Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Kimiyoshi Yasuda was a Japanese film director from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman.
He signed with Nikkatsu Kyoto studio as an assistant director and started working as an assistant director under Sadao Yamanaka and Hiroshi Inagaki etc. He made his directorial debut with Ouma wa Nanajyunana-mangoku in 1944.
Filmography
Assistant director
Director
The Young Swordsman The Dancer and Two Warriors The Young Lord Suzunosuke Akado: Defeat the Demon-Faced Gang Fighting Letter for 29 People 29-nin no Kenka-jō Suzunosuke Akado: The Vacuum Slash of Asuka Suzunosuke Akado: The One-Legged Demon Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi not shown in U.S. Zatoichi on the Road Adventures of Zatoichi Daimajin Zatoichi's Cane Sword Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters Zatoichi and the Fugitives Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts The Masseur's Curse the 3rd version of Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchiZatoichi and the One Armed Swordsman- ''Zatoichi's Conspiracy''