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Akira Inoue

Director, Writer

December 10, 1928 — January 9, 2022 (93 years)
Akira Inoue was born on 10 December 1928 in Kyoto, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Showdown at Night's End (1964) and Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell 2 (1982). He died on 9 January 2022 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Zatoichi Monogatari
    Zatoichi Monogatari4 seasons
  • Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
    Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow1996
  • Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
    Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle1993
  • Nemuri Kyoshiro: Full Moon Killing IV
    Nemuri Kyoshiro: Full Moon Killing IV1998

Known For

  • Zatoichi's Revenge
    Zatoichi's Revenge1965
  • The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
    The Tale of Zatoichi Continues1962
  • An Actor's Revenge
    An Actor's Revenge1963
  • Monkey
    Monkey2 seasons
  • Buddha
    Buddha1961
  • Zatoichi Monogatari
    Zatoichi Monogatari4 seasons
  • Jirocho Fuji
    Jirocho Fuji1959
  • Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
    Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow1996
  • Hanzo, the Razor
    Hanzo, the Razor2004
  • Shadow Hunters
    Shadow Hunters1983
  • The Law of Hell
    The Law of Hell1982
  • The Night before Pearl Harbor
    The Night before Pearl Harbor1968
  • Secret Assignment
    Secret Assignment1967
  • Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
    Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle1993
  • A Samurai's Sorrow
    A Samurai's Sorrow1993
  • Kanto Woman Yakuza
    Kanto Woman Yakuza1968
  • The Fir Trees Remain
    The Fir Trees Remain1983
  • Korosuna
    Korosuna2022

Filmography

2022
Korosuna
2017
小ぬか雨
2016
Onihei Gaiden: The Fourth Wife
2013
Onihei Gaiden: Promised in the Shadows
2011
Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro's Face
2007
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
2004
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
1998
Nemuri Kyoshiro: Full Moon Killing IVOn Plex
1998
Kagerō 4
1998
Kagerô 4
1997
Benkei
1996
Nemuri Kyoshiro: Full Moon Killing IIIOn Plex
1994
Hanzo, the Razor
1993
Nemuri Kyoshiro: Full Moon Killing IIOn Plex
1993
A Samurai's Sorrow
1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict
1983
The Fir Trees Remain
1983
Shadow Hunters
1982
The Law of Hell
1982
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
1982
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell 2
1981
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
1978
Monkey
1975
Unified Shadows
1974
Zatoichi: The Blind SwordsmanOn Plex
1974
Unmeitōge
1968
Kanto Woman Yakuza
1968
Rikugun Nakano gakkô: Kaisen zen'ya
1967
Rikugun Nakano gakko: Mitsumei
1966
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Mask of the Princess
1965
Zatoichi's Revenge

1982
The Law of Hell · as Screenplay
1982
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell 2 · as Screenplay
1981
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell

1963
An Actor's Revenge · as Assistant Director
1962
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues · as Assistant Director
1961
Buddha · as Assistant Director
1960
Agent Shiranui · as Assistant Director
1959
Samurai Vendetta · as Assistant Director
1959
Jirocho at Mount Fuji · as Assistant Director
1959
Wakaki hi no Nobunaga · as Assistant Director