About
Tomiyasu Ikeda
Overview
Japanese director and screenwriter. Directed nearly 90 films and wrote nearly 80 screenplays between 1924 and 1954 , he also appeared as an actor in about fifteen films between 1921 and 1960. In 1921 Ikeda was discovered by actor Matsunosuke Onoe and joined Nikkatsu Kyoto. After the Great Kanto Earthquake on September 1, 1923 (Taisho 12), the staff of the contemporary drama club moved from Nikkatsu's Tokyo Mukaishima studio, and in the process of moving from an actor to a director. In 1921 director Ikeda filmed his debut film "Watashîmori to Samurai" - first work in "Nikkatsu Kyoto's historical drama " in which an actress is appointed in place of the Onnagata.
Known for
Acting |
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1962 | Denshichi Torimonocho: Man without Shadow | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1960 | Heavenly Dragon | Actor | Fujihachi | 59 Average |
1960 | Paper Crane Palanquin | Actor | 59 Average |
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1959 | Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun | Actor | 59 Average |
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1959 | The Unleashed Lord | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1958 | Girl with the Fire Banner | Actor | 59 Average |
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1957 | Torawakamaru, the Koga Ninja | Actor | Tokugawa Ieyasu | 59 Average |
1922 | Shibukawa Bangorō | Actor | 59 Average |
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Directing |
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1942 | Vengeance at Iga | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1938 | Akagaki Genzo | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1938 | Chushingura | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1936 | Kuriyama Daizen | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1931 | The 26 Martyrs of Japan | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1928 | Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1928 | Zoku Mito Kōmon | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1927 | Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1927 | Sonno Joi | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1927 | Zōho kaitei Chūshingura | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1927 | Jiraika-gumi: Dai-nihen | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1926 | Mito Kōmon | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1924 | Iwami Jûtarô | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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1938 | Akagaki Genzo | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1936 | Kuriyama Daizen | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1931 | The 26 Martyrs of Japan | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1928 | Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1928 | Zoku Mito Kōmon | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1927 | Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1927 | Sonno Joi | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1927 | Zōho kaitei Chūshingura | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1924 | Iwami Jûtarô | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |