Tokuzō Tanaka (田中徳三, Tanaka Tokuzō, September 15, 1920 – December 20, 2007) was a Japanese film director. He is well known for directing Zatoichi series and Nemuri Kyōshirō series films.

KNOWN FOR

Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
1984
Hissatsu Shigotonin
1979
Rashomon
1950
Lone Wolf and Cub
1976
Ugetsu
1953
The 47 Ronins of Ako
1979
Hayato is Coming
1972
Sansho the Bailiff
1954
Kenkaku Shōbai
1973
Chikamatsu Monogatari
1954
Conflagration
1958
The Great White Tiger Platoon
1954

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
76
Writing
1
1991
Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
Director
1989
Nemuri Kyōshirō
Director
1989
Lone Wolf & Child: Assassin on the Road to Hell
Director
1987
Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi
Director
1987
Ronin on a Mission
Director
1986
Kyoto Yokai Map 4: The 400-Year-Old Adulterous Female doctor Living in Kawaramachi
Director
1985
Kyoto Yokai Map 3: The 800-Year-Old Female College Student Who Lives in Toribenyama
Director
1984
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Director
1983
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
Director
1982
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records
Director
1981
The Phantom Thief Nezumi Kozo and the Tattooed Judge
Director
1981
Kyoto Yokai Map 2: A 400-Year-Old Ice Woman Living on Kirara Slope
Director
1981
The Shogun's Vault I
Director
1980
Kyoto Yokai Map 1: A 900-Year-Old New Bride Living in Sagano
Director
1979
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kaidan Tone no Watashi
Director
1979
Hissatsu Shigotonin
Director
1979
Japanese Masterpiece Ghost Story Theatre
Director
1979
The 47 Ronins of Ako
Director
1976
Lone Wolf and Cub
Director
1973
Kenkaku Shōbai
Director
1972
Hayato is Coming
Director
1970
Crescent Scarred Hatamoto
Director
1969
Girl with Bamboo Leaves
Director
1969
Haunted Castle
Director
1969
Secrets of a Woman's Temple
Director
1969
手錠無用
Director
1968
The Snow Woman
Director
1968
Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
Director
1968
Hoodlum Soldier: Looting and Pillaging
Director
1967
Assignment Dragon No. 3
Director
1967
Five Star Private
Director
1967
Hoodlum Soldier on the Attack
Director
1967
The Last Loyalty Offering
Director
1966
Zatoichi's Vengeance
Director
1966
The Betrayal
Director
1966
The Hoodlum Soldier Deserts Again
Director
1966
Hoodlum Soldier's Flight to Freedom
Director
1966
Bad Reputation: Cherry Blossoms
Director
1966
A Drop of Grease
Director
1965
Bloody Shuriken
Director
1965
Hoodlum Soldier and the C.O.
Director
1965
Bad Reputation: Invincible Notorious Men
Director
1965
Bad Reputation: The Two Notorious Men Strike Again
Director
1964
Homeless Dog
Director
1964
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
Director
1964
The Beggar General
Director
1964
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege
Director
1963
New Tale of Zatoichi
Director
1963
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Director
1963
Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
Director
1963
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
Director
1963
Bad Reputation: Two Notorious Men in Tokyo
Director
1963
Bad Reputation: Three Notorious Men
Director
1962
The Whale God
Director
1962
誘拐
Director
1962
Sabakareru Echizen no kami
Director
1962
New Bad Reputation Continues
Director
1962
Betting on the Sword
Director
1961
Tough Guy
Director
1961
Vagabonds from Badgerville
Director
1961
Bad Reputation Returns
Director
1961
Fantastico
Director
1961
Koina no Ginpei
Director
1960
The Demon of Mount Oe
Director
1960
Scars of Honor
Director
1959
The Princess Says No
Director
1959
The Lord and the Gambler
Director
1959
Ojo-kichiza
Director
1958
Bakeneko Goyōda
Director
1958
Conflagration
Assistant Director
1958
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
Assistant Director
1954
Sansho the Bailiff
Assistant Director
1954
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Assistant Director
1954
The Great White Tiger Platoon
Assistant Director
1953
Ugetsu
Assistant Director
1950
Rashomon
Assistant Director