Sadao Nakajima (中島貞夫, Nakajima Sadao, August 8, 1934 – June 11, 2023) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki.
Sadao Nakajima | |
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 Sadao Nakajima in 1967 | |
| Born | August 8, 1934 |
| Died | June 11, 2023 (aged 88) Kyoto City, Japan |
| Occupation | Film director |
Career
editBorn in Tōgane, Chiba Prefecture, he attended Hibiya High School and then the University of Tokyo before joining the Tōei studio in 1959.[1] Working at Tōei's Kyoto studio, he served as an assistant director under such directors as Masahiro Makino, Tadashi Imai, and Tomotaka Tasaka.[2] He made his directorial debut in 1964 Kunoichi ninpō and won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1966 for Yakuza (893) gurentai, the first gendaigeki shot at Tōei's Kyoto studio.[3][4] He directed such popular film series as Kogarashi Monjirō and Nihon no don, and also worked on television.[1] His 1985 film Seburi monogatari was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival.[5] From 1987 to 2008 he served as a professor of the Osaka University of Arts.[4] He has directed over 60 films in his career.
Nakajima died from pneumonia on June 11, 2023, at the age of 88.[6]
Selected filmography
edit- Kunoichi ninpō (くノ一忍法) (1964)
- Kunoichi Keshō (くノ一化粧) (1964)
- Yakuza (893) gurentai (893愚連隊) (1966)
- Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (日本暗殺秘録, Nihon ansatsu hiroku) (1969)
- Kogarashi Monjirō (1972)
- Aesthetics of a Bullet (鉄砲玉の美学, Teppōdama no bigaku) (1973)
- Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School (女番長 感化院脱走, Sukeban: Kankain Dassô) (1973)
- Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle (1973)
- Bohachi Bushido Saburai (1974) -Script
- Crazed Beast (狂った野獣, Kurutta yajû) (1976)
- Yakuza sensō: Nihon no Don (やくざ戦争 日本の首領) (1977)
- Sanada Yukimura no Bōryaku (1979)
- Conquest (1982)
- Theater of Life (人生劇場, Jinsei gekijō) (1983) co-directed with Kinji Fukasaku and Jun'ya Satō
- Appassionata (序の舞, Jo no mai) (1984)
- Seburi monogatari (1985)
- Takeda Shingen (武田信玄) (1988) (TV Movie)
- Shogun's Shadow (1989) (Screenplay)
- Nemuri Kyoshiro: The Man with No Tomorrow (1996) (TV Movie)
- Chambara: The Art of Japanese Swordplay (2015)
- Love's Twisting Path (2019)
References
edit- ^ a b "Nakajima Sadao". Nihon jinmei daijiten + Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Eiga kantoku Nakajima Sadao intabyū". Bunka kaigi (in Japanese). 19 October 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Nihon Eiga Kantoku Kyōkai Shinjinshō" (in Japanese). Directors Guild of Japan. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Eiga kantoku Nakajima Sadao ga kōen". Keiji jānaru (in Japanese). Leaf. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1985 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ "Sadao Nakajima, Japanese Director of 'Gokudo no Onna-tachi' Film Series, Dead at 88". THE JAPAN NEWS. 2023-06-15. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
Bibliography
edit- Nakajima, Sadao (2004). Shingo Kōno (ed.). Yūgeki no bigaku: eiga kantoku Nakajima Sadao (in Japanese). Tokyo: Waizu Shuppan. ISBN 4-89830-173-8.
External links
edit- Sadao Nakajima at IMDb
- Nakajima Sadao at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)