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.

(Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1969	Onihei Hankacho	Drama	0.0
1969	Mito Komon	Drama	7.0

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