Directed credits
69
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Akira Inoue
Directing
Career Snapshot
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0.7
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Directed movies: 59Directed series: 10All crew credits: 70
TMDB ID: 150289
IMDb ID: nm0409270
Known for: Directing
Born: December 10, 1928
Died: January 9, 2022
Age: 93
Place of birth: Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2022
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q11373040
Frequent jobs
Director (60)Assistant Director (9)Screenplay (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Akira Inoue.
7.7
Korosuna
Director
2022 Movie
8.5
小ぬか雨
Director
2017 Movie
Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
Director
2016 Movie
Fuyu no Hi
Director
2015 Movie
Osoi Shiawase
Director
2015 Movie
8.0
One Day in January
Director
2012 Movie
Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro’s Face
Director
2011 Movie
7.0
Onihei Gaiden: The Night Rabbit
Director
2011 Movie
Chichi kara no tegami
Director
2007 Movie
8.0
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
Director
2007 Movie
Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
Director
2006 Movie
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Director
2005 Movie
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Director
2004 Movie
10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal
Director
2004 Movie
6.0
Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
Director
1998 Movie
Kagerō 4
Director
1998 Movie
10.0
Benkei
Director
1997 Movie
Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
Director
1996 Movie
8.0
Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
Director
1993 Movie
A Samurai's Sorrow
Director
1993 Movie
7.6
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Director
1993 Movie
Hanzo, the Razor
Director
1993 Movie
森の石松
Director
1992 Movie
The love song of farewell later
Director
1991 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Akira Inoue.
HOTEL
Director • 11 eps
1990 Series
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.0
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
8.0
Tennō no Ryōriban
Director • 19 eps
1980 Series
Yasei no Shōmei
Director • 13 eps
1979 Series
8.0
Monkey
Director • 2 eps
1978 Series
Fushoku no kōzō
Director • 1 eps
1977 Series
Unified Shadows
Director • 28 eps
1975 Series
Fateful Mountain Pass
Director • 21 eps
1974 Series
Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba
Director • 9 eps
1973 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Akira Inoue.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Akira Inoue.
6.6
An Actor's Revenge
Assistant Director
1963 Movie
7.4
Samurai Vendetta
Assistant Director
1959 Movie
7.0
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Assistant Director
1962 Movie
6.5
Zatoichi's Revenge
Director
1965 Movie
Buddha
Assistant Director
1961 Movie
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Director
2004 Movie
Osoi Shiawase
Director
2015 Movie
6.3
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Assistant Director
1959 Movie
8.0
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
Director
2007 Movie
10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal
Director
2004 Movie
8.5
小ぬか雨
Director
2017 Movie
The Fir Trees Remain
Director
1983 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Akira Inoue.
7.0
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
8.0
Monkey
Director • 2 eps
1978 Series
HOTEL
Director • 11 eps
1990 Series
Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba
Director • 9 eps
1973 Series
Fateful Mountain Pass
Director • 21 eps
1974 Series
8.0
Tennō no Ryōriban
Director • 19 eps
1980 Series
Unified Shadows
Director • 28 eps
1975 Series
Fushoku no kōzō
Director • 1 eps
1977 Series
Yasei no Shōmei
Director • 13 eps
1979 Series
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
Director • 1 eps
1983 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Akira Inoue.
