Kazuo Mori
Born: 1911-01-15 in Matsuyama, Japan
Died: 1989-06-29
Known For: Directing
Biography
Kazuo Mori, also known as Issei Mori, got his start as a jidai-geki director in silent films of the 1930s. In postwar years he became a leading director at Daiei, working regularly with the studio's familiar stars like Shintaro Katsu and Raizo Ichikawa. In the 1960s and '70s, Mori established himself alongside Kenji Misumi as one of the most dependable names in chambara franchise series, directing some of the best installments of Zatoichi, Kyoshiro Nemuri and Shinobi No Mono. Mori's work is marked by clear, intelligent storytelling and innovative camera techniques.
Filmography
1983
- Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold ... (Director)
- The Bored Samurai ... (Director)
1982
- The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo ... (Director)
- Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri ... (Director)
- Messengers to Satsuma ... (Director)
1981
- The King and His Vassal ... (Director)
1980
- Keishi-K ... (Director)
1977
- Yokomizo Seishi Series ... (Director)
1976
- Please Hire Me! ... (Director)
1975
- Priest of Darkness ... (Director)
1974
- Zatoichi Monogatari ... (Director)
- Hashū Hankachō ... (Director)
1973
- Mute Samurai ... (Director)
1972
- Zatoichi at Large ... (Director)
- Kogarashi Monjiro ... (Director)
1971
- Wakaki hi no kōdōkan ... (Director)
1970
- The Killer's Killer ... (Director)
- Mission: Iron Castle ... (Director)
- Easy Money ... (Director)
1969
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman ... (Director)
- Kanto Woman Infamy ... (Director)
- 出獄四十八時間 ... (Director)
- The Curse of the Ghost ... (Director)
- Kanto Onna Gokudo ... (Director)
1968
- The Saga of Tanegashima ... (Director)
- Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty ... (Director)
- Secret Report From A House Of Women ... (Director)
1967
- A Certain Killer ... (Director)
- Young Boss, Fugitive ... (Director)
- A Killer's Key ... (Director)
- Spy on the Masked Car ... (Director)
1966
- Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back ... (Director)
- Assignment Cloud ... (Director)
- Wrath of Daimajin ... (Director)
- The Front Line Showdown ... (Director)
- ほんだら捕物帖 ... (Director)
1965
- 駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす ... (Director)
- Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy ... (Director)
- Rampaging Dog ... (Director)
- Zatoichi and the Doomed Man ... (Director)
- ほんだら剣法 ... (Director)
1964
- The Gambling Samurai ... (Director)
- Bad Reputation: The Big Drum ... (Director)
- Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery ... (Director)
- The Man Disappears Yesterday ... (Director)
1963
- The Confusing Journey of Jirocho ... (Director)
- Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise ... (Director)
- Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection ... (Director)
- Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor ... (Director)
1962
- The Tale of Zatoichi Continues ... (Director)
- Third Generation's Loyalty Offering ... (Director)
- Yôki na tono-sama ... (Director)
- The Notorious Man's Return ... (Director)
- 170 Leagues to Edo ... (Director)
- Keshin ... (Director)
1961
- A Wife Confesses
- The Old Temple Well ... (Director)
- Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter ... (Director)
- The Radiant Prince ... (Director)
- Three Young Samurai ... (Director)
- Song of Sado ... (Director)
1960
- Her Brother
- The Blind Menace ... (Director)
- Mission Accomplished ... (Director)
- Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous ... (Director)
- Lord Tadanao ... (Director)
1959
- Jirocho Fuji ... (Director)
- Lord Nobunaga's Early Days ... (Director)
- Peony on the Skin ... (Director)
- Samurai Vendetta ... (Director)
1958
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes ... (Director)
- The Swishing Sword ... (Director)
- The 7th Secret Agent to Edo ... (Director)
1957
- Advance Patrol ... (Director)
- Love of the Princess ... (Director)
- Mangorō Tengu ... (Director)
- Inazuma Kaidō ... (Director)
- Yataro’s Travel Hat ... (Director)
1956
- 刑事部屋 ... (Director)
- Fighting Fire Fighter ... (Director)
- Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin ... (Director)
- Marathon Samurai ... (Director)
1955
- Farewell Song ... (Director)
1954
- Koina no Ginpei ... (Director)
1953
- Picture Book of Sarutobi Sasuke ... (Director)
1952
- Vendetta of a Samurai ... (Director)
- New Journey of Yaji and Kita ... (Director)
1951
- Judge of the Ashuras ... (Director)
1950
- Confessions of a Gynecologist ... (Director)
- Ship of Outlaws ... (Director)
1949
- A Bullet Hole Underground ... (Director)
1948
- Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman ... (Director)
1942
- Sandai no sakazuki ... (Director)
- Masujiro Omura ... (Director)
1941
- 夫婦太鼓 ... (Director)
1939
- A Color Print of Edo ... (Director)
1938
- Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin ... (Director)