
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.
Directed 71
2020s
- 2022
Korosuna
Director
2010s
- 2017
Hashi Monogatari: Konuka Ame
Director
- 2016
Onihei side story: The Final Chapter - The Fourth Wife
Director
- 2015
Fuyu no Hi
Director
Osoi Shiawase
Director
- 2012
One Day in January
Director
- 2011
Onihei Gaiden: Kumagoro’s Face
Director
Onihei Gaiden: The Night Rabbit
Director
2000s
- 2007
Chichi kara no tegami
Director
Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
Director
- 2006
Onihei Crime Files Special: Bandits
Director
- 2005
Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
Director
- 2004
Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
Director
10 Years - A Wife's Betrayal
Director
1990s
- 1998
Nemuri Kyōshirō 4: The Woman Who Loved Kyoshiro
Director
Kagerō 4
Director
- 1997
Benkei
Director
- 1996
Nemuri Kyōshirō 3: The Man with No Tomorrow
Director
- 1993
Nemuri Kyôshirô 2: Conspiracy in Edo Castle
Director
A Samurai's Sorrow
Director
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Director
Hanzo, the Razor
Director
- 1992
森の石松
Director
- 1991
The love song of farewell later
Director
1980s
- 1987
Shishamo and the Widow
Director
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
Momi no Ki wa Nokotta: Ranshin
Director
Shadow Hunters
Director
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
Director
- 1982
The Law of Hell
Director
Kasajiro: Truncheon versus Sword
Director
Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
Director
- 1981
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
Director
Kasajiro: The Kappa Marriage
Director
- 1980
Tennō no Ryōriban
Director
Yagyu Abaretabi
Director
1970s
- 1979
Yasei no Shōmei
Director
- 1978
- 1977
Fushoku no kōzō
Director
- 1975
Unified Shadows
Director
- 1974
Fateful Mountain Pass
Director
- 1973
Sengoku Rock Hagure Kiba
Director
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Kanto Woman Yakuza
Director
The Night before Pearl Harbor
Director
Women's Prison
Director
- 1967
Invitation to Jail
Director
Secret Assignment
Director
- 1966
Drunken Harbor
Director
Dynamite Doctor Returns
Director
Young Boss: Overcoming Adversity
Director
- 1965
Zatoichi's Revenge
Director
- 1964
Showdown at Night's End
Director
Black Weapon
Director
- 1963
An Actor's Revenge
Assistant Director
- 1962
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Assistant Director
- 1961
Buddha
Assistant Director
Straw Hat of Itako
Director
- 1960
The Blind Menace
Assistant Director
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Assistant Director
Yûrei koban
Director
Mission Accomplished
Assistant Director
1950s
- 1959
Samurai Vendetta
Assistant Director
The Lord Pretends
Assistant Director
Jirocho Fuji
Assistant Director
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Assistant Director
Wrote 3
1980s
- 1982
The Law of Hell
Screenplay
Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
Screenplay
- 1981
Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
Screenplay