| Tasaka Tomotaka | |
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| Born | April 14, 1902 Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Died | October 17, 1974 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Film director |
Tomotaka Tasaka (田坂 具隆 Tasaka Tomotaka, 14 April 1902 – 17 October 1974) was a Japanese film director.
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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 Tamagawa studio in the late 1930s such as Robō no ishi and Mud and Soldiers, both of which starred Isamu Kosugi.[1] His war film, Five Scouts, was screened in the competition at the 6th Venice International Film Festival.[2]
Tasaka was a victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and spent many years recovering.[1] He eventually resumed directing and won the best director prize at the 1958 Blue Ribbon Awards for A Slope in the Sun, which starred Yūjirō Ishihara.[3]
His brother, Katsuhiko Tasaka, was also a film director, and his wife, Hisako Takihana, was an actress.
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