| Akira Inoue | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1928-12-10)10 December 1928 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | 9 January 2022(2022-01-09) (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1960–2022 |
| Known for | Zatoichi's Revenge Nemuri Kyōshirō series |
Akira Inoue (井上昭, Inoue Akira, 10 December 1928 – 9 January 2022) was a Japanese film director.
Biography
He is known for directing many jidaigeki television dramas. In 1950, he joined the Daiei studio and started working as an assistant director. He made his director debut with Yureikoban in 1960. He directed a lot of jidaigeki television dramas from 1970s to 1980s.
In 1993, he directed Lone Wolf and Cub series film Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict, it was for the first time in 23 years he directed in the film.
Inoue died from a cerebral infarction and pneumonia on 9 January 2022, at the age of 93.
Selected filmography
Film
- Yurei Koban (1960) ) (First film Inoue directed.)
- Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
- Dr.Strong-arm (1966)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess (1966)
- The Whimsy of Cupid (1967)
- An Invitation to Jail (1967)
- Rikugun Nakano gakko: Mitsumei (1967)
- Rikugun Nakano gakkô: Kaisen zen'ya (1968)
- Woman's Prison'7 (1968)
- Duel at the Quay aka Kanto onna yakuza (1968)
- Kanto onna do konjo (1969)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict (1993)
- Konuka Ame (2017)
- Korosuna (2022)
Television
- Nemuri Kyōshirō (TV series) (1972) Episode 1, 6, 10, 12, 17, 18, 24, 26
- Unmeitōge (1974)
- Zatoichi Monogatari (1974-78)
- Tokyo Megure Keishi (1978)
- Nemuri Kyoshiro: Conspiracy at Edo Castle (1993)
- Kawaite sōrō Hahawa Ikiteita? (1993)
- Nemuri Kyoshiro: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro (1998)
- Kenkaku Shobai Sukedachi (2004)
References
- "井上昭監督の奇抜発想を支えた大映の制作布陣！――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場". 文春オンライン. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- "井上昭". Eiga.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- "井上昭". webcatplus. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- "今に伝える造り込む技術 大映京都撮影所の遺産". 日本経済新聞. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- "井上 昭". 日本映画監督協会. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- "子連れ狼 その小さき手に". 一般社団法人 日本映画製作者連盟. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- 映画監督の井上昭氏死去 (in Japanese)
- "幽霊小判". eiga.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
External links
- Inoue Akira at IMDb
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