(27 March 1903 - 17 May 1976) was a Japanese film director and film producer. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, he attended Meiji University but left before graduating. He worked at the Zenshinza theater troupe before joining the Toho studio in 1937. He debuted as a director in 1940 and was known for a series of live action films starring the manga character Sazae-san. He also helped produce the Mito Komon series on television.
Filmography 1938: Producer of Makiba monogatari (), "Tale of a Pasture"Cultural Nippon, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Nov. 1938), pl. IX-X, S. iii-iv 1943: World of Love (Ai no sekai: Yamaneko Tomi no hanashi) 1956: Sazae-san 1957: Ikiteiru koheiji 1957: Sazae's Youth (Sazae-san no seishun)
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