births
1982 deaths
Japanese film directors
Samurai film directors
People from Mie Prefecture
Directors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winners
Directors of Palme d'Or winners
Actors from Mie Prefecture