Nakajima Sadao
- Name: Nakajima Sadao
- Native name: 中島貞夫
- Also Known as: なかじま さだお
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: August 8, 1934
- Died: June 11, 2023
Born in Chiba Prefecture, 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 Makino Masahiro, Imai Tadashi, and Tasaka Tomotaka. He made his directorial debut in 1964 Kunoichi Ninpo 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 Monjiro and Nihon no Don, and also worked on television. His 1985 film Seburi Monogatari was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. From 1987 to 2008 he served as a professor of the Osaka University of Arts. He has directed over 60 films in his career.
He died on June 11, 2023 at the age of 88 due to pneumonia.
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Screenwriter
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| Gokudo no Onnatachi: Akai Satsui | 0.0 |
| Don ni Natta Otoko | 0.0 |
| Shogun's Shadow | 7.5 |
| The Boss Wife | 7.0 |
| Tokyo Bordello | 7.1 |
| Burning Brave | 2.0 |
| The Kamikaze Adventurers | 6.0 |
| Saburai: Way of the Bohachi | 7.0 |
| Kazerai Sensei | 0.0 |
| Three Female Hornets | 0.0 |
| Mito Komon | 7.0 |
| Osaka Dokonjo Monogatari: Doeraiyatsu | 0.0 |
Director
Screenwriter & Director
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| Love's Twisting Path | 6.3 |
| Turbulent 1750 Days | 5.0 |
| Theater of Life | 0.0 |
| Seiha | 5.0 |
| The Shogun Assassins | 6.9 |
| Socho Nokubi | 0.0 |
| Japanese Humanity and Justice | 8.0 |
| Gokudo VS Mamushi | 0.0 |
| Jeans Blues: No Future | 5.9 |
| Kogarashi Monjiro | 2.0 |
| Diaries Of The Kamikaze | 0.0 |
Producer
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| Jun | 0.0 |
Movie
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
|
Funeral Master
Japanese Movie, 2019,
[Boss]
(Support Role)
|
7.5
|
|
Jidaigeki wa Shinazu: Chanbara Bigakukou
Japanese Movie, 2016,
(Bit part)
|
8.0
|
|
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Japanese Movie, 2015,
[Himself]
(Main Role)
|
9.0
|
|
Uzumasa Limelight
Japanese Movie, 2014,
(Bit part)
|
7.4
|
Director
| Title | Rating |
|---|---|
| Tenka o Totta Otoko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi | 4.0 |
| Takeda Shingen | 7.0 |
| Sakamoto Ryoma | 8.0 |
| Sakamoto Ryoma | 8.0 |
| Yume zo Mishi | 0.0 |
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