What is Takashi Tsuboshima?
{{Infobox person | name = Takashi Tsuboshima | native_name = 坪島孝 | native_name_lang = ja | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1928|4|13}} | birth_place = [[Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima]], [[Japan]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|8|12|1928|4|13}} | death_place = [[Hiroshima, Japan]] | nationality = | occupation = Director<br>Screenwriter<br>Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | years_active = 1952-2000 }} '''Takashi Tsuboshima''' (坪島孝, ''Tsuboshima Takashi'', April 13, 1928 - August 12, 2007) was a Japanese film director. He is known for directing his 1974 film, ''[[Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy]]'', which was based on [[:en:Monkey_Punch|Monkey Punch]]'s original manga and the first live action movie based on the character, [[:en:Arsène_Lupin_III|Arsene Lupin III]]. == Career == Tsuboshima graduated from the [[Waseda University|Waseda University Faculty of Commerce]] in 1952. While attending the university, he watched all kinds of movies, both Japanese and Western, and aspired to become a film director. He joined [[Toho Company, Ltd.|Toho]] when he graduated from university in 1956. However, at that time, Toho had stopped officially hiring assistant directors due to the [[Toho Labor Dispute|Toho Dispute]] and so he was assigned as a [[:en:Talent_agent|talent agent]] (a person in charge of paying dividends to actors). After three years of being a talent agent, he became an assistant director in 1955 and studied under [[:en:Kajirō_Yamamoto|Kajiro Yamamoto]], [[Yasuki Chiba]], [[:en:Jun_Fukuda|Jun Fukuda]] and others. In 1963, Tsuboshima became director after directing his first feature film, ''[[Bet on Life at the Moment]]'', which starring [[:en:Yosuke_Natsuki|Yosuke Natsuki]] and [[:en:Yuriko_Hoshi|Yuriko Hoshi]]. He also directed [[:en:Crazy_Cats|Crazy Cats]] films such as ''[[Kureji sakusen: Kudabare! Musekinin]]'', which was Toho's dollar box program at that time. Tsubo