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Junji Kurata(1930-2002)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
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Junji Kurata was born on 18 January 1930 in Yokohama, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Ninja in Moonshade (1963), Maboroshi kurozukin - yami ni tobu kage (1967) and Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977). He died on 21 January 2002 in Kyoto, Japan.
BornJanuary 18, 1930
DiedJanuary 21, 2002(72)
BornJanuary 18, 1930
DiedJanuary 21, 2002(72)
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Known for

Ninja in Moonshade (1963)
Ninja in Moonshade
  • Director
  • 1963
Maboroshi kurozukin - yami ni tobu kage (1967)
Maboroshi kurozukin - yami ni tobu kage
3.6
  • Director
  • 1967
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977)
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
4.3
  • Director
  • 1977
Jûbei ansatsu-ken (1964)
Jûbei ansatsu-ken
6.5
  • Director
  • 1964

Credits

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Director



  • Chôshichirô Edo nikki
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1991
  • Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977)
    Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds
    4.3
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Shintarō Katsu in Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (1974)
    Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1974
  • Akakage (1969)
    Akakage
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie (1969)
    Akakage: 3-D Adventure Movie
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Maboroshi kurozukin - yami ni tobu kage (1967)
    Maboroshi kurozukin - yami ni tobu kage
    3.6
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Jûbei ansatsu-ken (1964)
    Jûbei ansatsu-ken
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Ninja in Moonshade (1963)
    Ninja in Moonshade
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Edo ninpô jô: Nanatsu no kage
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Jigoku no kagebôshi
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Yami ni warau tekkamen
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Ningyô Sashichi torimonojô: Yami ni warau tekka-men
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Ningyô Sashichi torimonojô: Kyôfu no tôrima
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Gokai senryo yari (1961)
    Gokai senryo yari
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Yogiri no nagawakizashi
    • Director
    • 1961

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Ôedo no kyôji (1960)
    Ôedo no kyôji
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Yumiharizuki: Dai ni-hen: Unmei no shiranui hime
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Genjutsu kagebôshi: Kai kenshi bonten maru
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Genjutsu kagebôshi
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Chinsetsu yumiharizuki: Dai ichi-hen: Chikushi no wakamusha
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Tsukibue-bi fue: Dai ni-hen: Hakuba sora o tobu
    • assistant director
    • 1955
  • Tsukibue-bi fue dai ichi-hen: Gekka no wakamusha
    • assistant director
    • 1955

Actor



  • Flames of Blood (1981)
    Flames of Blood
    6.7
    • 1981
  • Beast in the Shadows (1977)
    Beast in the Shadows
    6.7
    • 1977

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 18, 1930
    • Yokohama, Japan
  • Died
    • January 21, 2002
    • Kyoto, Japan(pneumonia)

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