Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896–1982)

Director | Actor | Writer

Former female impersonator who entered films in 1917 as an actor, turned to directing in 1922 and ...

Born: January 1, 1896
Died: February 26, 1982 (age 86)

Filmography

Known For

Gate of Hell Director (1953)
Shirasagi Director (1958)
Daibutsu kaigen Director (1952)
Known For

Aru yo no tonosama Director (1946)
Director

Chiisai tôbôsha (1966)
Yôsô (1963)
Uso (1963)
Okoto to Sasuke (1961)
Midaregami (1961)
Uta andon (1960)
Jôen (1959)
Kagerô ezu (1959)
Haru kôrô no hana no en (1958)
Shirasagi (1958)
Ôsaka no onna (1958)
Naruto hichô (1957)
Ukifune (1957)
Sparks (1956)
Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki (1956)
Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna (1956)
Onna keizu: Yushima no shiraume (1955)
Bara ikutabika (1955)
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi (1955)
Tekka bugyo (1954)
Hana no nagadosu (1954)
Yuki no yo no ketto (1954)
Gate of Hell (1953)
Zoku Shurajô hibun - Hiun no maki (1952)
Shurajô hibun - Sôryû no maki (1952)
Daibutsu kaigen (1952)
Meigetsu somato (1951)
Tsuki no wataridori (1951)
Beni kômori (1950)
Satsujinsha no kao (1950)
Koga yashiki (1949)
The Remora Part 2 (1949)
The Remora Part 1 (1948)
Joyu (1947)
Four Love Stories (1947)
Aru yo no tonosama (1946)
Kanjôkai no bara (1945)
Susume dokuritsuki (1943)
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)
Zoku Hebihimesama (1940)
Hebihimesama (1940)
Kuroda seichuroku (1938)
Hitohada kan'non - Dai ippen (1937)
Ôsaka natsu no jin (1937)
Yukinojô henge, Kanketsu-hen (1936)
Yukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihen (1935)
Kurayami no Ushimatsu (1935)
Nagurareta Kochiyama (1934)
Kutsukate Tokijiro (1934)
Ippon-gatana dohyo iri (1934)
Fuyuki shinju (1934)
Tenichibo to Iganosuke (1933)
Futatsu doro (1933)
Koina no Ginpei (1933)
Chûshingura (1932)
Ikinokotta Shinsengumi (1932)
Chûshingura - Kôhen: Edo no maki (1932)
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki (1932)
Nezumikozô Jirokichi (1932)
Tôjin Okichi (1931)
Reimei izen (1931)
Josei no kagayaki (1930)
Crossroads (1928)
Chokun yasha (1928)
Kaikokuki (1928)
Kyôrakû hîcho (1928)
Benten kozo (1928)
Meoto boshi (1927)
Gekka no kyojin (1927)
Dochu sugoroku kago (1927)
Dochu sugoroku bune (1927)
Gekka no kyôto (1927)
Gekka no kyôto (1927)
Akatsuki no yushi (1927)
Hikuidori (1927)
Goyôsen (1927)
Myôtoboshi (1927)
Kinnô jidai (1927)
Oni azami (1927)
Ojô Kichiza (1927)
Kirinji (1926)
Teru hi kumoru hi daiippen (1926)
Teru hi kumoru hi dainihen (1926)
A Page of Madness (1926)
Tenichibo to Iganosuke (1926)
Ekisutora gâru (1925)
Wakaki hi no Chuji (1925)
Shinju yoimachigusa (1925)
Jashumon no onna (1925)
Extra Girl (1925)
Hanashi (1925)
Nichirin (1925)
Midagahara no satsujin (1925)
Tsukigata Hanpeita (1925)
Koi to bushi (1925)
Yuri keiji (1924)
Sekî no fufumatsû (1924)
Sabishiki mura (1924)
Nusumî (1924)
Mirsu (1924)
Kyôren no mai (1924)
Arashî no seireî (1924)
Tsuma no himitsu (1924)
Shohin - Shuto (1924)
Shohin - Shusoku (1924)
Kyoren no buto (1924)
Koi towa narinu (1924)
Koi (1924)
Kishin Yuri keiji (1924)
Kiri no ame (1924)
Hanasaka jijii (1924)
Kanojo no unmei - Kôhen (1924)
Kanojo no unmei: Zenpen (1924)
Tsubamê no uta (1923)
Konjiki yasha: Kanichi no maki (1923)
Kâ no yama koete (1923)
Jôyu ni koishitâ kojikî (1923)
Onna-yo ayamaru nakare (1923)
Ma no ike (1923)
Konjiki yasha: Miya no maki (1923)
Jinsei o mitsumete (1923)
Niwa no kotori (1923)
Aru shinbun kisha no shuki (1922)
Hibana (1922)
Choraku no kanatae (1922)
Director

