Former female impersonator who entered films in 1917 as an actor, turned to directing in 1922 and made some of the most...
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As per our current Database, Teinosuke Kinugasa has been died on 26 February, 1982 at Kyoto, Japan.

🎂 Teinosuke Kinugasa - Age, Bio, Faces and Birthday

When Teinosuke Kinugasa die, Teinosuke Kinugasa was 86 years old.

Popular As	Teinosuke Kinugasa
Occupation	Director
Age	86 years old
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Born	January 1, 1896 (Mie Ken, Japan)
Birthday	January 1
Town/City	Mie Ken, Japan
Nationality	Japan

🌙 Zodiac

Teinosuke Kinugasa’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.

🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Teinosuke Kinugasa was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.

Former female impersonator who entered films in 1917 as an actor, turned to directing in 1922 and made some of the most formally brilliant Japanese films of the following decades. The few of Kinugasa's early works to have reached the West betray a highly mature, sophisticated talent.

His best-known silent films are _Kurutta Ippeji (1926)_, an old print of which was found by Kinugasa in his attic and re-released in the 1970s, and Jûjiro (1928), the first Japanese film to be commercially released in Europe.

Both have been hailed for their inventive camera work, which has been compared to that of the celebrated German expressionist films being made during the same period. (It was not until 1929 that Kinugasa himself traveled abroad and encountered European directors and their films.

) In the 1950s and 60s Kinugasa made a number of period dramas noted for their sumptuous color and imaginative use of the wide screen; Gate of Hell (1953) was named best film at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival and won an Oscar for best foreign film.