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)
- The Inugami Family ... (Director)
1989
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 3 ... (Director)
1988
- The Notorious Bored Samurai ... (Director)
- The Notorious Bored Samurai 2 ... (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)
- Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell ... (Director)
- Penitentiary Brothers ... (Director)
1968
- Three Rogues ... (Director)
- Dice and Swords ... (Director)
- Duel in the Storm ... (Director)
- I Shall Not Forget ... (Director)
1967
- Asia-Pol ... (Director)
- The Debt of Blood ... (Director)
- The Reckless One ... (Director)
1966
- Asiapol Secret Service ... (Director)
- A World For Two ... (Director)
- Watashi, chigatteiru kashira ... (Director)
- Love and Desire in the Night Mist ... (Director)
- The Dragon and the Tiger ... (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
- Tale on Kanto Chivalry ... (Director)
- Fight of the Gamblers ... (Director)
- The Symbol of a Man ... (Director)
- The Dragon Crest ... (Director)
- Badge of the Night ... (Director)
1962
- The President's Son ... (Director)
- Ningen Gari ... (Director)
- Angel and the Outlaw ... (Director)
- A Rampage Full of Dreams ... (Director)
- The Man From the Sea ... (Director)
- Utau abarenbō ... (Director)
- Rainbow Over Kinmon ... (Director)
1961
- For This We Fight ... (Director)
- Gun of Nosappu ... (Director)
- Good-for-nothing Guy ... (Director)
- Pacific Porters ... (Director)
- Seven Challengers ... (Director)
- Zurari oretacha yōjinbō ... (Director)
1960
- Yakuza sensei ... (Director)
- Knock Down ... (Director)
- The Lost Diamond ... (Director)
1959
- Young Panther ... (Director)
- Yuganda tsuki ... (Director)
- When a Man Risks His Life ... (Screenplay)
- I Will Challenge ... (Screenplay)
- The Wild Reporter ... (Director)
- Abashiri Prison ... (Director)
1958
- Crimson Wings ... (Screenplay)
1957
- I Am Waiting ... (Assistant Director)
- Streetlights ... (Assistant Director)
- Who's the Real Killer ... (Assistant Director)
1956
- Frankie the Milkman ... (Assistant Director)
- Drums Love and Dreams ... (Assistant Director)
- Our Town ... (First Assistant Director)