About Sadao Nakajima
Lived 1934 – 2023 (aged 88). Sadao Nakajima was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki.
Career Born in Tōgane, Chiba, he attended Hibiya High School and then the University of Tokyo before joining the Toei studio in 1959. Working at Toei's Kyoto studio, he served as an assistant director under such directors as Masahiro Makino, Tadashi Imai, and Tomotaka Tasaka. He made his directorial debut in 1964 with Kunoichi Ninpō, and won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1966 for Yakuza (893) Gurentai, the first gendaigeki shot at Toei's Kyoto studio. He directed such popular film series as Kogarashi Monjirō and Nihon no Don, and also worked in television. From 1987 to 2008 he served as a professor of the Osaka University of Arts.
Selected filmography
(screenplay)
- Co-directed with Kinji Fukasaku and Jun'ya Satō
- TV movie (screenplay)
- TV movie - Documentary
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Who was Sadao Nakajima?
Japanese film director
When was Sadao Nakajima born?
Sadao Nakajima was born on 8 August 1934 in Chiba Prefecture.
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Sadao Nakajima died on 11 June 2023 in Kyoto.
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Sadao Nakajima was a film director and screenwriter.
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Sadao Nakajima was Japanese.
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