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Tomotaka Tasaka(1901-1974)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Tomotaka Tasaka was born on 14 April 1901 in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Five Scouts (1938), A Slope in the Sun (1958) and Ubaguruma (1956). He was married to Hisako Takihana. He died on 17 October 1974.
BornApril 14, 1901
DiedOctober 17, 1974(73)
BornApril 14, 1901
DiedOctober 17, 1974(73)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Five Scouts (1938)
Five Scouts
6.2
  • Director
  • 1938
A Slope in the Sun (1958)
A Slope in the Sun
7.4
  • Director
  • 1958
Ubaguruma (1956)
Ubaguruma
7.0
  • Director
  • 1956
A House in the Quarter (1963)
A House in the Quarter
7.0
  • Director
  • 1963

Credits

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Director

  • Sukurappu shûdan (1968)
    Sukurappu shûdan
    5.0
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Koto: The Lake of Tears (1966)
    Koto: The Lake of Tears
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Hiyameshi to Osan to Chan (1965)
    Hiyameshi to Osan to Chan
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Kinnosuke Nakamura in Shark (1964)
    Shark
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1964
  • A House in the Quarter (1963)
    A House in the Quarter
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Chiisakobe (1962)
    Chiisakobe
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Hadakakko (1961)
    Hadakakko
    8.1
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Zoku Shinran (1960)
    Zoku Shinran
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Kinnosuke Nakamura in Shinran (1960)
    Shinran
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Wakai kawa no nagare (1959)
    Wakai kawa no nagare
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1959
  • A Slope in the Sun (1958)
    A Slope in the Sun
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1958
  • Kyô no inochi (1957)
    Kyô no inochi
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1957
  • Ubaguruma (1956)
    Ubaguruma
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Jochûkko (1955)
    Jochûkko
    8.0
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Asama no karasu
    • Director
    • 1953

Writer

  • A House in the Quarter (1963)
    A House in the Quarter
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Chiisakobe (1962)
    Chiisakobe
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Wakai kawa no nagare (1959)
    Wakai kawa no nagare
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • A Slope in the Sun (1958)
    A Slope in the Sun
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Kyô no inochi (1957)
    Kyô no inochi
    5.2
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Jochûkko (1955)
    Jochûkko
    8.0
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Nagasaki no uta wa wasureji
    5.0
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Kaigun
    5.9
    • writer
    • 1943
  • Machi no tamashii
    • Writer (as Shirô Takashigeya)
    • 1940
  • Five Scouts (1938)
    Five Scouts
    6.2
    • story (as Shirô Takashigeya)
    • 1938
  • Gonin no yukaina aibô
    • story
    • 1931
  • Aiyoku no kiro
    • Writer
    • 1925

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Tôyô no Karumen
    • assistant director
    • 1925

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Shirô Takashigeya
  • Born
    • April 14, 1901
    • Hiroshima, Japan
  • Died
    • October 17, 1974
  • Spouse
    • Hisako Takihana
  • Relatives
    • Katsuhiko Tasaka(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He resumed directing and won the best director prize at the 1958 Blue Ribbon Awards for A Slope in the Sun, which starred Yujiro Ishihara.

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