| Tadao Ikeda | |
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Tadao Ikeda in 1941 |
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| Born | February 5, 1905 Tokyo |
| Died | May 12, 1964 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, director |
Tadao Ikeda (池田忠雄 Ikeda Tadao) (5 February 1905 - 5 May 1964[1]) was a Japanese screenwriter and film director. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined the Shochiku studio and came to prominence writing screenplays for such directors as Yasujiro Ozu, Mikio Naruse, Kozaburo Yoshimura, and Yasujiro Shimazu.[1] He also directed a few films.
| Year | Japanese Title | Rōmaji | English Title | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 突貫小僧 | Tokkan kozo | A Straightforward Boy | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1930 | 朗かに歩め | Hogaraka ni ayume | Walk Cheerfully | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1931 | 美人と哀愁 | Bijin aishu | Beauty's Sorrows | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1932 | 春は御婦人から | Harn wa gofujin kara | Spring Comes from the Ladies | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1933 | 東京の女 | Tokyo no onna | Woman of Tokyo | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 非常線の女 | Hijosen no onna | Dragnet Girl | Yasujirō Ozu | |
| 出来ごころ | Degigokoro | Passing Fancy | Yasujirō Ozu | |
| 力と女の世の中 | Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka | The World of Power and Women | Kenzō Masaoka | |
| 1934 | 母を恋はずや | Haha o kowazuya | A Mother Should Be Loved | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 浮草物語 | Ukigusa monogatari | A Story of Floating Weeds | Yasujirō Ozu | |
| 1935 | 箱入娘 | Hakoiri musume | An Innocent Maid | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 東京の宿 | Tokyo no yado | An Inn in Tokyo | Yasujirō Ozu | |
| 子宝騒動 | Kodakara sōdō | Kid Commotion | Torajiro Saito | |
| 1936 | ひとり息子 | Hitori musuko | The Only Son | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1941 | 戸田家の兄妹 | Todake no kyodai | Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1942 | 父ありき | Chichi ariki | There Was a Father | Yasujirō Ozu |
| 1947 | 長屋紳士録 | Nagaya Shinshiroku | Record of a Tenement Gentleman | Yasujirō Ozu |