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Kenzô Masaoka(1898-1988)

  • Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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Kenzô Masaoka was born on 5 October 1898 in Osaka, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Kai no kyûden (1927), Sea Palace (1930) and The Spider and the Tulip (1943). He died in 1988 in Suita, Osaka, Japan.
BornOctober 5, 1898
Died1988
BornOctober 5, 1898
Died1988
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Known for

Kai no kyûden
  • Director(as Dombei Masaoka)
  • 1927
Sea Palace
Short
  • Director
  • 1930
The Spider and the Tulip (1943)
The Spider and the Tulip
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Short
  • Director
  • 1943
Bakahachi to jôshu-sama
Short
  • Director
  • 1931

Credits

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Director

  • Tora-chan Ship Sweeper (1950)
    Tora-chan Ship Sweeper
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1950
  • Little Tiger and Bride (1948)
    Little Tiger and Bride
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1948
  • Abandoned Cat Little Tora (1947)
    Abandoned Cat Little Tora
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1947
  • Cherry Blossom: Spring Fantasy (1946)
    Cherry Blossom: Spring Fantasy
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1946
  • The Spider and the Tulip (1943)
    The Spider and the Tulip
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1943
  • Fuku-chan kishu
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1942
  • Mangwa: Shin saru kani gassen
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1939
  • Benkei tai Ushiwaka (1939)
    Benkei tai Ushiwaka
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1939
  • Nyan no urashima
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1939
  • Yakko no Takohei: Otomo wa tsuyoi ne
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1938
  • The Sparrows' Lodge (1936)
    The Sparrows' Lodge
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1936
  • Mori no yosei
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1935
  • Tâchan no kaibutsu taiji
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1935
  • Ta-chan's Underwater Adventure (1935)
    Ta-chan's Underwater Adventure
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1935
  • The Dance of the Chagamas (1935)
    The Dance of the Chagamas
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1935

Additional Crew

  • Karita boshi
    • original drawings
    • Short
    • 1941
  • Ôatari Bumbuku
    • original drawings
    • Short
    • 1940
  • Yume no majutsushi
    • original drawings
    • Short
    • 1940
  • Karasu no hoken kanyu-in
    • original drawings
    • Short
    • 1940
  • Mori no yakyu-dan
    • original drawings
    • Short
    • 1934
  • Gang to odoriko
    • original drawings
    • Short
    • 1934
  • Adauchi karasu
    • original drawings
    • Short
    • 1934
  • Chikara to onna no yo no naka (1933)
    Chikara to onna no yo no naka
    • original drawings
    • Short
    • 1933

Writer

  • The Spider and the Tulip (1943)
    The Spider and the Tulip
    • writer
    • Short
    • 1943
  • Kachikachi yama
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1940
  • The Dance of the Chagamas (1935)
    The Dance of the Chagamas
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1935
  • Sea Palace
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 1930
  • Kai no kyûden
    • Writer (as Dombei Masaoka)
    • 1927

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Dombei Masaoka
  • Born
    • October 5, 1898
    • Osaka, Japan
  • Died
    • 1988
    • Suita, Osaka, Japan

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