Sadao Yamanaka date of birth:
November 7, 1909
How old was Sadao Yamanaka when died?
28
Where was Sadao Yamanaka born?
Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan
When did Sadao Yamanaka die?
September 17, 1938
Where did Sadao Yamanaka die?
Henan, China
Sadao Yamanaka body shape:
Average
What color are Sadao Yamanaka's eyes?
Black
What color is Sadao Yamanaka's hair?
Black
Is Sadao Yamanaka gay or straight?
Straight
What is Sadao Yamanaka's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Sadao Yamanaka nationality?
Japanese
What is Sadao Yamanaka's occupation?
Film director, screenwriter
Short Biography
Sadao Yamanaka (山中 貞雄, Yamanaka Sadao, November 7, 1909 – September 17, 1938) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who directed 26 films between 1932 and 1938. He was a contemporary of Yasujirō Ozu, Mikio Naruse and Kenji Mizoguchi and one of the primary figures in the development of the jidaigeki, or historical film. Yamanaka died of dysentary in Manchuria after being drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army. He is the uncle of the Japanese film director Tai Kato, who once penned a book about Yamanaka, Eiga kantoku Yamanaka Sadao.