About Yoshiki Onoda
Born 1925. Yoshiki Onoda is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
is a Japanese film director and writer.
Biography Born in Tokyo, the family then moved to Korea. In 1947, he moved back to Japan to work as an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa at the Toho studios. In 1958 he directed his first film, Hitogui Ama.
Personal life He was married to actress Mitsuya Utako from 1960 to her death in 2004.
Filmography Hitogui Ama (1958) Onna Dorei-sen (also known as Female Slave Ship) (1960) Onna Gankutsu-ō (1960) Edo no Kaze (1975~1981) TV Tokyo Megure Keishi (1978) TV Edo no Uzu (1978) TV Edo no Gekitou (1979) TV Onihei Hankachō TV Onihei's Detective Records (1995) Shigosen no Yume (2001) Kenkaku Shōbai: Haru no Arashi (2008), TV movie
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Who is Yoshiki Onoda?
Japanese film director
When was Yoshiki Onoda born?
Yoshiki Onoda was born on 12 July 1925 in Tokyo.
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Yoshiki Onoda is a film director and screenwriter.
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Yoshiki Onoda is Japanese.
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