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Eizô Sugawa(1930-1998)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Eizô Sugawa was born on 8 September 1930. He was a director and writer, known for Tobu yume wo shibaraku minai (1990), Beast Alley (1965) and The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973). He died on 6 October 1998 in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.
BornSeptember 8, 1930
DiedOctober 6, 1998(68)
BornSeptember 8, 1930
DiedOctober 6, 1998(68)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Tobu yume wo shibaraku minai (1990)
Tobu yume wo shibaraku minai
7.6
  • Director(as Eizo Sugawa)
  • 1990
Ryô Ikebe and Junko Ikeuchi in Beast Alley (1965)
Beast Alley
6.2
  • Director(as Eizo Sugawa)
  • 1965
Fran Setzer in The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)
The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
6.2
  • Director
  • 1973
Furankī Sakai, Tadao Takashima, and Izumi Yukimura in You Can Succeed, Too (1964)
You Can Succeed, Too
6.8
  • Director(as Eizo Sugawa)
  • 1964

Credits

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Director

  • Tobu yume wo shibaraku minai (1990)
    Tobu yume wo shibaraku minai
    7.6
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1990
  • River of Fireflies (1987)
    River of Fireflies
    7.8
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1987
  • Hito wa sore o scandal to iu
    TV Series
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1978
  • Japanese Belly Button (1977)
    Japanese Belly Button
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Yajû shisubeshi: fukushû no mekanikku (1974)
    Yajû shisubeshi: fukushû no mekanikku
    7.1
    • Director (as Eizô Sudo)
    • 1974
  • Fran Setzer in The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)
    The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Hyaku-nin no daibôken
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1972
  • Hyakuman-nin no dai-gasshô
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Nippon ichi no danzetsu otoko
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1969
  • Burakku comedi (1969)
    Burakku comedi
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1969
  • Sarariiman akuto jutsu
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1968
  • Nippon ichi no uragiri-otoko
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1968
  • Pomegranate Time
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Ryô Ikebe and Junko Ikeuchi in Beast Alley (1965)
    Beast Alley
    6.2
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1965
  • Furankī Sakai, Tadao Takashima, and Izumi Yukimura in You Can Succeed, Too (1964)
    You Can Succeed, Too
    6.8
    • Director (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1964

Writer

  • Tobu yume wo shibaraku minai (1990)
    Tobu yume wo shibaraku minai
    7.6
    • screenplay (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1990
  • Ruten no umi
    5.0
    • Writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1990
  • River of Fireflies (1987)
    River of Fireflies
    7.8
    • Writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1987
  • Mado no naka no satsujin
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1983
  • Umi wa yuuwaku suru abunai koibito
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Yajû shisubeshi: fukushû no mekanikku (1974)
    Yajû shisubeshi: fukushû no mekanikku
    7.1
    • screenplay (as Eizô Sudo)
    • 1974
  • Fran Setzer in The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)
    The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
    6.2
    • adapt (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1973
  • Burakku comedi (1969)
    Burakku comedi
    • writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1969
  • Sarariiman akuto jutsu
    • writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1968
  • Ryô Ikebe and Junko Ikeuchi in Beast Alley (1965)
    Beast Alley
    6.2
    • Writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1965
  • Furankī Sakai, Tadao Takashima, and Izumi Yukimura in You Can Succeed, Too (1964)
    You Can Succeed, Too
    6.8
    • Writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1964
  • Taiyô wa yondeiru
    • writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1963
  • Okâsan
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Otona niwa wakaranai: Seishun hakusho
    • writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1958
  • A Dangerous Hero (1957)
    A Dangerous Hero
    8.5
    • Writer (as Eizo Sugawa)
    • 1957

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Chikage Awashima and Isao Kimura in Summer Clouds (1958)
    Summer Clouds
    7.4
    • chief assistant director
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Eizô Sudo
  • Born
    • September 8, 1930
  • Died
    • October 6, 1998
    • Meguro, Tokyo, Japan(heart failure)

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