Sadao Yamanaka
Directing
Born: 1909-11-07 Β· Higashiyama, KyΕto, Japan
Died: 1938-09-17
Biography
Sadao Yamanaka (ε±±δΈ θ²ι, Yamanaka Sadao, November 7, 1909 β September 17, 1938) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed 26 films between 1932 and 1938. He was a contemporary of YasujirΕ Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi and one of the primary figures in the development of the jidaigeki, or historical film. Yamanaka began his career in the Japanese film industry at the age of 20 as a writer and assistant director for the Makino company. In 1932, he began working for Kanjuro
π¬ Movies (24)
Love And Order
1963
Original Story
Saga of the Vagabonds
1959
Screenplay
Red-Lacquered Sword
1956
Original Story
The Day Before
1939
Story
Humanity and Paper Balloons
1937
Director
Ishimatsu from the Forest
1937
Director
Priest of Darkness
1936
Director
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
1935
Director
Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
1935
Writer
Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
1935
Writer
The Village Tattooed Man
1935
Director
Kunisada ChΕ«ji
1935
Director
Mito KΓ΄mon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
1934
Screenplay
Gantaro Path
1934
Director
The Elegant Swordsman
1934
Director
Bangaku no issho
1933
Director
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
1933
Director
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
1933
Director
Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2
1933
Director
Satsuma Courier Part 2: The Passionate Sword
1933
Director
Iso-no-genta's Sword
1932
Director
Ogasawara Ikinokami
1932
Director
Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6
1930
Writer
Umon's First Exploit
1929
Screenplay