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Yasushi Sasaki

Yasushi Sasaki

Directing·1908–1993·96 films

Yasushi Sasaki (佐々木 康) (25 January 1908 – 13 September 1993), aka Kō Sasaki, was a Japanese film director. He directed films from the 1920s to the 1960s.

As Director

A Spectacular Showdown
A Spectacular Showdown (1959)
The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence (1960)
The Forbidden Castle
The Forbidden Castle (1959)
The Acrobats of Death
The Acrobats of Death (1959)
Lord Mito
Lord Mito (1957)
An Edo Magistrate
An Edo Magistrate (1961)
Kisaragi Sword
Kisaragi Sword (1962)
Law in Ghost Island
Law in Ghost Island (1961)
Sword of Destiny
Sword of Destiny (1960)
Street of Wandering Men
Street of Wandering Men (1963)
Happily Tied to the Road
Happily Tied to the Road (1959)
Benten Kozo
Benten Kozo (1960)
Official with a Tattoo
Official with a Tattoo (1960)
Blooded Spear
Blooded Spear (1959)
Cases of Hanshichi
Cases of Hanshichi (1960)
A Warrior's Flute
A Warrior's Flute (1955)
Lovers' Duet
Lovers' Duet (1939)
Detective Duel
Detective Duel (1958)
Shadow Over Fuji
Shadow Over Fuji (1957)
Case of a Young Lord 8
Case of a Young Lord 8 (1960)
The Mysterious Cape
The Mysterious Cape (1963)
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy
Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy (1959)
The Lord's spy
The Lord's spy (1964)
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi (1958)
Keepers of Order
Keepers of Order (1962)
Traveling of Two Young Men
Traveling of Two Young Men (1961)
The Cave of the Vampire Bats
The Cave of the Vampire Bats (1961)
The Seven Vows
The Seven Vows (1956)
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley
The Swordsman In The Golden Valley (1960)
Winter Jasmine
Winter Jasmine (1942)
Avenging Father
Avenging Father (1956)
The Seven Vows, Part 2
The Seven Vows, Part 2 (1957)
Twenty-Year-Old Youth
Twenty-Year-Old Youth (1946)
New Woman Question and Answer
New Woman Question and Answer (1939)
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter
A Prisoner in Search of Daughter (1963)
A Young Rabble
A Young Rabble (1959)
Gekimetsu no uta
Gekimetsu no uta (1945)
Kirimaru Kirigakure
Kirimaru Kirigakure (1961)
Soyokaze
Soyokaze (1945)
The Swordsman and the Actress
The Swordsman and the Actress (1955)
Tengu Priest
Tengu Priest (1962)
The Lost Public Funds
The Lost Public Funds (1958)
Hibari is Fashion Crazy
Hibari is Fashion Crazy (1961)
The Seven Vows, Part 3
The Seven Vows, Part 3 (1957)
Farewell Tango
Farewell Tango (1949)
Tekka Wakashū
Tekka Wakashū (1962)
The Big Boss
The Big Boss (1963)
With Songs in My Heart
With Songs in My Heart (1958)
Queen of the Wind
Queen of the Wind (1938)
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery (1954)
Rascals! Go to Hell
Rascals! Go to Hell (1961)
The Mansion of Intrigue
The Mansion of Intrigue (1957)
Omoide no borero
Omoide no borero (1950)
Hotaru no hikari
Hotaru no hikari (1938)
快剣士・笑いの面
快剣士・笑いの面 (1956)
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return
Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return (1960)
Lords of Oppression 2
Lords of Oppression 2 (1957)
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa
Otoko dokyō no ayame kasa (1962)
The Medicine Case
The Medicine Case (1959)
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace (1955)
紺屋高尾
紺屋高尾 (1952)
Bannai Tarao Series Demon King of Kyokumadan
Bannai Tarao Series Demon King of Kyokumadan (1954)
The Roar of The Lion
The Roar of The Lion (1955)
続変化大名
続変化大名 (1954)
やくざ大名
やくざ大名 (1956)
ふり袖侠艶録
ふり袖侠艶録 (1955)
One-Eyed Detective
One-Eyed Detective (1953)
The Fighting Magistrate
The Fighting Magistrate (1955)
Yamitarô henka
Yamitarô henka (1955)
Hibari’s Favorite 2
Hibari’s Favorite 2 (1960)
Otome no iru kichi
Otome no iru kichi (1945)
直八子供旅
直八子供旅 (1958)
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
Bored Hatamoto Passes By (1953)
Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo
Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo (1955)
Women at War
Women at War (1939)
疾風愛憎峠
疾風愛憎峠 (1954)
The Fighting on The Trial
The Fighting on The Trial (1957)
A New Breeze
A New Breeze (1945)
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge
Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge (1955)
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special (1988)
一本刀土俵入 
一本刀土俵入  (1954)
Hiryū musō
Hiryū musō (1955)
Odoru ryûgûjô
Odoru ryûgûjô (1949)
Our Planes Fly South
Our Planes Fly South (1943)
憧れの星座 
憧れの星座  (1953)
Her Son Came Back
Her Son Came Back (1958)
Boy Aviation Pilots
Boy Aviation Pilots (1936)
River Washes Away the Moon
River Washes Away the Moon (1963)
Lords of Oppression
Lords of Oppression (1957)
The Happy Wanderer
The Happy Wanderer (1956)
Merry Migratory Birds
Merry Migratory Birds (1952)
Rumba of Passion
Rumba of Passion (1950)
The Man of Rumor
The Man of Rumor (1948)
47 Vendettas
47 Vendettas (1953)
Marching Song
Marching Song (1937)

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As Writer