Eizo Yamagiwa

Yamagiwa Eizo

  • Name: Yamagiwa Eizo
  • Native name: 山際永三
  • Also Known as: やまぎわ えいぞう
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: July 22, 1932
  • Died: November 28, 2024
Yamagiwa Eizo is a Japanese film director, director, and critic from Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. He is Ishii Teruo's production representative and managing director of the Directors Guild of Japan. He graduated from Keio University Faculty of Letters, Department of French Literature. His grandson is Yamagiwa Kaito, an actor.

After joining Shintoho Film Manufacturing Co., Ltd., he became an assistant director in "Tasogare Sakaba" (1955) directed by Uchida Tomu.

After the bankruptcy of Shintoho in 1961, he made his directorial debut with "Kyonetsu no Hate". Since 1964, he has directed many television films exclusively for international broadcasting. He became freelance in 1969.

Since the beginning of the 2000s, he has been directing stage plays.

He died on November 28, 2024, at the age of 92. Edit Biography
Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1961
Movie
5.0
Director
Year Title Type Rating
1983
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0.0
1980
Drama
0.0
1979
Drama
8.5
1975
Drama
0.0
1974
Drama
7.2
1974
Drama
0.0
1974
Drama
7.4
1973
Movie
0.0
1973
Movie
0.0
1973
Drama
7.3
1973
Drama
2.0
1973
Drama
2.0
1972
Drama
0.0
1972
Drama
7.1
1971
Drama
2.0
1971
Drama
7.5
1967
Comet-san
Comet-san
Drama
7.7
1966
Drama
0.0
1966
Drama
0.0
1963
Drama
0.0
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
1961
Movie
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2010
Teruo Ishii Movie Soul
Teruo Ishii Movie Soul
Japanese Movie, 2010,
(Support Role)
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0.0
Director
Year Title Type Rating
1981
Special
0.0
1963
Special
0.0
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  • First Name: Eizo
  • Family Name: Yamagiwa
  • Native name: 山際永三
  • Also Known as: やまぎわ えいぞう
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: July 22, 1932
  • Died: November 28, 2024

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