Tadashi Sawashima
Directing · Born May 19, 1926 · Died Jan 27, 2018 (91) · 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
The Man of Five Rings
19818.0
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
19778.0
Onna no hanamichi
1971
Maboroshi no Satsui
1971
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
19696.9
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
19699.0
Cry of the Mountain
19689.0
Golden Ninja
1966
The Protector
19668.5
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
1966
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
1965
Three Yakuza
19657.8
The Tattooed Lord
19657.5
間諜
1964
Life of Hishakaku 3
1964
Okashina yatsu
1963
Life of Hishakaku 2
19638.2
Life of Hishakaku
19638.0
A Fishmonger's Tour
196310.0
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
1963
Drunken Sword
19626.0
The Ambitious Youth
19628.0
Good Rascals
19626.0
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
19628.5
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
19617.0
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
196110.0
Bride of White Castle
19618.0
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
19615.2
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
19616.5
Scarier than the Devil
19607.0
The Pirates
19607.6
Unwieldy Brothers
1960
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
19607.5
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
19606.5
Samurai Vagabonds
19606.5
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959
The Edo Official and Apprentice
19596.0
Gentle Breeze
19595.0
House of Spider Webs
1959
Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf
19596.3
Diary of a Wandering Lord
19597.0
Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House
19589.0
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger
19586.5
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey
19589.0
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins
19585.0
Noble Tasuke
19586.0
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
19577.7