
Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Biography
Kimiyoshi Yasuda 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.
Directing (45 movies)

Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
1971

Daimajin
1966

The Man Who Laughs Last
1949

Zatoichi on the Road
1963

Zatoichi's Cane Sword
1967

Zatoichi and the Fugitives
1968

Adventures of Zatoichi
1964

Zatoichi's Conspiracy
1973

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
1968

Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts
1969

Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
1964

That Night's Adventure
1948

Lefty Fencer
1969

Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
1965

Ame no Kudan-zaka
1962

Kumoemon to sono tsuma
1962

Sequel: Secret Report From A Women's Prison
1968

Second Generation Young Boss
1969

Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
1968

Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane
1960

Masseur’s Curse
1970

Izayoi kaidō
1951

Shirai Gonpachi
1956

Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang
1957

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
1957

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
1957

Hana no yukyo-den
1958

晴小袖
1961

Sworn Brothers
1969

The Hoodlum Priest
1967

The Elephant Who Waited
1949

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Man of Legend
1967

The Young Swordsman
1954

The Dancer and Two Warriors
1955
The Young Lord
1955

Fighting Letter for 29 People
1957

Megitsune Buro
1958

Hanatarō Jumon
1958

New Tengu from Mount Kurama
1965

Tokyo Gambler
1967

殺人者
1966

お嬢さん三度笠
1960

Maiko monogatari
1954
アベック・パトロール 赤い鍵
1951

関八州勢揃い
1954
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman | 1971 | Screenplay | 
| Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Kasane-ga-Fuchi | 1979 | Writer |