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Yukihiro Sawada(1933-2022)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Yukihiro Sawada was born on 15 January 1933 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Gekko kamen (1981), Koko dai panikku (1978) and Heisei Zankeiden : Battered Slash! (1996). He died on 21 September 2022 in Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan.
BornJanuary 15, 1933
DiedSeptember 21, 2022(89)
BornJanuary 15, 1933
DiedSeptember 21, 2022(89)
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Gekko kamen (1981)
Gekko kamen
5.9
  • Director
  • 1981
Koko dai panikku (1978)
Koko dai panikku
6.9
  • Director
  • 1978
Heisei Zankeiden : Battered Slash! (1996)
Heisei Zankeiden : Battered Slash!
  • Director
  • 1996
Kanto Kanbu-kai (1971)
Kanto Kanbu-kai
  • Director
  • 1971

Credits

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Director



  • Yomigaeru yusaku: Tantei monogatari tokubetsu hen
    • Director
    • 1999
  • Heisei Zankeiden : Battered Slash! (1996)
    Heisei Zankeiden : Battered Slash!
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Deer Friend (1991)
    Deer Friend
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Chôshichirô Edo nikki
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1991
  • Gekko kamen (1981)
    Gekko kamen
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1981
  • The Detective Story (1979)
    The Detective Story
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1979–1980
  • Rape Hunter: Target Woman (1980)
    Rape Hunter: Target Woman
    4.1
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Oretachi ni haka wa nai (1979)
    Oretachi ni haka wa nai
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Flesh Target: Rape (1979)
    Flesh Target: Rape
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Yûjirô Ishihara and Tetsuya Watari in Daitokai - Tatakai no hibi (1976)
    Daitokai - Tatakai no hibi
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976–1979
  • Shunsuke Kariya, Takehiko Ono, Kaku Takashina, Akira Terao, Tetsuya Watari, Ryûta Mine, and Masato Hoshi in Daitokai Part III (1978)
    Daitokai Part III
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1978–1979
  • Koko dai panikku (1978)
    Koko dai panikku
    6.9
    • co-director
    • 1978
  • Attack!
    2.6
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Rape Frenzy: Five Minutes Before Graduation
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Assault!
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1976

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Shikakû rêtsuden (1969)
    Shikakû rêtsuden
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Onna no tehaishi: Ikebukuro no yoru
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Ex Convict: Bail (1969)
    Ex Convict: Bail
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Outlaw: Kill! (1969)
    Outlaw: Kill!
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Outlaw: Black Dagger (1968)
    Outlaw: Black Dagger
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (1968)
    Outlaw: Goro the Assassin
    6.7
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Senketsu no toba
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 (1968)
    Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
    6.8
    • assistant director
    • 1968
  • Kantô musho gaeri
    • assistant director
    • 1967

Writer



  • Heisei Zankeiden : Battered Slash! (1996)
    Heisei Zankeiden : Battered Slash!
    • screenplay
    • 1996
  • Deer Friend (1991)
    Deer Friend
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Gekko kamen (1981)
    Gekko kamen
    5.9
    • screenplay
    • 1981

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  • Born
    • January 15, 1933
    • Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Died
    • September 21, 2022
    • Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

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