Jul 17, 1929 - Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan
Eiichi Kudo (工藤 栄一, Kudō Eiichi, 17 July 1929 – 23 September 2000) was a Japanese film director. He directed 30 films between 1956 and 1998. His 1982 film Yaju-deka was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. One of his most famous movies is the 1963 film 13 Assassins. This movie was remade in 2010 by Takashi Miike.
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| Movie | 1983 | The Catch | Bar Owner | |
| Movie | 1985 | Love Letter | Man in Detention | |
| Movie | 1986 | A Homance |
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| Movie | 1982 | Tonga Adventure Family | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1967 | Eleven Samurai | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1963 | Castle of Owls | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | Shi no dangai | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1963 | 13 Assassins | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1964 | The Great Killing | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1980 | Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1979 | Aftermath of Battles Without Honor and Humanity | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | Assassination Orders | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1969 | The Fort of Death | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1969 | Sky Scraper! | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1981 | Yokohama BJ Blues | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | Yakuza Princess of Edo | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Catch Up | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1992 | Catch Up | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1990 | Betrayal tomorrow | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1998 | Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2 | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1998 | Ando Gumi Gaiden Genealogy of the Group Wolf 2 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1989 | Water Moon | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1968 | Industrial Spy | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | A Fishwife's Tale | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Chronicle of the Town Magistrate | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1958 | Edo Girl Detective | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | Case of Umon: Woman of the Magic Lantern | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1960 | Heavenly Dragon | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1982 | The Dropout | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1958 | Roughneck From Asama | Assistant Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1984 | Hanzo: The Razor | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1967 | A History of the Japanese Underworld - The Bloody Resistance | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1968 | A History of the Japanese Underworld | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1986 | Sure Death! 3 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1987 | The Eccentric Shinza | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1959 | Secrets of Fuji | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | Saito Dosan: Rage of Power | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1959 | Secrets of Fuji 2 | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1960 | Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Akiba | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1960 | Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Road | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1960 | Paper Crane Palanquin | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1960 | Bloody Account of Jirocho: Duel at Fujimi Pass | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1960 | Lair of the Snakegod | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1960 | Bloody Account of Jirocho: Raid on the Holy Mountain | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1962 | Revenge for His Lover | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | Samurai Knights | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1965 | Yakuza G-Men | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | Nakibokuro | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1991 | Nakibokuro | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Nogare no machi | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1983 | Nogare no machi | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1966 | Convicted Woman | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1997 | Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface | Screenplay | Writing |
| Movie | 1997 | Account of the Ando Gang: Tale of a Scarface | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Passion | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | Flowers on the Road | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1961 | Travels of Gonkuro | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1963 | The Mysterious Purple Hood | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1973 | Dangerous Trade in Kobe | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1992 | Taira no Kiyomori | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1962 | Shimmering Sword | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1962 | The Princess and the Bearded Lord | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1974 | The Viper Brothers: Up on 30 Charges | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1965 | Chivalrous Nature | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1993 | Ring! Ring! Ring! The Champion Belt of Tears | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1963 | Young Master Yakuza: Edoite Goblin | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1996 | Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1980 | Shadow Warriors | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1979 | Hissatsu Shigotonin | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1974 | Wounded Angels | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1998 | Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1995 | Gokenin Zankuro | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1976 | Please Hire Me! | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1977 | Yokomizo Seishi Series | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1975 | Priest of Darkness | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1975 | Unified Shadows | Director | Directing |
| TV Show | 1995 | Kumokiri Nizaemon | Director | Directing |
