Akira Inoue was born on 10 December 1928 in Kyoto, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Showdown at Night's End (1964) and Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell 2 (1982). He died on 9 January 2022 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

KNOWN FOR

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1983
Monkey
1980
Fateful Mountain Pass
1974
Unified Shadows
1975
Tennō no Ryōriban
1980
Yasei no Shōmei
1979
Fushoku no kōzō
1977
Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba
1973
Korosuna
2022
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
An Actor's Revenge
1963
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
1983

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
71
Writing
3
Sound
1
2022
Korosuna
Director
2017
Hashi Monogatari: Konuka Ame
Director
2016
Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
Director
2015
Fuyu no Hi
Director
2015
Osoi Shiawase
Director
2012
One Day in January
Director
2011
Onihei Gaiden: The Night Rabbit
Director
2011
Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro’s Face
Director
2007
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
Director
2007
Chichi kara no tegami
Director
2006
Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
Director
2005
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Director
2004
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Director
2004
10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal
Director
1998
Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
Director
1998
Kagerō 4
Director
1997
Benkei
Director
1996
Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
Director
1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Director
1993
Hanzo, the Razor
Director
1993
Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
Director
1993
A Samurai's Sorrow
Director
1992
森の石松
Director
1991
The love song of farewell later
Director
1987
Shishamo and the Widow
Director
1987
The Thief and the Expelled Master
Director
1986
Mofuku no niau hitozuma futari
Director
1984
The Fox Dancing in the Dusk
Director
1983
The Fir Trees Remain
Director
1983
Shadow Hunters
Director
1983
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
Director
1983
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
Director
1983
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Director
1982
Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
Director
1982
The Law of Hell
Director
1982
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
Director
1981
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
Director
1981
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
Director
1980
Yagyu Abaretabi
Director
1980
Monkey
Director
1980
Tennō no Ryōriban
Director
1979
Yasei no Shōmei
Director
1977
Fushoku no kōzō
Director
1975
Unified Shadows
Director
1974
Fateful Mountain Pass
Director
1973
Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba
Director
1969
Kanto Woman Fortitude
Director
1968
Women's Prison
Director
1968
Kanto Woman Yakuza
Director
1968
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Director
1967
Secret Assignment
Director
1967
Invitation to Jail
Director
1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 7: The Mask of the Princess
Director
1966
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Director
1966
Drunken Harbor
Director
1966
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
Director
1965
Zatoichi's Revenge
Director
1964
Black Weapon
Director
1964
Showdown at Night's End
Director
1963
An Actor's Revenge
Assistant Director
1962
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Assistant Director
1961
Buddha
Assistant Director
1961
Straw hat of Itako
Director
1960
Mission Accomplished
Assistant Director
1960
The Blind Menace
Assistant Director
1960
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Assistant Director
1960
Yûrei koban
Director
1959
Samurai Vendetta
Assistant Director
1959
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Assistant Director
1959
The Lord Pretends
Assistant Director
1959
Jirocho Fuji
Assistant Director