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Yasushi Sasaki(1908-1993)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Yasushi Sasaki began his career working miscellaneous jobs at Shochiku Studio where he was also taught by and worked with Yasujirō Ozu. In the 1950s and now a director in his own right Sasaki moved to Toei Studio where he worked on several jidaei geki or period films and its samurai-related sub-category, chambara films.
BornJanuary 25, 1908
DiedSeptember 13, 1993(85)
BornJanuary 25, 1908
DiedSeptember 13, 1993(85)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Hibari ohako: Benten Kozô
  • Director
  • 1960
The Seven Vows: Part 3 (1957)
The Seven Vows: Part 3
4.1
  • Director
  • 1957
The Seven Vows: Part 1 (1956)
The Seven Vows: Part 1
4.8
  • Director
  • 1956
Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion (1957)
Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion
5.3
  • Director
  • 1957

Credits

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Director



  • Hiken Nagareboshi Oran
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969–1970
  • Surônin Hanayama Daikichi
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969–1970
  • Surônin Tsukikage Hyôgo
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1968
  • Shinsengumi keppûroku (1965)
    Shinsengumi keppûroku
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1965–1966
  • Shinobi no daimyo
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Zangetsu Ôkawa nagashi
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Kumokiri gokumonchô
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Saigo no kaoyaku
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Minoru Chiaki and Utaemon Ichikawa in Rôningai no kaoyaku (1963)
    Rôningai no kaoyaku
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no Ryûjin Misaki (1963)
    Hatamoto taikutsu otoko: Nazo no Ryûjin Misaki
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Obozu tengu
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Tekka wakashu
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Keepers of Order (1962)
    Keepers of Order
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Otoko dokyô no ayame kasa
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Kisaragi musô ken (1962)
    Kisaragi musô ken
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1962

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Mr. Thank You (1936)
    Mr. Thank You
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1936
  • Kinkanshoku (1934)
    Kinkanshoku
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1934
  • Daigaku no wakadanna (1933)
    Daigaku no wakadanna
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1933
  • Japanese Girls at the Harbor (1933)
    Japanese Girls at the Harbor
    7.0
    • assistant director
    • 1933
  • Mitsuko Ichimura, Yoshiko Okada, and Den Obinata in Nakinureta haru no onna yo (1933)
    Nakinureta haru no onna yo
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1933
  • The Lady and the Beard (1931)
    The Lady and the Beard
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1931
  • Tatsuo Saitō and Kinuyo Tanaka in I Flunked, But... (1930)
    I Flunked, But...
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1930
  • Mori no kajiya (1929)
    Mori no kajiya
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1929

Writer



  • Hibari ohako: Benten Kozô
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion (1957)
    Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • The Seven Vows: Part 3 (1957)
    The Seven Vows: Part 3
    4.1
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • The Seven Vows: Part 2 (1957)
    The Seven Vows: Part 2
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • 1957
  • The Seven Vows: Part 1 (1956)
    The Seven Vows: Part 1
    4.8
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Yume ôki koro
    • screenplay
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ko Sasaki
  • Born
    • January 25, 1908
    • Japan
  • Died
    • September 13, 1993

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