Yūzō Kawashima

Yūzō Kawashima

Director · Writer

Tanabu, Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
February 4, 1918

Biography

Yūzō Kawashima (川島雄三, Kawashima Yūzō, 4 February 1918 – 11 June 1963) was a Japanese film director, most famous for making tragi-comic films and satires.

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Yūzō Kawashima 1
Yūzō Kawashima 2

Representative Works

Temptation on Glamour Island
Temptation on Glamour Island
7.0
/ Japanese
Burden of Love
Burden of Love
6.8
/ Japanese
Tales of Ginza
Tales of Ginza
7.0
/ Japanese
The Temple of Wild Geese
The Temple of Wild Geese
6.5
/ Japanese
Hito mo arukeba
Hito mo arukeba
9.0
/ Japanese
Room for Let
Room for Let
7.0
/ Japanese
Aces Wild
Aces Wild
8.0
/ Japanese
Our Chief, Our Doctor
Our Chief, Our Doctor
8.0
/ Japanese
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
Kigeki: Tonkatsu ichidai
9.0
/ Japanese
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District
7.0
/ Japanese
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
7.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Temptation on Glamour Island
1959Nominee

Best Director

Temptation on Glamour Island

Burden of Love
1955Nominee

Best Director

Burden of Love

Tales of Ginza
1955Nominee

Best Director

Tales of Ginza

Career Highlights

The Temple of Wild Geese
1962Highlight

Best Director

The Temple of Wild Geese

Hito mo arukeba
1960Highlight

Best Director

Hito mo arukeba

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