

Directing
Daisuke Itō
- Titles
- 88movies
- Career
Active from 1921 to 1970, busiest in 1927 and 1928 with 5 main titles each.
- Directed
- 54titles as director
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert71/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical9.3average 2.6
- Melancholy7.3average 4.7
- Pathos6.7average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.7average 3.3
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Violence5.0average 4.3
- Nostalgia4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.7, average 5.3
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Coming of Age2.0, average 3.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Samurai Film 2
- Historical Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Akira IfukubeComposerThe Conspirator, Zatoichi and the Chess Expert, The Motherland Far Far Away, Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu, The King, +7 more- MMitsuzō MiyataEditorThe Woman and the Pirate, Five Men of Edo, Initiation of the Two-Sword Style, The Gay Masquerade, The Inner Palace Conspiracy, +5 more
Denjirō ŌkōchiActorTange Sazen - Dai-ippen, Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu Swordfighting, Jirokichi the Rat, An Unforgettable Grudge, Blood Spattered at Takadanobaba, +2 more- HHideo IshimotoCinematographerAn Heir's Place, I Saw a Phantom Fish, Five Men of Edo, Les Miserables I: God and the Devil, The Inner Palace Conspiracy, +2 more
Kazuo HasegawaActorAn Actor's Revenge, An Heir's Place, The Woman and the Pirate, Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Cursed Coin, An Actor's Revenge, +1 more- FFuji YahiroWriter元祿美少年記, Five Men of Edo, The Gay Masquerade, Tōkai suikoden, The Story of Shunkin, +1 more
- HHiromitsu KarasawaCinematographerMan-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword, Jirokichi the Rat, Zuku ôoka seidan mazo kaiketsu-hen, Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode, Suronin Chuya, +1 more
Shintarō KatsuActorZatoichi and the Chess Expert, Samurai Vendetta, The Gay Masquerade, The Thieves' Who's Who, Tsukinode no ketto
Kazuo MiyagawaCinematographerScarred Yosaburo, The Woman and the Pirate, The Gay Masquerade, Yari-odori gojūsantsugi, Suttobi kago- IIchirō SaitōComposerScarred Yosaburo, Samurai Vendetta, The Gay Masquerade, Woman on the Night Train, Tsukinode no ketto
Ryōsuke KagawaActorInitiation of the Two-Sword Style, Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy, Miyamoto Musashi - Battle at Han'nya Hill, The Grand Master
Ryūnosuke TsukigataActorInitiation of the Two-Sword Style, Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword, The Inner Palace Conspiracy, Kunisada Chūji: Shinshū komoriuta
Movies and TV shows
281960s
12 titles · average score 71

Broken Swords (1969)
Writer

The Thieves' Who's Who (1966)
Screenplay
71
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Screenplay

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu (1965)
Director, Screenplay

Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai (1963)
Director, Screenplay

Zoku ôsho (1963)
Screenplay

The Life of Rikisha-Man (1963)
Screenplay

The King (1962)
Screenplay, Director

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 (1962)
Director, Screenplay

Mask of the Moon (1961)
Screenplay

Scarred Yosaburo (1960)
Director, Writer

Tsukinode no ketto (1960)
Screenplay, Director
1950s
8 titles · average score 70
70
Samurai Vendetta (1959)
Adaptation, Screenplay

The Woman and the Pirate (1959)
Director, Adaptation

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (1959)
Screenplay, Director

Blooms of Hell (1957)
Screenplay, Director

Life of Geisha (1955)
Screenplay, Director

The Vassal's Neck (1955)
Screenplay, Director

An Heir's Place (1953)
Director, Writer
1940s
1 title

The Grand Master (1948)
Director, Writer
1930s
2 titles

Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen (1933)
Writer, Director

Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One (1930)
Director, Writer
1920s
5 titles

Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen (1928)
Director, Screenplay

Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode (1927)
Director, Writer

Gerou (1927)
Screenplay, Director

An Unforgettable Grudge (1926)
Screenplay, Director

Yama no senroban (1923)
Writer
