Tadashi Sawashima

Directing·May 19, 1926·Shiga, Japan

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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.

Film	Credit
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e1977 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Onna no hanamichi1971 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Maboroshi no Satsui1971 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor1969 · Director	Director
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator1969 · Director	Director
Cry of the Mountain1968 · Director	Director
Golden Ninja1966 · Director	Director
The Protector1966 · Director	Director
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro1965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Three Yakuza1965 · Director	Director
The Tattooed Lord1965 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
間諜1964 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Life of Hishakaku 31964 · Director	Director
Okashina yatsu1963 · Director	Director
Life of Hishakaku 21963 · Director	Director
Life of Hishakaku1963 · Director	Director
A Fishmonger's Tour1963 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 21963 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
HHibari's Tale of Pathos1962 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Drunken Sword1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Hibari the Traveling Performer1962 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Ambitious Youth1962 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Good Rascals1962 · Director	Director
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia1961 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku1961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Bride of White Castle1961 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji1961 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Shogun and the Fishmonger1961 · Director	Director
Scarier than the Devil1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Pirates1960 · Director	Director
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 31960 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Unwieldy Brothers1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Samurai Vagabonds1960 · Director	Director
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Edo Official and Apprentice1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Gentle Breeze1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
House of Spider Webs1959 · Director	Director
Case of Umon: One-Eyed Wolf1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Diary of a Wandering Lord1959 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House1958 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger1958 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Yaji and Kita's Ghost Story Journey1958 · Director	Director
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins1958 · Director	Director
Noble Tasuke1958 · Director	Director