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Eiichi Kudō

Known For
Directing

Known Credits
3

Gender
Male

Birthday
July 17, 1929 (96 years old)

Place of Birth
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan

Eiichi Kudō

Biography

Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi, 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. He directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. One of his most famous movies is the 1963 film 13 Assassins. This movie was remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike.

Known For

Directing

1998Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2...Director
1998Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu...Director
1997Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface...Director
1996Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf...Director
1996Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda...Director
1995Kumokiri Nizaemon...Director
1995Gokenin Zankuro...Director
1993Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears...Director
1992Chronicle of the Town Magistrate...Director
1992Taira no Kiyomori...Director
1992Catch Up...Director
1992Passion...Director
1991Nakibokuro...Director
1991Saito Dosan: Rage of Power...Director
1990Betrayal Tomorrow...Director
1989Water Moon...Director
1987おんなの密書...Director
1987The Eccentric Shinza...Director
1986Sure Death! 3...Director
1984Hanzo: The Razor...Director
1984Assassination Orders...Director
1983Nogare no machi...Director
1982Tonga Adventure Family...Director
1982The Dropout...Director
1982Cliff of Death...Director
1981Yokohama BJ Blues...Director
198147 Ronin and the Shadow Ninja...Director
1980Shadow Warriors...Director
1980Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo...Director
1979Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity...Director
1979Hissatsu Shigotonin...Director
1977I Can Hear the Sound of Festival...Director
1977Yokomizo Seishi Series...Director
1976Please Hire Me!...Director
1975Priest of Darkness...Director
1975Unified Shadows...Director
1974Wounded Angels...Director
1974The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges...Director
1973Dangerous Trade in Kobe...Director
1969The Fort of Death...Director
1968Industrial Spy...Director
1968A History of the Japanese Underworld...Director
1967Eleven Samurai...Director
1967A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance...Director
1966Convicted Woman...Director
1965Yakuza G-Men...Director
1965Chivalrous Nature...Director
1964The Great Killing...Director
196313 Assassins...Director
1963Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin...Director
1963Castle of Owls...Director
1963The Mysterious Purple Hood...Director
1962Revenge for His Lover...Director
1962Shimmering Sword...Director
1962The Princess and the Bearded Lord...Director
1961Travels of Gonkuro...Director
1961Yakuza Princess of Edo...Director
1961Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern...Director
1961A Fishwife's Tale...Director
1961Samurai Knights...Director
1961Flowers on the Road...Director
1960Heavenly Dragon...Director
1960Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain...Director
1960Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass...Director
1960Paper Crane Palanquin...Director
1960Lair of the Snakegod...Director
1960Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road...Director
1960Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba...Director
1959Secrets of Fuji 2...Director
1959Secrets of Fuji...Director
1958Roughneck From Asama...Assistant Director
1958Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins...Assistant Director

Writing

1998Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2...Screenplay
1997Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface...Screenplay
1996Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf...Screenplay
1992Catch Up...Screenplay
1991Nakibokuro...Screenplay
1983Nogare no machi...Screenplay
1969Sky Scraper!...Screenplay

Acting

1986A Homanceas
1985Love Letteras Man in Detention
1983The Catchas Bar Owner