Directing
Akinori Matsuo
JA, ZH, CN cinema · 78 credits
Born
5 November 1928
Died
12 July 2010 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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).
Known for
Filmography
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
Director, Screenplay
Kazu no Fūkei
Director
The Fugitive Samurai
Director
I Shall Not Forget
Director, Screenplay
Duel in the Storm
Director
Three Rogues
Director
Dice and Swords
Director, Screenplay
Asia-Pol
Director
The Debt of Blood
Director, Screenplay
A World For Two
Screenplay, Director
In Tears
Director
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
Director, Screenplay
Sunset Hill
Director
The Symbol of a Man
Director
Utau abarenbō
Director
Ningen Gari
Director
Gun of Nosappu
Director
Pacific Porters
Director
Knock Down
Director
Yakuza sensei
Director, Screenplay
The Wild Reporter
Director, Screenplay
Yuganda tsuki
Director
I Will Challenge
Director, Screenplay
Young Panther
Director
When a Man Risks His Life
Screenplay, Director
Abashiri Prison
Screenplay, Director
Crimson Wings
Screenplay, Assistant Director
Who's the Real Killer
Assistant Director
I Am Waiting
Assistant Director
Streetlights
Assistant Director
Frankie the Milkman
Assistant Director
Our Town
First Assistant Director
Drums Love and Dreams
Assistant Director