14 April 1902 – 17 October 1974 was a Japanese film director.
Career
Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he began working at
Nikkatsu's
Kyoto studio in 1924 and eventually came to prominence for a series of realist, humanist films made at Nikkatsu's
Tama River studio in the late 1930s such as
Robō no ishi and
Mud and Soldiers, both of which starred
Isamu Kosugi.
His war film,
Five Scouts, was screened in the competition at the 6th Venice International Film Festival.
Tasaka was a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and spent many years recovering.
His brother, Katsuhiko Tasaka, was also a film director, and his wife, Hisako Takihana, was an actress.
Selected filmography
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Five Scouts (五人の斥候兵, Gonin no sekkōhei) (1938)
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Robō no ishi (路傍の石) (1938)
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Mud and Soldiers (土と兵隊, Tsuchi to heitai) (1939)
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The Maid's Kid (女中ッ子, Jochūkko) (1955)
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The Baby Carriage (乳母車, Ubaguruma) (1956)
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This Day's Life (今日のいのち Kyō no inochi) (1957)
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A Slope in the Sun (陽のあたる坂道, Hi no ataru sakamichi) (1958)
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Lake of Tears (湖の琴, Mizuumi no Kin) (1966)
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