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)
- Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy ... (Screenplay)
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 8 ... (Director)
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
- Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell ... (Director)
- Family Crest: Die Like a Man ... (Director)
- Thirteen Times a Loser ... (Director)
- Penitentiary Brothers ... (Director)
1968
- Duel in the Storm ... (Director)
- Three Rogues ... (Director)
- I Shall Not Forget ... (Director)
- Dice and Swords ... (Director)
1967
- Asia-Pol ... (Director)
- The Debt of Blood ... (Director)
- The Reckless One ... (Director)
1966
- Love and Desire in the Night Mist ... (Director)
- Watashi, chigatteiru kashira ... (Director)
- A World For Two ... (Director)
- Asiapol Secret Service ... (Director)
- The Dragon and the Tiger ... (Director)
1965
- In Tears ... (Director)
- Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze ... (Director)
1964
- Kaze to Ki to Sora to ... (Director)
- Sunset Hill ... (Director)
- The Eternal Life ... (Director)
1963
- The Symbol of a Man ... (Director)
- Fight of the Gamblers ... (Director)
- The Dragon Crest ... (Director)
- Tale on Kanto Chivalry ... (Director)
- Badge of the Night ... (Director)
1962
- The President's Son ... (Director)
- Utau abarenbō ... (Director)
- Ningen Gari ... (Director)
- Rainbow Over Kinmon ... (Director)
- A Rampage Full of Dreams ... (Director)
- Angel and the Outlaw ... (Director)
- The Man From the Sea ... (Director)
1961
- For This We Fight ... (Director)
- Gun of Nosappu ... (Director)
- Pacific Porters ... (Director)
- Zurari oretacha yōjinbō ... (Director)
- Good-for-nothing Guy ... (Director)
- Seven Challengers ... (Director)
1960
- Yakuza sensei ... (Director)
- Knock Down ... (Director)
- The Lost Diamond ... (Director)
1959
- Young Panther ... (Director)
- I Will Challenge ... (Screenplay)
- Abashiri Prison ... (Director)
- The Wild Reporter ... (Director)
- Yuganda tsuki ... (Director)
- When a Man Risks His Life ... (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)
- Our Town ... (First Assistant Director)
- Drums Love and Dreams ... (Assistant Director)