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Eiichi Kudo

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Eiichi Kudo
Born(1929-07-17)17 July 1929
Died23 September 2000(2000-09-23) (aged 71)
Kyoto, Japan
OccupationFilm director
Years active1956-1998

Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi, 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director.[1] Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable being 13 Assassins (1963) and The Great Killing (1964).[2] He joined the Toei film company in 1952 and made his film director debut with Fukaku hichō in 1959.[3] His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.[4]

Kudo directed many television dramas, notably more than 50 episodes of the popular television jidaigeki Hissatsu series.[3]

He died of intracerebral hemorrhage on September 23, 1999.[3]

Filmography

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ "Eiichi Kudo". All Cinema. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ "デジタル大辞泉「工藤栄一」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "工藤栄一". 映画DB. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Berlinale: 1982 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
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