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Kenji Misumi

Directing

Kenji Misumi

JA, EN cinema · 69 credits

Born

2 March 1921

Died

24 September 1975 (aged 54)

Birthplace

Kyoto, Japan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次 Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921, Kyoto, Japan - 24 September 1975) was a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) series. He died at age 53. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenji Misumi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known for

Filmography

Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon poster

Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon

JANot rated

Director

Shogun Assassin poster

Shogun Assassin

EN · 19806.8

Director

The Last Samurai poster

The Last Samurai

JA · 19747.6

Director, Screenplay

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

JA · 19737.2

Director

Internal Sleuth poster

Internal Sleuth

JA · 19737.5

Director

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

JA · 19727.4

Director

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

JA · 19727.1

Director

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice poster

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

JA · 19726.2

Director

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

JA · 19727.4

Director

The Gift of the Fox poster

The Gift of the Fox

JA · 19717.0

Director

The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule poster

The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule

JA · 19717.0

Director

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival poster

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

JA · 19706.8

Director

The Angry Sword poster

The Angry Sword

JA · 1970Not rated

Director

Devil's Temple poster

Devil's Temple

JA · 19696.8

Director

The Magoichi Saga poster

The Magoichi Saga

JA · 19696.2

Director

Samaritan Zatoichi poster

Samaritan Zatoichi

JA · 19686.8

Director

The Two Bodyguards poster

The Two Bodyguards

JA · 19688.0

Director

The Funeral Racket poster

The Funeral Racket

JA · 19687.0

Director

Zatoichi Challenged poster

Zatoichi Challenged

JA · 19677.0

Director

Shroud of Snow poster

Shroud of Snow

JA · 19677.6

Director

The Homely Sister poster

The Homely Sister

JA · 19678.0

Director

The Sisters and I poster

The Sisters and I

JA · 1967Not rated

Director

Return of Giant Majin poster

Return of Giant Majin

JA · 19666.2

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

JA · 19665.6

Director

Dynamite Doctor poster

Dynamite Doctor

JA · 1966Not rated

Director

The Virgin Witness poster

The Virgin Witness

JA · 19667.5

Director

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi poster

Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi

JA · 1965Not rated

Director

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert poster

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

JA · 19656.7

Director

Sword Devil poster

Sword Devil

JA · 19656.3

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire

JA · 19656.3

Director

Life of Matsu the Untamed poster

Life of Matsu the Untamed

JA · 196510.0

Director

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight poster

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

JA · 19646.8

Director

Ken poster

Ken

JA · 19647.7

Director

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure poster

Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

JA · 19645.8

Director

On the Road Forever poster

On the Road Forever

JA · 1964Not rated

Director

Shinsengumi Chronicles poster

Shinsengumi Chronicles

JA · 19636.7

Director

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great poster

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

JA · 1963Not rated

Director

Maiko and the Assassin poster

Maiko and the Assassin

JA · 1963Not rated

Director

The Third Will poster

The Third Will

JA · 19637.7

Director

The Tale of Zatoichi poster

The Tale of Zatoichi

JA · 19627.3

Director

Destiny's Son poster

Destiny's Son

JA · 19626.8

Director

The Demon of Sendai's Castle poster

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

JA · 1962Not rated

Director

Her Hidden Past poster

Her Hidden Past

JA · 19627.0

Director

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark poster

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

JA · 1961Not rated

Director

Buddha poster

Buddha

JA · 196110.0

Director

What Price Love? poster

What Price Love?

JA · 19607.0

Director

Satan's Sword poster

Satan's Sword

JA · 19606.6

Director

Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God poster

Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God

JA · 19606.5

Director

Patterns of Love poster

Patterns of Love

JA · 1960Not rated

Director

Princess Sen in Edo poster

Princess Sen in Edo

JA · 19609.0

Director

The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider poster

The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider

JA · 1960Not rated

Director

The Ghost of Yotsuya poster

The Ghost of Yotsuya

JA · 19596.4

Director

Gambler and the Princess poster

Gambler and the Princess

JA · 19597.0

Director

A Thousand Flying Cranes poster

A Thousand Flying Cranes

JA · 19597.0

Director

The Lord Pretends poster

The Lord Pretends

JA · 1959Not rated

Director

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall poster

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall

JA · 19588.5

Director

Obsessive Snake poster

Obsessive Snake

JA · 19586.0

Director

Travels of Lord Mito poster

Travels of Lord Mito

JA · 1958Not rated

Director

Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono poster

Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono

JA · 1958Not rated

Director

Freelance Samurai poster

Freelance Samurai

JA · 19576.0

Director

The Fiery Magistrate poster

The Fiery Magistrate

JA · 1956Not rated

Director

Asataro the Crow poster

Asataro the Crow

JA · 195610.0

Director

Flowery Brothers poster

Flowery Brothers

JA · 1956Not rated

Director

Gonpachi poster

Gonpachi

JA · 1956Not rated

Director

Ginji of the Seven Faces poster

Ginji of the Seven Faces

JA · 1955Not rated

Director

The Shadow That Kills the Moon poster

The Shadow That Kills the Moon

JA · 1955Not rated

Director

The Rust Cleaner Sings poster

The Rust Cleaner Sings

JA · 1955Not rated

Director

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot poster

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot

JA · 1954Not rated

Director

The Tale of Genji poster

The Tale of Genji

JA · 19516.0

Assistant Director