Aa, Konishi junsa (1922)
Actor

Wakakî tsumâ no shî (1923)
Tsuyuko no ichinen (1923)
Tsumi ni sâsu kage (1923)
Shiranui (1923)
Rosô no koî (1923)
Nusumareta (1923)
Chichi to tsumi (1923)
Aijô no kiwamî (1923)
Washizumura no musume (1922)
Ai no izumi (1922)
Himonya Bidan (1922)
Eien no nazo (1922)
Hibana (1922)
Midori no makiba (1922)
Aa, Konishi junsa (1922)
Koi no higanoko (1921)
Hachimanyâ No Mûsume (1920)
Chiriyuku hana (1920)
Niko Saigo no Hi (1920)
Kataonami Awabi Uri (1920)
Saisoki Yingying (1920)
Shin nozakimura (1919)
Yabanjin Azuma Terunosuke (1919)
Tsukinu Urami (1919)
Hototogisu (1919)
Koi no Gisei (1919)
Ono ga tsumi (1919)
Shinbun Uriko (1919)
Shinbashi Jowa (1919)
Uki shizumi (1919)
Hyôshitô Rinchû (1919)
Zoku konjiki yasha (1918)
Onna kuzuya (1918)
Koi no ukishima (1918)
Akatsuki (1918)
Dokuen (1918)
Futari Musume (1918)
Geppaku (1918)
Gisei (1918)
Kuni No Homare Fumikiriban Himonya Bidan (1918)
Kobonno (1918)
Kuro Suisho (1918)
Chichiyâ No Mûsume (1918)
Chichî No Namidâ (1918)
Ryôen Rokû (1918)
Kyôenrokû (1918)
Chî Kyodaî (1918)
Âni to Ôtoto (1918)
Nânashoku Yûbiwâ (1918)
Ônna Kâtagi (1918)
Onna ichidai (1918)
Sakura no sono (1918)
Shîn Shoshû Rei (1918)
Sûterâreta Haha (1918)
Usuki en (1918)
Yoshiô (1918)
Ikeru Shikabane (1918)
Matsukaze Murasame (1918)
Nogi shôgun Aa, Nogi Taîsyo (1918)
Chikyôdai (1918)
Konjiki yasha (1918)
Actor

Yûkieda fujin (1918)
Writer

Shunkinsho (1976)
Yôsô (1963)
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Nukiuchi garasu (1962)
Okoto to Sasuke (1961)
Satan's Sword 3: The Final Chapter (1961)
Midaregami (1961)
Satan's Sword (1960)
Shirakoya Komako (1960)
Jôen (1959)
Kagerô ezu (1959)
Haru kôrô no hana no en (1958)
Shirasagi (1958)
Ôsaka no onna (1958)
Inazuma kaidô (1957)
Ukifune (1957)
Sparks (1956)
Tsukigata Hanpeita: Hana no maki; Arashi no maki (1956)
The Flowery Hood (1956)
Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru sannin no onna (1956)
Onna keizu: Yushima no shiraume (1955)
Iroha Elegy (1955)
Bara ikutabika (1955)
Tenka no nera ubishonin (1955)
The Magistrate (1955)
Kawa no aru shitamachi no hanashi (1955)
Hana no nagadosu (1954)
Tange Sazen: Kokezaru no tsubo (1954)
Yuki no yo no ketto (1954)
Gate of Hell (1953)
Asama no karasu (1953)
Zoku Shurajô hibun - Hiun no maki (1952)
Daibutsu kaigen (1952)
Tsuki no wataridori (1951)
Satsujinsha no kao (1950)
Koga yashiki (1949)
The Remora Part 2 (1949)
The Remora Part 1 (1948)
Joyu (1947)
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)
Zoku Hebihimesama (1940)
Hebihimesama (1940)
Tsukigata hanpeita (1939)
Hitohada kan'non - Dai ippen (1937)
Yukinojô henge, Kanketsu-hen (1936)
Yukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihen (1935)
Fuyuki shinju (1934)
Koina no Ginpei (1933)
Chûshingura (1932)
Chûshingura - Kôhen: Edo no maki (1932)
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki (1932)
Crossroads (1928)
A Page of Madness (1926)
Midagahara no satsujin (1925)
Koi to bushi (1925)
Hanasaka jijii (1924)
Kanojo no unmei - Kôhen (1924)
Writer

Kanojo no unmei: Zenpen (1924)
Producer

A Page of Madness (1926)
Script and Continuity Department

The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Tsukigata hanpeita (1939)

All Filmography

Awards

4 wins & 2 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 549-555. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

Personal Details

Born

January 1, 1896
Mie Ken, Japan

Died

February 26, 1982 (age 86)
Kyoto, Japan

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