Akinori Matsuo
Born: 1928-11-05 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Died: 2010-07-12
Known For: Directing
Biography
Akinori Matsuo was born on November 5, 1928 in Japan. Akinori was a director and assistant director, known for Yakuza sensei (1960), Meiji keppûroku: Taka to ôkami (1968) and Tekka no hanamichi (1968). Akinori died on July 12, 2010. Originally named Matsuo Akinori, Ma was one of the Japanese directors who was hired by Shaw Brothers, and soon started the genre of Hong Kong films with a Japanese touch. Together with Inoue Umetsugu and Koh Nakahira (stage-named Yang Shu-Shin), they directed films like "Operation Lipstick" (directed by Inoue), "Interpol" (directed by Nakahira) and "Asia-Pol" (directed by Akinori).
Filmography
1998
- Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu ... (Director)
- Warlord of the Underworld ... (Director)
1997
- Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief ... (Director)
1993
- Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death ... (Director)
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 8 ... (Director)
- Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy ... (Screenplay)
1992
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 ... (Director)
1991
- Kazu no Fūkei ... (Director)
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 ... (Director)
1990
- Miyamoto Musashi ... (Director)
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 4 ... (Director)
1989
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 3 ... (Director)
1988
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 2 ... (Director)
- The Notorious Bored Samurai ... (Director)
1987
- Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu ... (Director)
- The Retired Samurai ... (Director)
1986
- Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches ... (Director)
1984
- The Fugitive Samurai ... (Director)
1983
- Masked Blade ... (Director)
- 松本清張のかげろう絵図 ... (Director)
1982
- Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell ... (Director)
- The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn ... (Director)
1980
- Shadow Warriors ... (Director)
1979
- Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police ... (Director)
1978
- The Okinawa War of Ten Years ... (Director)
1977
- Special Crime Investigation Front ... (Director)
- Gambling Code and Feuds ... (Director)
1971
- The Lady Professional ... (Director)
- Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life ... (Director)
1970
- Greatest Boss of Japan ... (Director)
1969
- Thirteen Times a Loser ... (Director)
- Family Crest: Die Like a Man ... (Director)
- Penitentiary Brothers ... (Director)
- Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell ... (Director)
1968
- I Shall Not Forget ... (Director)
- Duel in the Storm ... (Director)
- Dice and Swords ... (Director)
- Three Rogues ... (Director)
1967
- Asia-Pol ... (Director)
- The Reckless One ... (Director)
- The Debt of Blood ... (Director)
1966
- Asiapol Secret Service ... (Director)
- Love and Desire in the Night Mist ... (Director)
- The Dragon and the Tiger ... (Director)
- A World For Two ... (Director)
- Watashi, chigatteiru kashira ... (Director)
1965
- In Tears ... (Director)
- Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze ... (Director)
1964
- The Eternal Life ... (Director)
- Kaze to Ki to Sora to ... (Director)
- Sunset Hill ... (Director)
1963
- Fight of the Gamblers ... (Director)
- Tale on Kanto Chivalry ... (Director)
- The Symbol of a Man ... (Director)
- The Dragon Crest ... (Director)
- Badge of the Night ... (Director)
1962
- Rainbow Over Kinmon ... (Director)
- The President's Son ... (Director)
- Ningen Gari ... (Director)
- A Rampage Full of Dreams ... (Director)
- Angel and the Outlaw ... (Director)
- Utau abarenbō ... (Director)
- The Man From the Sea ... (Director)
1961
- For This We Fight ... (Director)
- Gun of Nosappu ... (Director)
- Pacific Porters ... (Director)
- Good-for-nothing Guy ... (Director)
- Seven Challengers ... (Director)
- Zurari oretacha yōjinbō ... (Director)
1960
- Yakuza sensei ... (Director)
- The Lost Diamond ... (Director)
- Knock Down ... (Director)
1959
- Yuganda tsuki ... (Director)
- Wakai hyou no mure ... (Director)
- When a Man Risks His Life ... (Screenplay)
- The Wild Reporter ... (Director)
- Abashiri Prison ... (Director)
- I Will Challenge ... (Screenplay)
1958
- Crimson Wings ... (Screenplay)
1957
- I Am Waiting ... (Assistant Director)
- Who's the Real Killer ... (Assistant Director)
- Streetlights ... (Assistant Director)
1956
- Frankie the Milkman ... (Assistant Director)
- Drums Love and Dreams ... (Assistant Director)
- Our Town ... (First Assistant Director)