Tazuko Sakane (å ‚æ ¹ ç"°é¶´å , Sakane Tazuko, December 7, 1904 â€"
September 2, 1975) was a Japanese film director. She was Japan's first
female director, followed by Kinuyo Tanaka. Her first feature film New
Clothing (åˆ å§¿ Hatsu Sugata, 1936) is known to be a first Japanese
feature film directed by a female. Majority of her films are
educational nonfiction films produced by Manchukuo Film Association
for Japanese immigrants and Manchu in Manchukuo. Her only known
surviving film is known to be Brides on the Frontier (é–‹æ‹"㠮花å«
Kitaku no Hanayoume, 1943). She worked closely with a Japanese
Director Kenji Mizoguchi and credited as an Editor and/or Assistant
Director for over 15 films directed by him. While growing up, her
father, a wealthy businessman, often took her to the cinema. She
graduated from Nikkatsu Uzumaki girls school in 1929.Born on December
7, 1904 (Meiji 37) as the eldest daughter of six siblings between her
father, Seiichi Sakane (å ‚æ ¹æ¸…ä¸€) and her mother, Shige (å¿—ã '),
who were origin in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The mother was born in an old
family “Sakuma†in Tango, but because there was no successor,
Tazuko was registered as the patriarch of the Sakuma family at the age
of two and became Tazuko Sakumada. However, Tazuko continued to use
her paternal last name “Sakane†throughout her life.Of the six
children of the couple, only the eldest son Akira and the eldest
daughter Tazuko lived long. The family was wealthy because her father
made an invention, and Tazuko progressed from Imadegawa Kindergarten
(å‡ºå· å¹¼ç¨šåœ') to Neutral Sale Elementary School (ä¸ç«‹å£²å° å¦æ
¡) and Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto First High School
(京都府立京都第一高ç‰å¥³å¦æ ¡, currently Kyoto Prefectural
Kamoen High School 京都府立鴨沂高ç‰å¦æ ¡). The school, called
“Fuichi†(府一), was a prestigious school in Kyoto. After
graduation, she went to Doshisha Women's College English Department
(å Œå¿—ç¤¾å¥³å å°‚é–€å¦æ ¡è‹±æ–‡ç§', currently Doshisha Women's
University å Œå¿—ç¤¾å¥³å 大å¦) according to her desire of
continuing studying.In 1923, Tazuko dropped out of school for reason
of “convenient to do housework†, and in March of the following
year, her mother died suddenly at the age of 47. Soon after, a woman
named Daisetsu Tsuru became the second wife. In line with the marriage
recommended by her died mother, Tazuko met with an obstetrician and
gynecologist named Takaoka and married in 1925 at the age of 21.
However, this marriage did not go well. Tazuko left the house and
returned to her parents’ home. The eyes around all looked coldly at
Tazuko, so she decided to be self-reliance. Aspiring to the film
industry, she was introduced by her father in 1929 as a director
assistant at Nikkatsu Dazai Photo Studio. Therefore, replacing her
predecessor Mitsue Goda (å ˆç"°å…‰æž , sister of actress Haruko
Setsuko 原節å ), Tazuko worked for the director Kenji Mizoguchi
(æº å £å ¥äºŒ), and obtained the friendship of Mrs. Kenji and Chieko
(Chieko's real name: Kane Tajima ç"°å³¶ã ‹ã ) . Since then, Tazuko
had been involved in making movies as a member of Mizoguchi group, and
had learned practical matters.
September 2, 1975) was a Japanese film director. She was Japan's first
female director, followed by Kinuyo Tanaka. Her first feature film New
Clothing (åˆ å§¿ Hatsu Sugata, 1936) is known to be a first Japanese
feature film directed by a female. Majority of her films are
educational nonfiction films produced by Manchukuo Film Association
for Japanese immigrants and Manchu in Manchukuo. Her only known
surviving film is known to be Brides on the Frontier (é–‹æ‹"㠮花å«
Kitaku no Hanayoume, 1943). She worked closely with a Japanese
Director Kenji Mizoguchi and credited as an Editor and/or Assistant
Director for over 15 films directed by him. While growing up, her
father, a wealthy businessman, often took her to the cinema. She
graduated from Nikkatsu Uzumaki girls school in 1929.Born on December
7, 1904 (Meiji 37) as the eldest daughter of six siblings between her
father, Seiichi Sakane (å ‚æ ¹æ¸…ä¸€) and her mother, Shige (å¿—ã '),
who were origin in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The mother was born in an old
family “Sakuma†in Tango, but because there was no successor,
Tazuko was registered as the patriarch of the Sakuma family at the age
of two and became Tazuko Sakumada. However, Tazuko continued to use
her paternal last name “Sakane†throughout her life.Of the six
children of the couple, only the eldest son Akira and the eldest
daughter Tazuko lived long. The family was wealthy because her father
made an invention, and Tazuko progressed from Imadegawa Kindergarten
(å‡ºå· å¹¼ç¨šåœ') to Neutral Sale Elementary School (ä¸ç«‹å£²å° å¦æ
¡) and Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto First High School
(京都府立京都第一高ç‰å¥³å¦æ ¡, currently Kyoto Prefectural
Kamoen High School 京都府立鴨沂高ç‰å¦æ ¡). The school, called
“Fuichi†(府一), was a prestigious school in Kyoto. After
graduation, she went to Doshisha Women's College English Department
(å Œå¿—ç¤¾å¥³å å°‚é–€å¦æ ¡è‹±æ–‡ç§', currently Doshisha Women's
University å Œå¿—ç¤¾å¥³å 大å¦) according to her desire of
continuing studying.In 1923, Tazuko dropped out of school for reason
of “convenient to do housework†, and in March of the following
year, her mother died suddenly at the age of 47. Soon after, a woman
named Daisetsu Tsuru became the second wife. In line with the marriage
recommended by her died mother, Tazuko met with an obstetrician and
gynecologist named Takaoka and married in 1925 at the age of 21.
However, this marriage did not go well. Tazuko left the house and
returned to her parents’ home. The eyes around all looked coldly at
Tazuko, so she decided to be self-reliance. Aspiring to the film
industry, she was introduced by her father in 1929 as a director
assistant at Nikkatsu Dazai Photo Studio. Therefore, replacing her
predecessor Mitsue Goda (å ˆç"°å…‰æž , sister of actress Haruko
Setsuko 原節å ), Tazuko worked for the director Kenji Mizoguchi
(æº å £å ¥äºŒ), and obtained the friendship of Mrs. Kenji and Chieko
(Chieko's real name: Kane Tajima ç"°å³¶ã ‹ã ) . Since then, Tazuko
had been involved in making movies as a member of Mizoguchi group, and
had learned practical matters.
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