Kazuo Mori

Kazuo Mori

Directing
Born 1911-01-15 Died 1989-06-29 Matsuyama, Japan 118 credits
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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.
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Filmography — top 60 of 118
Directing 58 credits
Kogarashi Monjiro
Kogarashi Monjiro
1972 · Director
Zatoichi Monogatari
Zatoichi Monogatari
1974 · Director
I Am Being Targeted
I Am Being Targeted
1950 · Director
Yokomizo Seishi Series
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977 · Director
Mute Samurai
Mute Samurai
1973 · Director
Priest of Darkness
Priest of Darkness
1975 · Director
Three Young Samurai
Three Young Samurai
1961 · Director
Keishi-K
Keishi-K
1980 · Director
Minami no bara
Minami no bara
1950 · Director
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962 · ★ 7.0 · Director
Please Hire Me!
Please Hire Me!
1976 · Director
Jirocho Fuji
Jirocho Fuji
1959 · Director
The Killer's Killer
The Killer's Killer
1970 · Director
Black Cloud Road
Black Cloud Road
1948 · Director
Oshidori gasa
Oshidori gasa
1948 · Director
Wrath of Daimajin
Wrath of Daimajin
1966 · Director
The Blind Menace
The Blind Menace
1960 · Director
Tree of Life
Tree of Life
1947 · Director
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965 · Director
A Certain Killer
A Certain Killer
1967 · Director
A Killer's Key
A Killer's Key
1967 · Director
Hashū Hankachō
Hashū Hankachō
1974 · Director
The Radiant Prince
The Radiant Prince
1961 · Director
Guren bosatsu
Guren bosatsu
1949 · Director
Ōsaka chōnin
Ōsaka chōnin
1942 · Director
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961 · Director
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966 · Director
The Man Disappears Yesterday
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964 · Director
Zatoichi at Large
Zatoichi at Large
1972 · Director
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960 · Director
Female Police Officer
Female Police Officer
1947 · Director
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963 · Director
Judge of the Ashuras
Judge of the Ashuras
1951 · Director
Tebukuro o nugasu otoko
Tebukuro o nugasu otoko
1946 · Director
My Name Is Mistress
My Name Is Mistress
1949 · Director
Tôjûrô no koi
Tôjûrô no koi
1955 · Director
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
1946 · Director
Tsuki no shussen
Tsuki no shussen
1950 · Director
Nerawareta onna
Nerawareta onna
1948 · Director
Samurai Vendetta
Samurai Vendetta
1959 · Director
Advance Patrol
Advance Patrol
1957 · Director
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965 · Director
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964 · Director
Coward at Ganryu Island
Coward at Ganryu Island
1952 · Director
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968 · Director
The Tattoo Murder Case
The Tattoo Murder Case
1953 · Director
The King and His Vassal
The King and His Vassal
1981 · Director
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964 · Director
The Old Temple Well
The Old Temple Well
1961 · Director
The Bored Samurai
The Bored Samurai
1983 · Director
Peony on the Skin
Peony on the Skin
1959 · Director
Mission: Iron Castle
Mission: Iron Castle
1970 · Director
Yôki na tono-sama
Yôki na tono-sama
1962 · Director
Yataro’s Travel Hat
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957 · Director
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952 · Director
Assignment Cloud
Assignment Cloud
1966 · Director
Koina no Ginpei
Koina no Ginpei
1954 · Director
Inazuma Kaidō
Inazuma Kaidō
1957 · Director
Other credits 2 credits
Her Brother
Her Brother
1960
A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses
1961
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