Directing
Kazuo Mori
JA cinema · 120 credits
Born
15 January 1911
Died
29 June 1989 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Matsuyama, Japan
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.
Known for
Filmography
Zatoichi at Large
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Easy Money
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Mission: Iron Castle
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Kanto Woman Infamy
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出獄四十八時間
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A Certain Killer
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A Killer's Key
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Assignment Cloud
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Wrath of Daimajin
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ほんだら捕物帖
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Rampaging Dog
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ほんだら剣法
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駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
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Keshin
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170 Leagues to Edo
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A Wife Confesses
as Man at the Coffee Shop
The Old Temple Well
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Three Young Samurai
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The Radiant Prince
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Song of Sado
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The Blind Menace
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Lord Tadanao
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Samurai Vendetta
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Jirocho Fuji
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The Swishing Sword
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Advance Patrol
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Love of the Princess
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Inazuma Kaidō
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Mangorō Tengu
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Yataro’s Travel Hat
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Farewell Song
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Tôjûrô no koi
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Green Friends
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Hana aru dotō
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Minami no bara
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Guren bosatsu
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Oshidori gasa
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Ōsaka chōnin
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夫婦太鼓
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A Color Print of Edo
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