Tadashi Sawashima

Tadashi Sawashima

Tadashi Sawashima (沢島 忠, Sawashima Tadashi) (19 May 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Japanese film director and theatre director. He directed films from the 1950s to the 1970s. He died on 27 January 2018 of multiple organ failure at the age of 91. Sawashima was born in Kotō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He joined the Toei Studio in 1950 and worked as an assistant director under Masahiro Makino and Kunio Watanabe before debuting as a director in 1957 with Torawakamaru the Koga Ninja. He is most known for his work in Toei's ninkyo eiga series, but he also directed entertainment jidaigeki featuring Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri, and Kinnosuke Nakamura. He directed his last film in 1977, and mostly directed stage productions after that. In his final years, he had been attempting to film a version of the Chushingura story, but did not succeed. He was given a Special Award at the 40th Japan Academy Prize ceremony in 2017 for his career in cinema. He directed 49 films and wrote nine screenplays.

  • Title: Tadashi Sawashima
  • Popularity: 3.676
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1926-05-19
  • Place of Birth: Shiga Prefecture, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Kazuyoshi Takazawa, 鷹沢和善, Takasawa Kazuyoshi
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Tadashi Sawashima Movies

  • 1969
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    Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

    Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

    6.7 1969 HD

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  • 1957
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    Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja

    Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja

    7.7 1957 HD

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  • 1958
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    Ghost Story on Passage

    Ghost Story on Passage

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1961
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    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1971
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    幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    幻の殺意

    幻の殺意

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1963
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    Life of Hishakaku

    Life of Hishakaku

    8 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    A Fishmonger's Tour

    A Fishmonger's Tour

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1958
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    Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

    Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

    5.7 1958 HD

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  • 1961
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    A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

    A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

    5.5 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    Diary of a Wandering Lord

    Diary of a Wandering Lord

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1960
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    Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

    Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1958
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    Edo Girl Detective

    Edo Girl Detective

    5 1958 HD

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  • 1969
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    Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator

    Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator

    1 1969 HD

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  • 1977
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    Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

    Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

    Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e

    1 1977 HD

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  • 1965
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    Three Yakuza

    Three Yakuza

    7.8 1965 HD

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  • 1962
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    Good Rascals

    Good Rascals

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Hibari the Traveling Performer

    Hibari the Traveling Performer

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Hibari's Tale of Pathos

    Hibari's Tale of Pathos

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1958
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    Noble Tasuke

    Noble Tasuke

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1960
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    Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

    Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

    8 1960 HD

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  • 1959
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    One-Eyed Wolf

    One-Eyed Wolf

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Edo Official and Apprentice

    The Edo Official and Apprentice

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1961
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    Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

    Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1960
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    Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

    Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Ambitious Youth

    The Ambitious Youth

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Ambitious Youth

    The Ambitious Youth

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

    The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 3

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1965
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    Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro

    Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1960
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    Unwieldy Brothers

    Unwieldy Brothers

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1966
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    Golden Ninja

    Golden Ninja

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1959
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    Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men

    Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Protector

    The Protector

    7 1966 HD

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  • 1961
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    Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

    Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1963
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    Life of Hishakaku 2

    Life of Hishakaku 2

    8.2 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Okashina yatsu

    Okashina yatsu

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1961
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    Bride of White Castle

    Bride of White Castle

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

    8.5 1962 HD

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  • 1962
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    Drunken Sword

    Drunken Sword

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1959
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    House of Spider Webs

    House of Spider Webs

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    One-Eyed Wolf

    One-Eyed Wolf

    5.6 1959 HD

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  • 1965
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    Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro

    Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro

    1 1965 HD

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  • 1959
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    Gentle Breeze

    Gentle Breeze

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1959
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    Gentle Breeze

    Gentle Breeze

    5 1959 HD

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  • 1961
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    Bride of White Castle

    Bride of White Castle

    6 1961 HD

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  • 1962
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    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi

    8.5 1962 HD

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  • 1958
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    Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

    Isshin Tasuke: A World in Danger

    5.7 1958 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Pirates

    The Pirates

    7.2 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    Unwieldy Brothers

    Unwieldy Brothers

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1960
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    Scarier than the Devil

    Scarier than the Devil

    7 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Shogun and the Fishmonger

    The Shogun and the Fishmonger

    5.7 1961 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks

    The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1963
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    A Fishmonger's Tour

    A Fishmonger's Tour

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1959
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    Diary of a Wandering Lord

    Diary of a Wandering Lord

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1963
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    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1963
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    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2

    Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1961
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    A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

    A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji

    5.5 1961 HD

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  • 1960
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    Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

    Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

    8 1960 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks

    The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1960
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    Scarier than the Devil

    Scarier than the Devil

    7 1960 HD

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  • 1961
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    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

    Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Edo Official and Apprentice

    The Edo Official and Apprentice

    6 1959 HD

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  • 1964
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    Life of Hishakaku 3

    Life of Hishakaku 3

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1958
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    Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House

    Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1958
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    Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House

    Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1960
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    Samurai Vagabonds

    Samurai Vagabonds

    6 1960 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Tattooed Lord

    The Tattooed Lord

    8 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Tattooed Lord

    The Tattooed Lord

    8 1965 HD

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  • 1971
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    Onna no hanamichi

    Onna no hanamichi

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1971
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    Onna no hanamichi

    Onna no hanamichi

    1 1971 HD

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  • 1962
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    Drunken Sword

    Drunken Sword

    6 1962 HD

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    After 2 years of completely isolation in mountains, Musashi comes back in order to live a normal life. However, after his duel against Kojiro Sasaki...

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    After 2 years of completely isolation in mountains, Musashi comes back in order to live a normal life. However, after his duel against Kojiro Sasaki...

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  • 1970
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    1 1970 HD

    Set in the eighteenth century, during the reign of the fifth Tokugawa shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi. Akō-han is demolished by the Tokugawa shogunate....

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