Teinosuke Kinugasa | |
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Kinugasa in 1952 | |
Born | |
Died | 26 February 1982 Kyoto, Japan | (aged 86)
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Film director, actor |
Teinosuke Kinugasa (衣笠 貞之助, Kinugasa Teinosuke, 1 January 1896 – 26 February 1982) was a Japanese filmmaker and actor.[1][2][3] His best-known films include the silent avant-garde films A Page of Madness and Crossroads and the Academy Award-winning historical drama Gate of Hell.[4][5]