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Tadashi Sawashima
Tadashi Sawashima (沢島 忠, Sawashima Tadashi) (19 May 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Japanese film director and theatre director. He directed films from the 1950s to the 1970s. He died on 27 January 2018 of multiple organ failure at the age of 91.
Sawashima was born in Kotō, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. He joined the Toei Studio in 1950 and worked as an assistant director under Masahiro Makino and Kunio Watanabe before debuting as a director in 1957 with Torawakamaru the Koga Ninja. He is most known for his work in Toei's ninkyo eiga series, but he also directed entertainment jidaigeki featuring Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri, and Kinnosuke Nakamura. He directed his last film in 1977, and mostly directed stage productions after that. In his final years, he had been attempting to film a version of the Chushingura story, but did not succeed.
He was given a Special Award at the 40th Japan Academy Prize ceremony in 2017 for his career in cinema. He directed 49 films and wrote nine screenplays.
As director
Kyojin-gun monogatari: Susume eikô e
Maboroshi no Satsui
Onna no hanamichi
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Admiral Borneo: Betting at the Equator
Cry of the Mountain
Golden Ninja
The Protector
The Actress vs. the Greedy Sharks
Three Yakuza
Snake Princess: Oshima and Sentaro
The Tattooed Lord
Life of Hishakaku 3
間諜
Life of Hishakaku
Life of Hishakaku 2
Okashina yatsu
A Fishmonger's Tour
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi 2
Good Rascals
The Ambitious Youth
Travels of Hibari and Chiemi: The Tumultuous Journey
Drunken Sword
Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku
Bride of White Castle
The Shogun and the Fishmonger
A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
Case of a Young Lord 9: Black Camellia
Case of Umon: Hell’s Windmill
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger