Portrait of Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Directing

Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Career

Active from 1944 to 1979, busiest in 1956 with 8 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Zatoichi and the Fugitives
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kimiyoshi Yasuda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    0.8, average 3.0
  • Romance
    2.1, average 3.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.6, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Blind Swordsman 4
  • Samurai Film 3
  • Period Piece 3
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Mystery 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Zatoichi Film 2
  • Yakuza Conflict 2
  • Action-Packed 2
  • Revenge 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Yokai Monsters 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

83
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

4 titles · average score 71
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp
Japanese Ghost Story Masterpiece Theater: The Ghost of Kasane Swamp (1979)

Writer

Zatoichi's Conspiracy
Zatoichi's Conspiracy (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Ghost of Kasane Swamp
Ghost of Kasane Swamp (1970)

Director

1960s

31 titles · average score 69
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Lefty Fencer
Lefty Fencer (1969)

Director

Zatoichi and the Fugitives
Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair (1968)

Director

Zatoichi's Cane Sword
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Hoodlum Priest
The Hoodlum Priest (1967)

Director

Daimajin
Daimajin (1966)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan (1965)

Director

Adventures of Zatoichi
Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

Zatoichi on the Road
Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

1950s

41 titles
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri
Tsukikage Hyōgo: Jōdan kasumigiri (1959)

Director

Hana no yukyo-den
Hana no yukyo-den (1958)

Director

Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang
Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang (1957)

Director

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil (1957)

Director

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School (1957)

Director

Tsukiyo no aho dori
Tsukiyo no aho dori (1956)

Director

Ninjutsu musha shūgyō
Ninjutsu musha shūgyō (1956)

Director

The Dancer and Two Warriors
The Dancer and Two Warriors (1955)

Director

The Young Lord
The Young Lord (1955)

Director

関八州勢揃い
関八州勢揃い (1954)

Director

The Red Key
The Red Key (1951)

Director

Tetsuro no dankon
Tetsuro no dankon (1950)

Director

1940s

6 titles
The Man Who Laughs Last
The Man Who Laughs Last (1949)

Director

Haha koiboshi
Haha koiboshi (1949)

Director

The Elephant Who Waited
The Elephant Who Waited (1949)

Director

That Night's Adventure
That Night's Adventure (1948)

Director

Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki
Ouma wa nanajū nanaman seki (1944)

Director

Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō
Miyamoto musashi Ichijōji kettō (1942)

Assistant Director

1930s

1 title
Shunjû ittôryû
Shunjû ittôryû (1939)

Assistant Director