Daisuke Tengan

Daisuke Tengan

writer, director, actor

Daisuke Tengan was born on Dec 14, 1959 in Japan. Daisuke Tengan's big-screen debut came with The Most Terrible Time in My Life directed by Kaizô Hayashi in 1993. Daisuke Tengan is known for 13 Assassins directed by Takashi Miike, Kôji Yakusho stars as Shinzaemon Shimada and Takayuki Yamada as Shinrokuro Shimada. Daisuke Tengan has got 1 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Daisuke Tengan achieved is Fajr Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Daisuke Tengan plays is Dendera which will be released on Jun 25, 2011.

He is the first son of director Shohei Imamura. He graduated from Ryuku University. In 1984 he joined Shinchosha, but left in 1991 to pursue a creative career. His directing debut was in 1990. He was also a screenwriter on movies of such directors as Shôhei Imamura and Takashi Miike.

  • Birthday

    Dec 14, 1959
  • Place of Birth

    Tokyo, Japan
  • Also known

    天願大介, 今村大介

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 4 nominations

Fajr Film Festival
2008
Competition of Asian Cinema - Best Film
Winner - Crystal Simorgh
Kurai tokoro de machiawase (2006)