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Motoyoshi Oda

Motoyoshi Oda
  • Name: Motoyoshi Oda
  • Birthday: 1909-07-21
  • Also known as: 小田 基義,Oda Motoyoshi,Motoyoshi Qdq
  • Place of birth: Moji, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
  • Popularity: 0.059
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Motoyoshi Oda (July 21, 1910; Moji City, Fukuoka – October 21, 1973; Tokyo) was a Japanese film director. An English major who graduated from Waseda University, one of Japan's most prestigious, in 1935, Motoyoshi Oda was promptly accepted into the directors' program at Tokyo's P.C.L. (Photo Chemical Laboratories, a film company later incorporated into Toho Studios). He studied under director Satsuo Yamamoto, as did Akira Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda, and Senkichi Taniguchi. When the latter two trainees were drafted into Japan's war in China, Oda found his career accelerated. He was promoted to director in 1940 with Song of Kunya, after a relatively scant... Read More

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