Eiichi Kudo

Biography

Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi, 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. He directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. One of his most famous movies is the 1963 film 13 Assassins. This movie was remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike.

Most Famous Work

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Shadow Warriors

(1980) Director

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13 Assassins

(1963) Director

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The Great Duel

(1964) Director

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Hissatsu Shigotonin

(1979) Director

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Gokenin Zankuro

(1995) Director

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Wounded Angels

(1974) Director

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Eleven Samurai

(1967) Director

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Castle of Owls

(1963) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1986	N/A	A Homance 1986-10-10 Movie
1985	Man in Detention	Love Letter 1985-10-05 Movie
1983	Bar Owner	The Catch 1983-10-29 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1998	Director	Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2 1998-06-27 Movie
	Director	Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu 1998-01-01 TV Show
1997	Director	Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Director	Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 1996-06-27 Movie
1995	Director	Gokenin Zankuro 1995-01-01 TV Show
1993	Director	Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears 1993-05-08 Movie
1992	Director	Chronicle of the Town Magistrate 1992-12-23 Movie
	Director	Taira no Kiyomori 1992-07-25 Movie
	Director	Catch Up 1992-07-10 Movie
	Director	Passion 1992-04-25 Movie
1991	Director	Saito Dosan: Rage of Power 1991-01-03 Movie
1990	Director	Betrayal tomorrow 1990-09-14 Movie
1989	Director	Water Moon 1989-12-16 Movie
1986	Director	Sure Death! 3 1986-05-24 Movie
1984	Director	Hanzo: The Razor 1984-02-16 Movie
	Director	Assassination Orders 1984-02-02 Movie
1983	Director	Nogare no machi 1983-10-15 Movie
1982	Director	Tonga Adventure Family 1982-11-25 Movie
	Director	The Dropout 1982-10-02 Movie
	Director	Shi no dangai 1982-01-26 Movie
1981	Director	Yokohama BJ Blues 1981-04-25 Movie
1980	Director	Shadow Warriors 1980-04-01 TV Show
	Director	Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo 1980-02-23 Movie
1979	Director	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Aftermath 1979-05-26 Movie
	Director	Hissatsu Shigotonin 1979-05-18 TV Show
1974	Director	Wounded Angels 1974-10-05 TV Show
	Director	The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges 1974-03-01 Movie
1973	Director	Dangerous Trade in Kobe 1973-06-07 Movie
1969	Director	The Fort of Death 1969-12-13 Movie
1968	Director	Industrial Spy 1968-05-21 Movie
	Director	A History of the Japanese Underworld 1968-01-14 Movie
1967	Director	Eleven Samurai 1967-12-16 Movie
	Director	A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	Director	Convicted Woman 1966-03-13 Movie
1965	Director	Yakuza G-Men 1965-11-13 Movie
	Director	Chivalrous Nature 1965-08-01 Movie
1964	Director	The Great Duel 1964-06-03 Movie
1963	Director	13 Assassins 1963-12-07 Movie
	Director	Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin 1963-09-21 Movie
	Director	Castle of Owls 1963-03-24 Movie
	Director	The Mysterious Purple Hood 1963-01-27 Movie
1962	Director	Revenge for His Lover 1962-11-11 Movie
	Director	Shimmering Sword 1962-07-01 Movie
	Director	The Princess and the Bearded Lord 1962-03-14 Movie
1961	Director	Travels of Gonkuro 1961-12-06 Movie
	Director	Yakuza Princess of Edo 1961-09-13 Movie
	Director	Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern 1961-08-01 Movie
	Director	A Fishwife's Tale 1961-05-31 Movie
	Director	Samurai Knights 1961-05-11 Movie
	Director	Flowers on the Road 1961-01-21 Movie
1960	Director	Heavenly Dragon 1960-10-23 Movie
	Director	Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain 1960-09-12 Movie
	Director	Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass 1960-08-27 Movie
	Director	Paper Crane Palanquin 1960-07-05 Movie
	Director	Lair of the Snakegod 1960-04-12 Movie
	Director	Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road 1960-03-08 Movie
	Director	Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba 1960-03-01 Movie
1959	Director	Secrets of Fuji 2 1959-09-08 Movie
	Director	Secrets of Fuji 1959-09-02 Movie
1958	Assistant Director	Roughneck From Asama 1958-12-02 Movie
	Assistant Director	Edo Girl Detective 1958-04-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1998	Screenplay	Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2 1998-06-27 Movie
1997	Screenplay	Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface 1997-01-01 Movie
1996	Screenplay	Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 1996-06-27 Movie
1992	Screenplay	Catch Up 1992-07-10 Movie
1983	Screenplay	Nogare no machi 1983-10-15 Movie
1969	Screenplay	Sky Scraper! 1969-05-14 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv