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)
- Messengers to Satsuma ... (Director)
- Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri ... (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
- Hashū Hankachō ... (Director)
- Zatoichi Monogatari ... (Director)
1973
- Mute Samurai ... (Director)
1972
- Kogarashi Monjiro ... (Director)
- Zatoichi at Large ... (Director)
1971
- Wakaki hi no kōdōkan ... (Director)
1970
- Mission: Iron Castle ... (Director)
- Easy Money ... (Director)
- The Killer's Killer ... (Director)
1969
- The Curse of the Ghost ... (Director)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman ... (Director)
- 出獄四十八時間 ... (Director)
- Kanto Onna Gokudo ... (Director)
- Kanto Woman Infamy ... (Director)
1968
- The Saga of Tanegashima ... (Director)
- Secret Report From A House Of Women ... (Director)
- Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty ... (Director)
1967
- A Killer's Key ... (Director)
- A Certain Killer ... (Director)
- Young Boss, Fugitive ... (Director)
- Spy on the Masked Car ... (Director)
1966
- Wrath of Daimajin ... (Director)
- Assignment Cloud ... (Director)
- Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back ... (Director)
- The Front Line Showdown ... (Director)
- ほんだら捕物帖 ... (Director)
1965
- Rampaging Dog ... (Director)
- Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy ... (Director)
- Zatoichi and the Doomed Man ... (Director)
- ほんだら剣法 ... (Director)
- 駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす ... (Director)
1964
- The Man Disappears Yesterday ... (Director)
- The Gambling Samurai ... (Director)
- Bad Reputation: The Big Drum ... (Director)
- Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery ... (Director)
1963
- Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor ... (Director)
- The Confusing Journey of Jirocho ... (Director)
- Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection ... (Director)
- Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise ... (Director)
1962
- The Tale of Zatoichi Continues ... (Director)
- Yôki na tono-sama ... (Director)
- Third Generation's Loyalty Offering ... (Director)
- 170 Leagues to Edo ... (Director)
- The Notorious Man's Return ... (Director)
- Keshin ... (Director)
1961
- A Wife Confesses
- Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter ... (Director)
- The Radiant Prince ... (Director)
- Song of Sado ... (Director)
- The Old Temple Well ... (Director)
- Three Young Samurai ... (Director)
1960
- Her Brother
- The Blind Menace ... (Director)
- Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous ... (Director)
- Lord Tadanao ... (Director)
- Mission Accomplished ... (Director)
1959
- Samurai Vendetta ... (Director)
- Peony on the Skin ... (Director)
- Lord Nobunaga's Early Days ... (Director)
- Jirocho Fuji ... (Director)
1958
- The Swishing Sword ... (Director)
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes ... (Director)
- The 7th Secret Agent to Edo ... (Director)
1957
- Advance Patrol ... (Director)
- Inazuma Kaidō ... (Director)
- Yataro’s Travel Hat ... (Director)
- Love of the Princess ... (Director)
- Mangorō Tengu ... (Director)
1956
- Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin ... (Director)
- Fighting Fire Fighter ... (Director)
- 刑事部屋 ... (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
- Ship of Outlaws ... (Director)
- Confessions of a Gynecologist ... (Director)
- 月の出船 ... (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)