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Kôsaku Yamashita(1930-1998)

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  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Kôsaku Yamashita was born on 10 December 1930 in Akune, Kagoshima, Japan. He was a director and actor, known for Night Train (1987), Kuroi tsume (1964) and The Valiant Red Peony (1968). He was married to Tomoko Yamashita. He died on 6 December 1998 in Kyoto, Japan.
BornDecember 10, 1930
DiedDecember 6, 1998(67)
BornDecember 10, 1930
DiedDecember 6, 1998(67)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Night Train (1987)
Night Train
6.4
  • Director
  • 1987
Kuroi tsume (1964)
Kuroi tsume
  • Director
  • 1964
The Valiant Red Peony (1968)
The Valiant Red Peony
6.9
  • Director
  • 1968
Unperishable Sword (1960)
Unperishable Sword
  • Director
  • 1960

Credits

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Director



  • Yakuza Ladies Revisited 2
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Minamoto Yoshitsune (1991)
    Minamoto Yoshitsune
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle (1990)
    Yakuza Ladies: The Final Battle
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Sydne Rome in Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho (1988)
    Another Way: D-Kikan-Joho
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Magistrate's Diary (1987)
    Magistrate's Diary
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Ryoma wo kitta otoko
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1987
  • The Orphaned Geisha (1987)
    The Orphaned Geisha
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Night Train (1987)
    Night Train
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1987
  • The Last True Yakuza (1985)
    The Last True Yakuza
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Shura no mure (1984)
    Shura no mure
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Chôshichirô Edo nikki
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1991
  • Nemuri Kyôshirô: Burai Hikae (1983)
    Nemuri Kyôshirô: Burai Hikae
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Purple Hood: Secret of the Gold
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Yami wo Kire (1981)
    Yami wo Kire
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Kaigenrei no yoru (1980)
    Kaigenrei no yoru
    • Director
    • 1980

Actor



  • Yokosuka Navy Prison (1973)
    Yokosuka Navy Prison
    6.7
    • 1973

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style (1963)
    Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1963

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  • Born
    • December 10, 1930
    • Akune, Kagoshima, Japan
  • Died
    • December 6, 1998
    • Kyoto, Japan(organ failure)
  • Spouse
    • Tomoko Yamashita(2 children)
  • Children
      Koichiro Yamashita

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