沢島忠
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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.
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それからの武蔵
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間諜
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新選組
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一心太助 男一匹道中記
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股旅 三人やくざ
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江戸っ子判官とふり袖小僧
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若さま侍捕物帖 黒い椿
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酔いどれ無双剣
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人生劇場 新 飛車角
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人生劇場 飛車角
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水戸黄門 助さん格さん大暴れ
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富士に立つ若武者
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のれん一代 女侠
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大江戸評判記 美男の顔役
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幻の殺意
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忍術御前試合
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家光と彦左と一心太助
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続々べらんめえ芸者
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冒険大活劇 黄金の盗賊
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小判鮫 お役者仁義
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人生劇場 続 飛車角
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海賊八幡船
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右門捕物帖 地獄の風車
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殿さま弥次喜多 捕物道中
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サラリーマン一心太助
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右門捕物帖 片眼の狼
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ひばり・チエミのおしどり千両傘
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若さま侍捕物帖 紅鶴屋敷
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ひばり・チエミの弥次喜多道中
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暴れん坊兄弟
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