Eiichi Kudo
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Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi, 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director.[1] Kudo directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998, the most notable being 13 Assassins (1963) and The Great Killing (1964).[2] He joined the Toei film company in 1952 and made his film director debut with Fukaku hichō in 1959.[3] His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.[4]
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Eiichi Kudo | |
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Born | (1929-07-17)17 July 1929 Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan |
Died | 23 September 2000(2000-09-23) (aged 71) Kyoto, Japan |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1956-1998 |
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Kudo directed many television dramas, notably more than 50 episodes of the popular television jidaigeki Hissatsu series.[3]
He died of intracerebral hemorrhage on September 23, 1999.[3]