Yoshinobu Ikeda | |
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池田義信 | |
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| Born | 10 March 1892 |
| Died | 1 September 1973 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Film director |
Yoshinobu Ikeda (池田 義信, Ikeda Yoshinobu, 10 March 1892 – 1 September 1973) [joɕi̥nobɯ ikeda] was a Japanese film director and film industry executive.
Born in Nagano Prefecture, Ikeda first worked at the post office before heading to Tokyo in 1920 to join the theater world. [1] He entered the Shochiku studio in 1921 and debuted as a film director the same year with Nasanu naka. [1] He became one of the top directors of Shochiku's Kamata studio in Tokyo, scoring a major hit with Sendō kouta in 1923. [2] He eventually quit directing films in 1936 and became a film producer. [1] After World War II, he became the secretary general of first the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan and then Eirin. [1] [3]
His wife was Sumiko Kurishima, one of Japan's first female film stars and the star of Sendō kouta. [1] [3]
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