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Kenzō Masaoka(1898-1988)

  • Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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Kenzō Masaoka was born on 5 October 1898 in Osaka, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Kai no kyûden (1927), Sea Palace (1930) and The Spider and the Tulip (1943). He died in 1988 in Suita, Osaka, Japan.
BornOctober 5, 1898
Died1988
BornOctober 5, 1898
Died1988
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Known for

Kai no kyûden
  • Director(as Dombei Masaoka)
  • 1927
Sea Palace
Short
  • Director(as Kenzô Masaoka)
  • 1930
The Spider and the Tulip (1943)
The Spider and the Tulip
6.6
Short
  • Director(as Kenzô Masaoka)
  • 1943
Bakahachi to jôshu-sama
Short
  • Director(as Kenzô Masaoka)
  • 1931

Credits

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Director

  • Tora-chan Ship Sweeper (1950)
    Tora-chan Ship Sweeper
    6.5
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1950
  • Little Tiger and Bride (1948)
    Little Tiger and Bride
    6.5
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1948
  • Abandoned Cat Little Tora (1947)
    Abandoned Cat Little Tora
    7.0
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1947
  • Cherry Blossom: Spring Fantasy (1946)
    Cherry Blossom: Spring Fantasy
    6.7
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1946
  • The Spider and the Tulip (1943)
    The Spider and the Tulip
    6.6
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1943
  • Fuku-chan kishu
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1942
  • Mangwa: Shin saru kani gassen (1939)
    Mangwa: Shin saru kani gassen
    5.5
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1939
  • Benkei tai Ushiwaka (1939)
    Benkei tai Ushiwaka
    6.0
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1939
  • Nyan no urashima
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1939
  • Yakko no Takohei: Otomo wa tsuyoi ne
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1938
  • The Sparrows' Lodge (1936)
    The Sparrows' Lodge
    5.8
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1936
  • Mori no yosei
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1935
  • Tâchan no kaibutsu taiji
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1935
  • Ta-chan's Underwater Adventure (1935)
    Ta-chan's Underwater Adventure
    5.2
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1935
  • The Dance of the Chagamas (1935)
    The Dance of the Chagamas
    5.7
    Short
    • Director (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1935

Additional Crew

  • Karita boshi
    Short
    • original drawings (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1941
  • Ôatari Bumbuku
    Short
    • original drawings (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1940
  • Yume no majutsushi
    Short
    • original drawings (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1940
  • Karasu no hoken kanyu-in
    Short
    • original drawings (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1940
  • Mori no yakyu-dan
    Short
    • original drawings (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1934
  • Adauchi karasu
    Short
    • original drawings (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1934
  • Gang to odoriko
    Short
    • original drawings (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1934
  • Chikara to onna no yo no naka (1933)
    Chikara to onna no yo no naka
    Short
    • original drawings (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1933

Writer

  • The Spider and the Tulip (1943)
    The Spider and the Tulip
    6.6
    Short
    • writer (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1943
  • Kachikachi yama
    Short
    • Writer (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1940
  • The Dance of the Chagamas (1935)
    The Dance of the Chagamas
    5.7
    Short
    • Writer (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1935
  • Sea Palace
    Short
    • Writer (as Kenzô Masaoka)
    • 1930
  • Kai no kyûden
    • Writer (as Dombei Masaoka)
    • 1927

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dombei Masaoka
  • Born
    • October 5, 1898
    • Osaka, Japan
  • Died
    • 1988
    • Suita, Osaka, Japan

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