Tadao Ikeda

(5 February 1905 – 5 May 1964) was a Japanese screenwriter and film director. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined the Shochiku studio and came to prominence writing screenplays for such directors as Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Kōzaburō Yoshimura, and Yasujirō Shimazu. He also directed a few films.

Selected filmography (as screenwriter) Year Japanese Title Rōmaji English Title Director 1929 突貫小僧 Tokkan kozo A Straightforward Boy Yasujirō Ozu 1930 朗かに歩め Hogaraka ni ayume Walk Cheerfully Yasujirō Ozu 1931 美人と哀愁 Bijin aishu Beauty's Sorrows Yasujirō Ozu 1932 春は御婦人から Harn wa gofujin kara Spring Comes from the Ladies Yasujirō Ozu 1933 東京の女 Tokyo no onna Woman of Tokyo Yasujirō Ozu 非常線の女 Hijosen no onna Dragnet Girl Yasujirō Ozu 出来ごころ Degigokoro Passing Fancy Yasujirō Ozu 力と女の世の中 Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka The World of Power and Women Kenzō Masaoka 1934 母を恋はずや Haha o kowazuya A Mother Should Be Loved Yasujirō Ozu 浮草物語 Ukigusa monogatari A Story of Floating Weeds Yasujirō Ozu 1935 箱入娘 Hakoiri musume An Innocent Maid Yasujirō Ozu 東京の宿 Tokyo no yado An Inn in Tokyo Yasujirō Ozu 子宝騒動 Kodakara sōdō Kid Commotion Torajiro Saito 1936 ひとり息子 Hitori musuko The Only Son Yasujirō Ozu 1941 戸田家の兄妹 Todake no kyodai Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family Yasujirō Ozu 1942 父ありき Chichi ariki There Was a Father Yasujirō Ozu 1944 陸軍 Rikugun Army Keisuke Kinoshita 1947 長屋紳士録 Nagaya Shinshiroku Record of a Tenement Gentleman Yasujirō Ozu

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