Directing

Kenji Yoshida

Born July 14, 1931 · Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Died May 1, 2003 · aged 71

No biography available.

Known For

Tekkaman Blade: Missing LinkTekkaman Blade: Missing Link · 1999
Tekkaman Blade: Missing Link
2.01999
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
Missing Link, deals with the events between Tekkaman Blade and Tekkaman Blade II, including the second Radam war, Aki's transformation into the Red Tekkaman, the Tekkaman Rebellion of Prague, and Blade's restoration.
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The LightFighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light · 1978
Fighting Against The Incurable Disease Aplastic Anemia – Now You Are In The Light
1978
MovieDrama
Film distributed by ATG.
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad LoveDahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love · 1962
Dahil Sa Iyo – The Song of Sad Love
1962
Movie
The Will to LiveThe Will to Live · 1967
The Will to Live
10.01967
MovieDrama
Quick Draw JoeQuick Draw Joe · 1961
Quick Draw Joe
1961
MovieActionWestern
One day, a lone horseman rides into town with a wounded man strapped behind him. Joe, the Ace, had captured one of the bandits who had held up the armored payroll car headed for the dam construction site, takes the wounded man to the police and claims the reward offered. He is told to wait until the driver of the armored car returns to identify the bandit and goes over to the Blue Star where he is introduced to Mishima, the owner of the cabaret, who is highly respected in the town. Joe then meets Saburo, while fishing, and his lovely sister, who seem to sense the real man beneath the rough appearance and take him into their home. Word reaches Joe that the bandit he'd captured had been shot and he hurries over to the hospital.
Moscow, My LoveMoscow, My Love · 1974
Moscow, My Love
5.21974
MovieDramaRomance
A young talented dancer from Japan is invited to study ballet art at a school at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. She achieves professional success, for the first time real love comes to her. However, the girl’s happiness was short-lived — a sudden illness of blood interferes in the fate of the dancer, like an echo of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, where her parents lived.
Young PantherYoung Panther · 1959
Young Panther
1959
MovieAction
A blockbuster youth action film based on the serialized novel in Nikkan Sports by Yoshirō Akinaga, now adapted for the screen.
Asu no hanayomeAsu no hanayome · 1962
Asu no hanayome
1962
Movie
1962 Japanese movie

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Quick Draw JoeQuick Draw Joe · 1961
Quick Draw Joe
1961
MovieActionWestern
One day, a lone horseman rides into town with a wounded man strapped behind him. Joe, the Ace, had captured one of the bandits who had held up the armored payroll car headed for the dam construction site, takes the wounded man to the police and claims the reward offered. He is told to wait until the driver of the armored car returns to identify the bandit and goes over to the Blue Star where he is introduced to Mishima, the owner of the cabaret, who is highly respected in the town. Joe then meets Saburo, while fishing, and his lovely sister, who seem to sense the real man beneath the rough appearance and take him into their home. Word reaches Joe that the bandit he'd captured had been shot and he hurries over to the hospital.

Assistant Director

Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An EncounterOh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter · 1975
Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter
6.01975
MovieDrama
Fujishita Kumi is an ordinary office lady. Longing to escape her poor fishing village for a life in the city, she came to Tokyo. One day while alone in the office, she's spotted rolling up her pantyhose by the window cleaner Kurata Katsuo. This was to be their first encounter. Completely enchanted by Kumi, Katsuo does everything he can to get close to her. Katsuo is a man with a terrible past. With the death of his coal miner father, his family was broken up and he was forced to follow in his father's footsteps laboring away in the mud. In spite of this, Katsuo still has dreams. He dreams of living in Resiporuko, a utopian fantasyland that exists only in his imagination. When Katsuo and Kumi finally meet they find themselves unable to communicate. Katsuo spends all his time talking about Resiporuko with a starry look in his eyes, while Kumi dreams of living the high life in the city. One day when the two travel to the seashore, they discover a wounded seagull.

Director