Teinosuke Kinugasa

Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896–1982) was a pioneer of Japanese cinema. He began his film career as an onnagata, a traditional performer of female roles, before directing his first of over 100 films in 1922. The Gates of Hell (Jigokumon) from 1953 was awarded the Grand Prix at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.