Teinosuke Kinugasa
Directing
Born: 1896-01-01 · Kameyama, Mie, Japan
Died: 1982-02-26
Biography
Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助 Kinugasa Teinosuke) (1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese actor and film director. He was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at Cannes for Jigokumon (The Gate of Hell). Kinugasa was among the pioneers of Japanese film, but began his career as an actor specializing in female roles (onnagata) at the Nikkatsu studio. When Japanese cinema began using actresses in the early 1920s, he switched to directing and w
🎬 Movies (30)
A Portrait of Shunkin
1976
Screenplay
The Little Runaway
1966
Director
An Actor's Revenge
1963
Screenplay
Bronze Magician
1963
Director
When Women Lie
1963
Director
The Lightning Sword
1962
Screenplay
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
Screenplay
Okoto and Sasuke
1961
Director
Blind Devotion
1961
Director
The Beloved Image
1960
Screenplay
What Price Love?
1960
Screenplay
Satan's Sword
1960
Screenplay
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
1960
Screenplay
The Song Lantern
1960
Director
Stop the Old Fox
1959
Director
Jōen
1959
Director
Actor Shark
1959
Screenplay
The Snowy Heron
1958
Director
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958
Script Supervisor
Ôsaka no onna
1958
Director
Secret of Naruto
1957
Director
Floating Vessel
1957
Director
Inazuma Kaidō
1957
Writer
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
1956
Director
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956
Director
Flowery Hood
1956
Writer
The Romance of Yushima
1955
Director
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love
1955
Director
The Magistrate
1955
Writer
Iroha Elegy
1955
Screenplay