Kōsaku Yamashita
Japanese film director
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Kōsaku Yamashita (山下耕作, Yamashita Kōsaku; 10 December 1930 – 6 December 1998) was a Japanese film director who specialized in directing Yakuza films.[2] Yamashita was nicknamed Shōgun.[3][4] His son is director Tomohiko Yamashita.[5]
Born10 January 1930
Kagoshima Prefecture,[1] Japan
Died6 December 1998
Tokyo, Japan
OthernameShōgun
OccupationFilm director
Kōsaku Yamashita | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1930 Kagoshima Prefecture,[1] Japan |
| Died | 6 December 1998 Tokyo, Japan |
| Other name | Shōgun |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1955-1998 |
In 1952, He graduated from Kyoto University and joined Toei Film.[6] He was working an office job, but three years later,[6] he became an assistant director under Tomu Uchida and Kōzaburō Yoshimura.[7]
Yamashita made his directorial debut with Wakatono Senryu Hada in 1961.[7] His representative works included The Valiant Red Peony series and Kyōdai Jingi (1966).[6]
Selected filmography
Film
- Wakatono Senryu Hada (1961)
- Kyōdai Jingi (1966)
- Big Time Gambling Boss (1968)
- The Vanity of the Shogun's Mistresses (1968)
- The Valiant Red Peony a.k.a. Hibotan Bakuto (1968)
- Zoro Me no San Kyōdai (1972)
- Yamaguchi-gumi Sandaime (1973)
- Yokosuka Naval Prison (1973)
- Yamaguchi-gumi gaiden: Kyushu Shinko-sakusen a.k.a. The Tattooed Hit Man
- Father of the Kamikaze (1974)
- Story of All-Out Attack a.k.a. Path of Japanese Chivalry (1975)
- Jail Breakers a.k.a. Datsō Yugi (1976)
- Gōtō Satsujin Shu (1976)
- Tokugawa Ichizoku no Hōukai (1980)
- Shura no Mure (1984)
- The Last True Yakuza a.k.a. Saigo no Bakuto (1985)
- Night Train (1987)
- The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (1987)
- Another Way (1988)
- Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990)
- Shin Gokudō no Tsumatachi Kakugoshiiya (1993)
Television
- Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1974) (ep.13)
- Hissatsu Shigotonin (1980) (ep.8)
- Choshichiro Edo Nikki (1983–91)
- Nemuri Kyōshirō Burai Hikae (1983)
- Katsu Kaishu (1990) (TV Film)
- Abare Hasshū Goyō Tabi (1991–94)
Further reading
- Shōgun to Yobareta Otoko Eiga Kantoku Yamashita Kōsaku 将軍と呼ばれた男―映画監督山下耕作 (ワイズ出版 1999) ISBN 9784898300022
