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Kunio Watanabe

Kunio Watanabe

Directing·1899–1981·75 films

Kunio Watanabe was born on June 3, 1899 in Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Ikoku no oka (1949), Rajo no urei (1950) and Onna Sanshiro (1950). He died on November 5, 1981.

As Director

The Loyal 47 Ronin
The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo
Mito Komon’s Journey to Ezo (1961)
The Two Musashis
The Two Musashis (1960)
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima
Ghost Cat of Nabeshima (1949)
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky
Toward the Decisive Battle in the Sky (1943)
Oath on the Burning Sands
Oath on the Burning Sands (1940)
Dawn of Judo
Dawn of Judo (1970)
Ambush at Iga Pass
Ambush at Iga Pass (1958)
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)
Three Generations of Company Presidents
Three Generations of Company Presidents (1956)
Tomboy Samurai
Tomboy Samurai (1958)
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion
Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)
Cosmetic Sales Competition
Cosmetic Sales Competition (1963)
音楽大進軍
音楽大進軍 (1943)
Snake Princess
Snake Princess (1959)
Musashibo Benkei
Musashibo Benkei (1942)
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.1 (1952)
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness
Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness (1958)
Devil's Nursery Rhyme
Devil's Nursery Rhyme (1961)
First Love of Okon
First Love of Okon (1958)
Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru
Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru (1954)
Return to Japan
Return to Japan (1949)
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven
Long Swords of the Loyal Forty-Seven (1962)
Nonki saiban
Nonki saiban (1955)
花吹雪男祭り 
花吹雪男祭り  (1952)
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2
Tale of A Company Boss Pt.2 (1961)
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition (1956)
Hibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of Yukinojo
Hibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of Yukinojo (1957)
South Pacific Waves Are High
South Pacific Waves Are High (1962)
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo
Shigemori Goes To Tokyo (1954)
風来物語任侠篇
風来物語任侠篇 (1959)
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.2 (1952)
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado
The Prickly-Mouthed Geisha Goes to Sado (1961)
Dai Abare Tokaido
Dai Abare Tokaido (1958)
Enoken’s Boxing Generation
Enoken’s Boxing Generation (1949)
Pleasant Company
Pleasant Company (1962)
Merciless Blade Part 2
Merciless Blade Part 2 (1953)
Song of Kagoshima
Song of Kagoshima (1962)
The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume
The Tattooed Magistrate: Cherry Blossoms Dance Volume (1950)
365 Nights
365 Nights (1962)
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed (1957)
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha and the Girl of Osaka (1962)
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion (1954)
Goblin Warrior
Goblin Warrior (1955)
Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki
Mito Kōmon Manyu-ki (1938)
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman
Morishige is a Fake Gentleman (1955)
Echigo jishi-sai
Echigo jishi-sai (1960)
はだか大名 前篇
はだか大名 前篇 (1952)
Nangoku Taiheiki
Nangoku Taiheiki (1954)
The Jumping Magistrate
The Jumping Magistrate (1952)
The Burning Prison
The Burning Prison (1950)
Enoken's Home Run King
Enoken's Home Run King (1948)
のど自慢三羽烏
のど自慢三羽烏 (1951)
A Storm Zone
A Storm Zone (1959)
The Sun
The Sun (1953)
The Singing Baseball Kid
The Singing Baseball Kid (1951)
風来物語 あばれ飛車
風来物語 あばれ飛車 (1960)
Hibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part II
Hibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part II (1957)
はだか大名 後篇
はだか大名 後篇 (1952)
The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume
The Tattooed Magistrate: Fallen Flowers Showdown Volume (1950)
Merciless Blade Part 3
Merciless Blade Part 3 (1953)
Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi
Zoku nangoku taiheiki: Satsunan no arashi (1954)
Tomboy Daughter Diary
Tomboy Daughter Diary (1955)
爆笑天国 とんち教室
爆笑天国 とんち教室 (1954)
The Old Man of the Propeller
The Old Man of the Propeller (1939)
Morishige's Honeymoon
Morishige's Honeymoon (1956)
大当り黄金狂時代 
大当り黄金狂時代  (1952)
Merciless Blade
Merciless Blade (1953)
Bridal Candidates
Bridal Candidates (1955)
Diary of a Bride
Diary of a Bride (1934)
Beauty
Beauty (1946)
Hills of a Foreign Country
Hills of a Foreign Country (1949)
春よいづこ
春よいづこ (1940)
The Night Before the Meiji Restoration
The Night Before the Meiji Restoration (1941)

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As Writer