Itō Daisuke
Itō Daisuke ( Japanese 伊藤 大 輔; Daisuke Itō ; born October 13, 1898 in Uwajima , Japan ; † July 19, 1981 , Japan) was a Japanese screenwriter and film director.
Life
Itō Daisuke began working as a screenwriter in 1921. Three years later he also took over his first film direction. His main genre was Jidai-geki ( samurai - action film ), into which, contrary to all conventions at the time, he incorporated European novel narratives and thus created avant-garde cinema in Japan. In addition to narrative innovations, camera work and the editing of his films were also inspired by Western models. From 1933 he made sound films.
At the height of Japanese nationalism in the 1930s, Ito's films showed sympathy for the poor, whose situation he portrayed realistically. He was not active in the war years from 1939 to 1945. He then worked several times with the action star Bando Tsumasaburo . In 1950 he filmed Victor Hugo's Die Elenden with Sessue Hayakawa in the lead role. However, Itō could not achieve his successes of the silent film era again in the post-war period. His last film was made in 1970.
In 1928 and 1931 he received a Kinema Junpo Award for best film.
Web links
- Itō Daisuke in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Daisuke Ito at cinemasie.com (with photo)
- biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Itō, Daisuke |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 伊藤 大 輔 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese screenwriter and film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uwajima , Japan |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1981 |
| Place of death | Japan |