Yoshiyuki Kuroda

Japanese film director

Yoshiyuki Kuroda
黒田義之

Born	March 4, 1928 Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Died	January 22, 2015 (aged 86)^[1]
Occupation(s)	Director, special effects director, screenwriter
Years active	1956–1999

Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田義之, Hepburn: Kuroda Yoshiyuki, March 4, 1928 – January 22, 2015) was a Japanese filmmaker and special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction films and television shows.

Early life

Kuroda was born on March 4, 1928, in Matsuyama, Ehime, in his youth Kuroda's family moved to Kyoto. Kuroda wanted to be a child actor and was classmates with cinematographer Fujio Morita at Kyoto Municipal Tahata Elementary School.^[2]

Selected works

Director

Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)^[3]
Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969) [with Kimiyoshi Yasuda]^[3]
The Invisible Swordsman (1970)^[3]
Mirrorman (1971)
Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973)
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)^[3]^[4]
Monkey (1978)
Shadow Warriors (1980)
Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery: the Mysteries of Ghost Ship (1980)
Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981-82)
Fangs of Darkness: Vengeance (1982)

Assistant director

Fighting Birds (1956)^[3]
Sleepy Eyes of Death (1964)^[3]
Monkey (1978)

Director of special effects

Daimajin (1966)^[3]
Return of Daimajin (1966)^[3]
Daimajin Strikes Again (1966)^[3]
The Invisible Swordsman (1970)^[5]

Assistant special effects director

Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai (1958)^[3]^[6]
Buddha (1961)^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "訃報・黒田義之監督".
^ 『時代劇マガジン』Vol.16（辰巳出版）68～69ページ『あゝ監督人生黒田義之』より。
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "黒田義之". www.jmdb.ne.jp. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 296.
^ Daiei Tokusatsu Movie Chronicle. Kadokawa. 20 July 2010. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-04-854511-2.
^ allcinema, 映画日蓮と蒙古大襲来 (1958)について映画データベース - allcinema (in Japanese), retrieved 2021-08-06