Sadao Nakajima

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
Nakajima Sadao is a Japanese film director and screenwriter known for his work in yakuza films and jidaigeki.

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.

(Source: Wikipedia) Edit Biography
Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1999
Movie
0.0
1991
Movie
0.0
1989
Movie
7.5
1988
Movie
7.0
1987
Movie
7.1
1981
Movie
2.0
1981
Movie
6.0
1974
Movie
7.0
1970
Drama
0.0
1970
Movie
0.0
1969
Drama
7.0
1965
Movie
0.0
Director
Year Title Type Rating
2016
Movie
8.0
1998
Movie
0.0
1994
Movie
0.0
1991
Movie
0.0
1990
Movie
7.8
1984
Movie
0.0
1981
Drama
0.0
1980
Drama
7.9
1978
Shag
Shag
Movie
0.0
1977
Movie
7.1
1976
Movie
0.0
1976
Movie
7.4
1975
Movie
1.0
1975
Movie
2.0
1975
Movie
4.0
1974
Movie
7.0
1974
Movie
3.0
1973
Movie
0.0
1971
Movie
0.0
1969
Movie
0.0
1967
Movie
9.0
1966
Movie
0.0
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
2019
Movie
6.3
1990
Movie
5.0
1983
Movie
0.0
1982
Seiha
Seiha
Movie
5.0
1979
Movie
6.9
1979
Movie
0.0
1977
Movie
8.0
1974
Movie
0.0
1974
Movie
5.9
1972
Movie
2.0
1967
Movie
0.0
Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1980
Jun
Jun
Movie
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2019
Funeral Master
Funeral Master
Japanese Movie, 2019,
[Boss] (Support Role)
[Boss]
Support Role
7.5
2016
Jidaigeki wa Shinazu: Chanbara Bigakukou
Jidaigeki wa Shinazu: Chanbara Bigakukou
Japanese Movie, 2016,
(Bit part)
Bit part
8.0
2015
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Mifune: The Last Samurai
Japanese Movie, 2015,
[Himself] (Main Role)
[Himself]
Main Role
9.0
2014
Uzumasa Limelight
Uzumasa Limelight
Japanese Movie, 2014,
(Bit part)
Bit part
7.4
Director
Year Title Type Rating
1993
Special
4.0
1991
Special
7.0
1989
Special
8.0
1989
Special
8.0
1987
Special
0.0
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  • First Name: Sadao
  • Family Name: Nakajima
  • 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

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