Tokuzō Tanaka

Tokuzō Tanaka

Director · Writer

Osaka, Japan
September 15, 1925

Biography

Tokuzō Tanaka (田中徳三, Tanaka Tokuzō, September 15, 1920 – December 20, 2007) was a Japanese film director. He is well known for directing Zatoichi series and Nemuri Kyōshirō series films.

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Tokuzō Tanaka 1

Representative Works

Rashomon
Rashomon
8.0
/ Japanese
Ugetsu
Ugetsu
8.0
/ Japanese
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff
8.1
/ Japanese
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Chikamatsu Monogatari
7.8
/ Japanese
The Snow Woman
The Snow Woman
7.0
/ Japanese
New Tale of Zatoichi
New Tale of Zatoichi
7.0
/ Japanese
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Zatoichi's Vengeance
6.9
/ Japanese
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
6.8
/ Japanese
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Zatoichi the Fugitive
6.9
/ Japanese
The Demon of Mount Oe
The Demon of Mount Oe
6.5
/ Japanese
Nemuri Kyōshirō
Nemuri Kyōshirō
7.0
/ Japanese
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Assignment Dragon No. 3
7.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Rashomon
1950Winner

Best Director

Rashomon

Ugetsu
1953Winner

Best Director

Ugetsu

Sansho the Bailiff
1954Winner

Best Director

Sansho the Bailiff

Career Highlights

Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954Highlight

Best Director

Chikamatsu Monogatari

The Snow Woman
1968Highlight

Best Director

The Snow Woman

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