Yoshiyuki Kuroda

Yoshiyuki Kuroda
黒田 義之
Born	March 4, 1928 Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Died	January 22, 2015 (aged 86)[1]
Occupation(s)	Director, special effects director, screenwriter
Years active	1956–1999

Yoshiyuki Kuroda (Japanese: 黒田 義之, Hepburn: Kuroda Yoshiyuki, March 4, 1928 – January 22, 2015) was a Japanese filmmaker and special effects director responsible for many Japanese science-fiction films and television shows.

Kuroda was born on March 4, 1928, in Matsuyama, Ehime, in his youth Kuroda's family moved to Kyoto. Kuroda wanted to be a child actor and was classmates with cinematographer Fujio Morita at Kyoto Municipal Tahata Elementary School.^[2]

• Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968)^[3]
• Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts (1969) [with Kimiyoshi Yasuda]^[3]
• The Invisible Swordsman (1970)^[3]
• Mirrorman (1971)
• Oshizamurai Kiichihōgan (1973)
• Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)^[3][4]
• Monkey (1978)
• Shadow Warriors (1980)
• Kyotaro Nishimura's Travel Mystery: the Mysteries of Ghost Ship (1980)
• Shin Hissatsu Shigotonin (1981-82)
• Fangs of Darkness: Vengeance (1982)

• Fighting Birds (1956)^[3]
• Sleepy Eyes of Death (1964)^[3]
• Monkey (1978)

• Daimajin (1966)^[3]
• Return of Daimajin (1966)^[3]
• Daimajin Strikes Again (1966)^[3]
• The Invisible Swordsman (1970)^[5]

• Nichiren to Mōko Daishūrai (1958)^[3][6]
• Buddha (1961)^{[citation needed]}

• Yoshiyuki Kuroda at IMDb

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