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Eizô Tanaka(1886-1968)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Eizô Tanaka was born on 3 November 1886 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Kyôya erimise (1922), Hashimoto Sanai (1938) and Namiko (1932). He died on 13 June 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornNovember 3, 1886
DiedJune 13, 1968(81)
BornNovember 3, 1886
DiedJune 13, 1968(81)
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Kyôya erimise
  • Director(as Eizo Tanaka)
  • 1922
Hashimoto Sanai
  • Director(as Eizo Tanaka)
  • 1938
Namiko (1932)
Namiko
5.3
  • Director(as Eizo Tanaka)
  • 1932
Ikeru Shikabane (1918)
Ikeru Shikabane
  • Director(as Eizo Tanaka)
  • 1918

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Director



  • Hashimoto Sanai
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1938
  • Namiko (1932)
    Namiko
    5.3
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1932
  • Wasurenagusa
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1923
  • Mittsu no tamashii
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1923
  • Sannin Zuma
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1923
  • Dokuro no mai
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1923
  • Tsuma to tsuma
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1922
  • Koi yori shi e
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1922
  • Koi no wakarejî
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1922
  • Irô tazuna
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1922
  • Kyôya erimise
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1922
  • Chikyôdai
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1922
  • Yasaka no hômare
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1921
  • Yae no shiokaze
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1921
  • Shisen no kanata
    • Director (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1921

Writer



  • Hashimoto Sanai
    • story and screenplay (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1938
  • Majutsu no joô
    • Writer (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1936
  • Koi no hodô
    • screenplay
    • story (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1934
  • Five Women Around Him (1927)
    Five Women Around Him
    • Writer (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1927
  • Kaminingyô no haru no sasayaki (1926)
    Kaminingyô no haru no sasayaki
    6.3
    • Writer (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1926
  • Kyôya erimise
    • screenplay
    • story (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1922

Actor



  • Trumpet shônen
    Short
    • 1955
  • Hideko Takamine in Gan (1953)
    Gan
    7.4
    • Zenkichi, Otama's father (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1953
  • Till We Meet Again (1950)
    Till We Meet Again
    7.0
    • The president of the art publishing company (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1950
  • Pen itsuwarazu, bôryoku no machi (1950)
    Pen itsuwarazu, bôryoku no machi
    6.9
    • (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1950
  • Toshirô Mifune, Keiko Awaji, and Takashi Shimura in Stray Dog (1949)
    Stray Dog
    7.8
    • Old Doctor (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1949
  • Onna no issho
    • (as Eizo Tanaka)
    • 1949

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Eizo Tanaka
  • Born
    • November 3, 1886
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • June 13, 1968
    • Tokyo, Japan

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