Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Kimiyoshi Yasuda (born February 15, 1911 Tokyo, Japan, died July 26, 1983) was a Japanese film director from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman. He signed with Nikkatsu Kyoto studio as an assistant director and started working as an assistant director under Sadao Yamanaka and Hiroshi Inagaki etc. He made his directorial debut with Ouma wa Nanajyunana-mangoku in 1944.
Photo: Daiei Film, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
