Kimiyoshi Yasuda

Kimiyoshi Yasuda (安田公義, Yasuda Kimiyoshi) (born February 15, 1911 Tokyo, Japan, died July 26, 1983) was a Japanese film director from the 1930s to 1970s. He directed six films about Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman.

Kimiyoshi Yasuda
安田公義
Yasuda in 1952
BornFebruary 15, 1911
Tokyo, Japan
DiedJuly 26, 1983
Japan
Years active1935-1979

He signed with Nikkatsu Kyoto studio as an assistant director and started working as an assistant director under Sadao Yamanaka and Hiroshi Inagaki etc. He made his director debut with Ouma wa Nanajyunana-mangoku in 1944.

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