Tomotaka Tasaka (田坂 具隆, Tasaka Tomotaka, 14 April 1902 – 17 October 1974) was a Japanese film director.
Tasaka Tomotaka | |
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| Born | 14 April 1902 |
| Died | 17 October 1974 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Film director |
Career
editBorn in Hiroshima Prefecture, he began working at Nikkatsu's Kyoto studio in 1924 and eventually came to prominence for a series of realist, humanist films made at Nikkatsu's Tamagawa studio in the late 1930s such as Robō no ishi and Mud and Soldiers, both of which starred Isamu Kosugi.[1] His war film, Five Scouts, was screened in the competition at the 6th Venice International Film Festival.[2]
Tasaka was a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and spent many years recovering.[1] He eventually resumed directing and won the best director prize at the 1958 Blue Ribbon Awards for A Slope in the Sun, which starred Yūjirō Ishihara.[3]
His brother, Katsuhiko Tasaka, was also a film director, and his wife, Hisako Takihana, was an actress.
Selected filmography
edit- Five Scouts (五人の斥候兵, Gonin no sekkōhei) (1938)
- Robō no ishi (路傍の石) (1938)
- Mud and Soldiers (土と兵隊, Tsuchi to heitai) (1939)
- The Maid's Kid (女中ッ子, Jochūkko) (1955)
- The Baby Carriage (乳母車, Ubaguruma) (1956)
- This Day's Life (今日のいのち Kyō no inochi) (1957)
- A Slope in the Sun (陽のあたる坂道, Hi no ataru sakamichi) (1958)
- Lake of Tears (湖の琴, Mizuumi no Kin) (1966)
References
edit- ^ a b "Tasaka Tomotaka". Nihon jinmei daijiten + Plus (in Japanese). Kōdansha. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Venice Film Festival (1938)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Burū Ribon shō historī 1958" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
External links
edit- Tomotaka Tasaka at IMDb
- Tasaka Tomotaka at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)