Sadao Arai

Funatoko Sadao

  • Name: Funatoko Sadao
  • Native name: 船床定男
  • Also Known as: ふなとこ さだお, 荒井定男
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: February 5, 1932
  • Died: February 22, 1972
Funatoko Sadao was a director and film director born in Kyoto, Japan. His real name was Arai Sadao.

In 1958, at the age of 26 and without prior directing experience, he directed the first Japanese serialized TV movie, "Gekkou Kamen."

Despite being diagnosed with tongue cancer around 1970, he continued directing but unfortunately passed away at the age of 40 in 1972.

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1969 Mito Komon
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  • First Name: Sadao
  • Family Name: Arai
  • Native name: 船床定男
  • Also Known as: ふなとこ さだお, 荒井定男
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: February 5, 1932
  • Died: February 22, 1972

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