Teinosuke Kinugasa

Teinosuke Kinugasa

WriterDirectorDirectingProducerActor Jan 1 (died age 86) Kameyama, Mie, Japan 1918–1976 (58 year career)
6.2 avg rating

Biography

Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助 Kinugasa Teinosuke) (1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese actor and film director. He was born in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture and died in Kyoto. Kinugasa won the 1954 Palme d'or at Cannes for Jigokumon (The Gate of Hell). Kinugasa was among the pioneers of Japanese film, but began his career as an actor specializing in female roles (onnagata) at the Nikkatsu studio. When Japanese cinema began using actresses in the early 1920s, he switched to directing and w…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (89)

Movies (89)

A Portrait of Shunkin

A Portrait of Shunkin

1976

Screenplay

7.3
The Little Runaway

The Little Runaway

1966

Director

1.0
An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

1963

Screenplay

6.6
Bronze Magician

Bronze Magician

1963

Director

6.9
Bronze Magician

Bronze Magician

1963

Screenplay

6.9
When Women Lie

When Women Lie

1963

Director

7.0
The Lightning Sword

The Lightning Sword

1962

Screenplay

8.0
Okoto and Sasuke

Okoto and Sasuke

1961

Director

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

1961

Screenplay

7.0
Blind Devotion

Blind Devotion

1961

Director

Blind Devotion

Blind Devotion

1961

Writer

Satan's Sword

Satan's Sword

1960

Screenplay

6.5
What Price Love?

What Price Love?

1960

Screenplay

Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

1960

Screenplay

6.4
The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

1960

Director

The Song Lantern

The Song Lantern

1960

Screenplay

The Beloved Image

The Beloved Image

1960

Screenplay

Jōen

Jōen

1959

Director

Jōen

Jōen

1959

Screenplay

Stop the Old Fox

Stop the Old Fox

1959

Director

5.0
Stop the Old Fox

Stop the Old Fox

1959

Writer

5.0
Actor Shark

Actor Shark

1959

Screenplay

The Barbarian and the Geisha

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958

Script Supervisor

5.9
The Snowy Heron

The Snowy Heron

1958

Director

4.0
The Snowy Heron

The Snowy Heron

1958

Screenplay

4.0
Inazuma Kaidō

Inazuma Kaidō

1957

Writer

Floating Vessel

Floating Vessel

1957

Director

Floating Vessel

Floating Vessel

1957

Screenplay

Secret of Naruto

Secret of Naruto

1957

Director

6.9
Secret of Naruto

Secret of Naruto

1957

Screenplay

6.9
Three Women Around Yoshinaka

Three Women Around Yoshinaka

1956

Director

8.0
Three Women Around Yoshinaka

Three Women Around Yoshinaka

1956

Screenplay

8.0
Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

1956

Director

7.0
Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

1956

Screenplay

7.0
Flowery Hood

Flowery Hood

1956

Writer

The Magistrate

The Magistrate

1955

Writer

The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

1955

Director

6.0
The Romance of Yushima

The Romance of Yushima

1955

Screenplay

6.0
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1955

Director

Iroha Elegy

Iroha Elegy

1955

Screenplay

Iroha Elegy

Iroha Elegy

1955

Writer

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot

1954

Screenplay

Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell

1953

Director

7.1
Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell

1953

Screenplay

7.1
Dedication of the Great Buddha

Dedication of the Great Buddha

1952

Director

Dedication of the Great Buddha

Dedication of the Great Buddha

1952

Screenplay

Lantern Under a Full Moon

Lantern Under a Full Moon

1951

Director

Lantern Under a Full Moon

Lantern Under a Full Moon

1951

Screenplay

Lantern Under a Full Moon

Lantern Under a Full Moon

1951

Writer

Four Love Stories

Four Love Stories

1947

Director

5.8
Actress

Actress

1947

Director

Actress

Actress

1947

Writer

Lord for a Night

Lord for a Night

1946

Director

8.0
Kanchō umi no bara

Kanchō umi no bara

1945

Director

The Battle of Kawanakajima

The Battle of Kawanakajima

1941

Director

The Battle of Kawanakajima

The Battle of Kawanakajima

1941

Writer

Zoku Hebihimesama

Zoku Hebihimesama

1940

Director

Zoku Hebihimesama

Zoku Hebihimesama

1940

Screenplay

The Snake Princess

The Snake Princess

1940

Director

The Snake Princess

The Snake Princess

1940

Screenplay

The Siege of Osaka

The Siege of Osaka

1937

Director

The Siege of Osaka

The Siege of Osaka

1937

Screenplay

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

1936

Director

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

Yukinojō henge, Kanketsu-hen

1936

Screenplay

An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

1935

Director

5.2
An Actor's Revenge

An Actor's Revenge

1935

Writer

5.2
With a Single Sword Bale

With a Single Sword Bale

1934

Director

With a Single Sword Bale

With a Single Sword Bale

1934

Screenplay

Genpei the Carp

Genpei the Carp

1933

Director

Genpei the Carp

Genpei the Carp

1933

Writer

Two Lanterns

Two Lanterns

1933

Director

Two Lanterns

Two Lanterns

1933

Screenplay

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1932

Director

The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin

1932

Screenplay

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

1932

Director

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

1932

Screenplay

Reimei izen

Reimei izen

1931

Director

Crossroads

Crossroads

1928

Director

6.5
Crossroads

Crossroads

1928

Writer

6.5
Benten kozo

Benten kozo

1928

Director

Chronicles of a Sea Country

Chronicles of a Sea Country

1928

Director

Demon Thistle

Demon Thistle

1927

Director

A Page of Madness

A Page of Madness

1926

Director

7.3
A Page of Madness

A Page of Madness

1926

Producer

7.3
A Page of Madness

A Page of Madness

1926

Writer

7.3
The Sun

The Sun

1925

Director

Two Little Birds

Two Little Birds

1923

Director

Two Little Birds

Two Little Birds

1923

Screenplay

Konishi Junsa

Konishi Junsa

1922

Director

3.0