is a Japanese film director and writer.
Biography
Born in Tokyo, the family then moved to
Korea
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. In 1947, he moved back to Japan to work as an assistant director to
Akira Kurosawa
was a Japanese filmmaker who List of works by Akira Kurosawa, directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the History of film, history of cinema ...
at the
Toho
is a Japanese entertainment company that primarily engages in producing and distributing films and exhibiting stage plays. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. ...
studios. In 1958 he directed his first film, ''
Hitogui Ama''.
Personal life
He was married to actress Mitsuya Utako from 1960 to her death in 2004.
Filmography
*''
Hitogui Ama'' (1958)
*''Onna Dorei-sen'' (also known as ''Female Slave Ship'') (1960)
*''Onna Gankutsu-ō'' (1960)
*''
Edo no Kaze'' (1975~1981) TV
*''
Tokyo Megure Keishi
is a Japanese detective television drama series broadcast on TV Asahi, produced by Asahi Broadcasting ( ABC TV) and Telepack. It is the fifth drama co-produced by TV Asahi. It aired from April 14, 1978 to September 29, 1978. It was broadcast in ...
'' (1978) TV
*''
Edo no Uzu'' (1978) TV
*''
Edo no Gekitou'' (1979) TV
*''
Onihei Hankachō
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'' TV
*''Onihei's Detective Records'' (1995)
*''Shigosen no Yume'' (2001)
*''
Kenkaku Shōbai: Haru no Arashi'' (2008), TV movie
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Onoda, Yoshiki
Living people
1925 births
Japanese film directors
Japanese screenwriters
Film people from Tokyo
Samurai film directors