Kazuo Ikehiro
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday25 October 1929 (96 years old)
Place of birthTokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Known credits62
Biography
Kazuo Ikehiro got his start as an assistant working for directors like Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa. He always had a strong preference for working in jidai-geki and says that he only did a number of modern-day yakuza films because of studio demands. Ikehiro developed a gritty, unconventional style that made him an excellent match for Zatoichi and the antihero screen personae of Raizo Ichikawa. Possibly his greatest achievement came with Raizo, when he played an instrumental part in the Nemuri Kyoshiro series. The first three movies had been fairly straightforward chambara adventures, but …
Tulips in October
2022 · Director
Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age
2021 · Director
Koya no Shomei
2019 · Director
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family
2017 · Director
Murder Credit - Final Destination Series
2016 · Director
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors
2016 · Director
Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill
2015 · Director
Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
2008 · Director
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
2001 · Director
Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief
1997 · Director
Castle of Sand
1991 · Director
終着駅シリーズ
1990 · Creator
The Mysterious Lightning Beauty
1990 · Director
The Great White Tower
1990 · Director
The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody
1986 · Director
Make-Up
1984 · Director
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
1983 · Director
Goyou Sen Enjou
1982 · Director
Lowly Ronin
1981 · Director
Goro Dog
1980 · Director
Monkey
1978 · Director
Slaughter in the Snow
1973 · Director
Slaughter in the Snow
1973 · Writer
The Fearless Avenger
1972 · Director
The Fearless Avenger
1972 · Screenplay
The Trail of Blood
1972 · Director
Kogarashi Monjiro
1972 · Director
Kataashi no ēsu
1971 · Director
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
1970 · Director
Live My Share, Mother
1970 · Director
Naked Ambition
1970 · Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
1969 · Director
Prison Break
1969 · Director
Broken Swords
1969 · Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969 · Director
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968 · Director
The Daring Nun
1968 · Director
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968 · Director
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967 · Director
Escape Man
1967 · Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967 · Director
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966 · Director
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966 · Director
Wild Geese
1966 · Director
The Thieves' Who's Who
1966 · Director
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
1966 · Director
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965 · Director
Young Boss
1965 · Director
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