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Eiichi Kudo

Eiichi Kudo

Eiichi Kudo

1929-07-17

Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan

DIRECTING

Biography

Eiichi Kudo (工藤栄一, Kudō Eiichi, 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. He directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. One of his most famous movies is the 1963 film 13 Assassins. This movie was remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike.

Best known for:

13 Assassins

Eleven Samurai

The Great Killing

Castle of Owls

The Fort of Death

Love Letter

Yokohama BJ Blues

The Catch

Roughneck From Asama

Shadow Warriors

A Homance

Wounded Angels

The Dropout

Gokenin Zankuro

Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface

Industrial Spy

Dangerous Trade in Kobe

Assassination Orders

Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

Passion

Edo Girl Detective

Heavenly Dragon

Paper Crane Palanquin

Flowers on the Road

Travels of Gonkuro

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Filmography:

Edo Girl Detective (1958)
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Assistant Director
Roughneck From Asama (1958)
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Assistant Director
Secrets of Fuji (1959)
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Director
Secrets of Fuji 2 (1959)
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Director
Heavenly Dragon (1960)
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Director
Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba (1960)
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Director
Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road (1960)
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Director
Lair of the Snakegod (1960)
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Director

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Paper Crane Palanquin (1960)
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Director
Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass (1960)
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Director
Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain (1960)
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Director
A Fishwife's Tale (1961)
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Director
Flowers on the Road (1961)
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Director
Samurai Knights (1961)
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Director
Travels of Gonkuro (1961)
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Director
Yakuza Princess of Edo (1961)
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Director

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Revenge for His Lover (1962)
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Director
Shimmering Sword (1962)
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Director
The Princess and the Bearded Lord (1962)
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Director
13 Assassins (1963)
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Director
Castle of Owls (1963)
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Director
The Mysterious Purple Hood (1963)
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Director
Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin (1963)
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Director
The Great Killing (1964)
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Director
Yakuza G-Men (1965)
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Director
Chivalrous Nature (1965)
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Director
Eleven Samurai (1967)
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Director
A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance (1967)
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Director
Industrial Spy (1968)
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Director
A History of the Japanese Underworld (1968)
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Director
The Fort of Death (1969)
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Director
Sky Scraper! (1969)
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Screenplay
Dangerous Trade in Kobe (1973)
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Director
Wounded Angels (1974)
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Director
The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges (1974)
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Director
Priest of Darkness (1975)
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Director
Unified Shadows (1975)
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Director
Please Hire Me! (1976)
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Director
Yokomizo Seishi Series (1977)
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Director
Hissatsu Shigotonin (1979)
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Director
Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1979)
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Director
Shadow Warriors (1980)
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Director
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (1980)
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Director
Yokohama BJ Blues (1981)
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Director
The Dropout (1982)
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Director
Shi no dangai (1982)
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Director
Tonga Adventure Family (1982)
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Director
The Catch (1983)
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Bar Owner
Nogare no machi (1983)
WORK AS:
Director, Screenplay
Assassination Orders (1984)
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Director
Hanzo: The Razor (1984)
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Director
Love Letter (1985)
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Man in Detention
Sure Death! 3 (1986)
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Director
Betrayal tomorrow (1990)
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Director
Saito Dosan: Rage of Power (1991)
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Director
Nakibokuro (1991)
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Director, Screenplay
Passion (1992)
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Director
Chronicle of the Town Magistrate (1992)
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Director
Taira no Kiyomori (1992)
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Director
Catch Up (1992)
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Director, Screenplay
Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears (1993)
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Director
Gokenin Zankuro (1995)
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Director
Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995)
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Director
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf (1996)
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Director, Screenplay
Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda (1996)
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Director
Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface (1997)
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Director, Screenplay
Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu (1998)
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Director
Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2 (1998)
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Director, Screenplay