Yoshiki Onoda

Yoshiki Onoda
Born July 12, 1925
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s) Director, screenwriter
Years active 1958–present
Spouse Mitsuya Utako

Yoshiki Onoda (小野田 嘉幹, Onoda Yoshiki, born July 12, 1925) is a Japanese film director and writer.

Biography

Born in Tokyo, the family then moved to Korea. In 1947, he moved back to Japan to work as an assistant director to Akira Kurosawa at the Toho studios. In 1958 he directed his first film, Hitogui Ama.

Personal life

He was married to actress Mitsuya Utako from 1960 to her death in 2004.

Filmography