Akira Inoue was born on December 10, 1928 in Kyoto, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Zatoichi's Revenge (1965), Showdown at Night's End (1964) and Rikugun Nakano gakko: Mitsumei (1967). He died on January 9, 2022 in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.