Yoshinobu Nishioka (西岡 善信, Nishioka Yoshinobu, July 8, 1923 – October 11, 2019) was a Japanese jidaigeki production designer, art director, producer and set decorater from Asuka, Nara Prefecture[1][2] who won three Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction.[3][4]
Nishioka joined Daiei Kyoto film in 1948.[3] His first work as an art director was in the 1952 film Tenpo Suikoden.[5] After the bankruptcy of Daiei film he founded Eizo Kyoto production with former employees of Daiei film.[6][7]
Selected works
Film
- Tenpo Suikoden (1952)
 - Gate of Hell (1953)
 - Enjō (1958)
 - Echizen Takaningyo (1963)
 - An Actor's Revenge (1963)
 - Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
 - Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
 - Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)
 - Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
 - Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
 - Daimajin Strikes Again (1966)
 - Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
 - Zatoichi the Outlaw (1967)
 - The Yoshiwara Story (1968)
 - Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)
 - Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1969)
 - Hitokiri (1969)
 - Onna Gokuakuchō (1970)
 - Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
 - Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
 - Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1973)
 - The Wanderers (1973)
 - Death at an Old Mansion (1975) (Producer and Art director)
 - Kinkaku-ji (1976)
 - Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
 - Hunter in the Dark (1979)
 - Onimasa (1982)
 - The Geisha (1983)
 - MacArthur's Children (1984)
 - Fireflies in the North (1984)
 - Gonza the Spearman (1986)
 - Rikyu (1991)
 - Rainbow Kids (1991)
 - The Oil-Hell Murder (1992)
 - Lone Wolf and Cub: Final Conflict (1993) (Executive producer and Art director)
 - Crest of Betrayal (1994)
 - kura (1995)
 - East Mets West (1995)
 - Onihei's Detective Records (1995)
 - Owls' Castle (1998)
 - Gohatto (1999)
 - Sennen no Koi Story of Genji (2001)
 - Kāchan (2001)
 - Dora-heita (2002) (Producer and Art director)
 - Vengeance for Sale (2002)
 - The Twilight Samurai (2002) (Supervising Production Designer)
 - Azumi (2003)
 - The Hidden Blade (2004)
 - Baruto no Gakuen (2006)
 - The Last Ronin (2010)
 
Television
- Kogarashi Monjirō (1972)
 - The Abe Clan (1995) (TV Movie)
 - Gokenin Zankurō (1997-2001)
 - Kenkaku Shōbai (1998-2010)
 
Awards
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Art Direction - Echizen Takningyo and An Actor's Revenge(1963)[8]
 - Mainichi Film Award for Best Art Direction - Yoshiwara Enjō, Hachiko Monogatari and The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (1987)[9]
 - The Japanese Academy Award for "Best Art Direction" - Owls' Castle (2000)[10]
 - The Japanese Academy Award for "Best Art Direction" - Sennen no Koi Story of Genji (2002)[11]
 - The Japanese Academy Award for "Best Art Direction" - The Hidden Blade (2005)[12]
 
- Medals of Honor (1992)[13]
 - Order of the Rising Sun 4th class (1997)[13]
 - Kawakita Eiga Award (2002)[5]
 
References
- ↑ "Yoshinobu Nishioka" (in Japanese). THe TV. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
 - ↑ "生活の痕跡すら創出する西岡善信の最高の美術!――春日太一の木曜邦画劇場" (in Japanese). 文春オンライン. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
 - 1 2 "デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「西岡善信」の解説" (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
 - ↑ "訃報】映画美術監督の西岡善信さんが亡くなられました(享年97)" (in Japanese). 時代劇専門チャンネル. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
 - 1 2 "第20回川喜多賞 西岡善信氏 美術監督" (in Japanese). 公益財団法人川喜多記念映画文化財団. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
 - ↑ "太秦支えた最後の活動屋、西岡善信美術監督逝く" (in Japanese). Nikkei. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
 - ↑ "映画美術監督の西岡善信さん死去 「地獄門」「利休」" (in Japanese). Asahi. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
 - ↑ "毎日映画コンクール 第18回(1963年)" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
 - ↑ "毎日映画コンクール 第42回(1987年)" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
 - ↑ "第23回日本アカデミー賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
 - ↑ "第25回日本アカデミー賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
 - ↑ "第28回日本アカデミー賞" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Film Prize Association. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
 - 1 2 "映画美術の第一人者 西岡善信さんが死去" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun web. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
 
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