Katsumi Nishikawa

Director

Born: July 1, 1918
Died: April 6, 2010 (age 91)
From: Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Katsumi Nishikawa (西河克己, Nishikawa Katsumi) (1 July 1918 – 6 April 2010) was a Japanese film director most famous for his youth films (seishun eiga). Graduating from Nihon University, he started out at the Shochiku studio in 1939 and directed his first film in 1952. He moved to Nikkatsu in 1954 and, while working in a variety of genres, became most famous for his youth films starring Sayuri…

Filmography (56)

One Bowl of Kakesoba (1992)
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Virgin Road (1989)
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My Phoenix (1989)
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Seito shokun! (1984)
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The Sea of Sparta (1983)
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Sweet Revenge (1977)
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The Wild Daisy (1977)
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Two Lovers Point (1977)
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A Portrait of Shunkin (1976)
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The Sea of Eden (1976)
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The Last Song (1975)
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The Surf (1975)
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The Izu Dancer (1974)
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Women of the Night - Woman of Seniority (1969)
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Women of the Night - Butterfly Flower (1969)
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The Spiders' The Road to Bali (1968)
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Eternal Love (1968)
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Lost Love (1967)
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Journey to the North (1967)
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陽のあたる坂道 (1967)
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The Swan Elegy (1966)
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No Greater Love (1966)
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Tomo o okuru uta (1966)
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Night of Sorrow (1966)
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The Four Loves (1965)
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Song of Farewell (1965)
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Homecoming (1964)
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The Sea of Eden (1963)
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Love Comes with Youth (1963)
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Gone in the Rain (1963)
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