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Japan's first female film director — her only feature film as director; she later made documentaries in Manchuria
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Tazuko Sakane
坂根田鶴子
1904 – 1975
- Genres
- Drama
- Topics
- Coming of Age
- Region
- East Asia
- Heritage
- Japan
- Featured in
- Pioneers
Biography
Japan's first female director. Was mentored by director Kenji Mizoguchi and worked as assistant director and editor for several of his films.
