Teinosuke Kinugasa

Teinosuke Kinugasa
Kinugasa in 1952
Born(1896-01-01)1 January 1896
Kameyama, Mie, Japan
Died26 February 1982(1982-02-26) (aged 86)
Kyoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
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]

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  2. ^ "衣笠貞之助 (Teinosuke Kinugasa)". Kotobank (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  3. ^ "衣笠貞之助 (Teinosuke Kinugasa)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "The Best Japanese Film of Every Year – From 1925 to Now". British Film Institute. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.