Kazuo Mori
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday15 January 1911
Died29 June 1989 (age 78)
Place of birthMatsuyama, Japan
Known credits128
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.
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
1983 · Director
The Bored Samurai
1983 · Director
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
1982 · Director
Messengers to Satsuma
1982 · Director
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982 · Director
The King and His Vassal
1981 · Director
Keishi-K
1980 · Director
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977 · Director
Please Hire Me!
1976 · Director
Priest of Darkness
1975 · Director
Zatoichi Monogatari
1974 · Director
Hashū Hankachō
1974 · Director
Mute Samurai
1973 · Director
Zatoichi at Large
1972 · Director
Kogarashi Monjiro
1972 · Director
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
1971 · Director
The Killer's Killer
1970 · Director
Easy Money
1970 · Director
Mission: Iron Castle
1970 · Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969 · Director
The Curse of the Ghost
1969 · Director
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969 · Director
Kanto Onna Gokudo
1969 · Director
出獄四十八時間
1969 · Director
Secret Report From A House Of Women
1968 · Director
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968 · Director
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968 · Director
A Killer's Key
1967 · Director
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967 · Director
A Certain Killer
1967 · Director
Spy on the Masked Car
1967 · Director
Wrath of Daimajin
1966 · Director
Assignment Cloud
1966 · Director
The Front Line Showdown
1966 · Director
ほんだら捕物帖
1966 · Director
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966 · Director
ほんだら剣法
1965 · Director
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965 · Director
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965 · Director
Rampaging Dog
1965 · Director
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
1965 · Director
The Gambling Samurai
1964 · Director
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964 · Director
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964 · Director
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964 · Director
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963 · Director
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
1963 · Director
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963 · Director
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