Tadashi Sawashima
Directing
Born May 19, 1926 · Shiga, Japan
Tadashi Sawashima (沢島 忠, Sawashima Tadashi) (19 May 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Japanese film director and theatre director. He directed films from the 1950s to the 1970s. He died on 27 January 2018 of multiple organ failure at the age of 91. Sawashima was born in Kotō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He joined the Toei Studio in 1950 and worked as an assistant director under Masahiro Makino and Kunio Watanabe before debuting as a director in 1957 with Torawakamaru the Koga Ninja. He is most known for his work in Toei's ninkyo eiga series, but he also directed entertainment jidaigeki featuring Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri, and Kinnosuke Nakamura. He directed his last film in 1977, and mostly directed stage productions after that. In his final years, he had been attempting to film a version of the Chushingura story, but did not succeed. He was given a Special Award at the 40th Japan Academy Prize ceremony in 2017 for his career in cinema. He directed 49 films and wrote nine screenplays.
Directed (46)
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
1977
Onna no hanamichi
1971
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
1969
Cry of the Mountain
1968
Golden Ninja
1966
The Protector
1966
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
1966
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1965
Three Yakuza
1965
The Tattooed Lord
1965
間諜
1964
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
Okashina yatsu
1963
Life of Hishakaku 2
1963
Life of Hishakaku
1963
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963
Drunken Sword
1962
The Ambitious Youth
1962
Good Rascals
1962
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
1962
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
1961
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
1961
Bride of White Castle
1961
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
1961
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
1961
Scarier than the Devil
1960
The Pirates
1960
Unwieldy Brothers
1960
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
1960
Samurai Vagabonds
1960
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959
The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959
Gentle Breeze
1959
House of Spider Webs
1959
Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
1959
Diary of a Wandering Lord
1959
Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
1958
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
1958
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
1958
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins
1958
Noble Tasuke
1958
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
1957