Known For
Directing
Born
May 15, 1892
Died
Sep 24, 1968
Place of Birth
Hyogo, Japan
Credits
29 titles
Tomiyasu Ikeda
Biography
Japanese director and screenwriter. Directed nearly 90 films and wrote nearly 80 screenplays between 1924 and 1954 , he also appeared as an actor in about fifteen films between 1921 and 1960. In 1921 Ikeda was discovered by actor Matsunosuke Onoe and joined Nikkatsu Kyoto. After the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1, 1923 (Taisho 12), the staff of the contemporary drama club moved from Nikkatsu's Tokyo Mukaishima studio, and in the process of moving from an actor to a director. In 1921 director Ikeda filmed his debut film "Watashîmori to Samurai" - first work in "Nikkatsu Kyoto's historical drama " in which an actress is appointed in place of the Onnagata.
Known For
Filmography
Denshichi Torimonocho: Man without Shadow
八州血煙り笠
Heavenly Dragon
Fujihachi
The Adventures of Jirokichi: A thousand coins
Paper Crane Palanquin
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
The Unleashed Lord
Girl with the Fire Banner
Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Kurama Tengu and Katsu Kaishū
Director
近藤勇 池田屋騒動
Director
Onna no ryūkō
Screenplay
Thousand Spears of Kikuchi: Sydney Special Attack Unit
Director
Shadow Over Fuji
Director
Vengeance at Iga
Director
Akagaki Genzo
Director
Chushingura
Director
Kuriyama Daizen
Director
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
Director
Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
Director
Zoku Mito Kōmon
Director
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Director
Sonno Joi
Screenplay
Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
Director
Jiraika-gumi: Dai-nihen
Director
Mito Kōmon
Director
Araki Mataemon
Director
Iwami Jûtarô
Director
Shibukawa Bangorō