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Kazuo Mori

Kazuo Mori

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

15/01/1911

Day of Death

29/06/1989
(78) years old

Place of Birth

Matsuyama, Japan

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 himse... Read More

Known For

The Cruel History of Prisoners

The Cruel History of Prisoners

A Wife Confesses

A Wife Confesses

Her Brother

Her Brother

Filmography

Crew

1983

Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold

as Director

1983

The Bored Samurai

as Director

1982

Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri

as Director

1982

Messengers to Satsuma

as Director

1982

The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Ri...

as Director

1981

The King and His Vassal

as Director

1972

Zatoichi at Large

as Director

1971

Wakaki hi no kōdōkan

as Director

1970

The Killer's Killer

as Director

1970

Easy Money

as Director

1970

Mission: Iron Castle

as Director

1969

Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon S...

as Director

1969

The Curse of the Ghost

as Director

1969

Kanto Woman Infamy

as Director

1969

Kanto Onna Gokudo

as Director

1969

出獄四十八時間

as Director

1968

Secret Report From A House Of Women

as Director

1968

The Saga of Tanegashima

as Director

1968

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Th...

as Director

1967

A Killer's Key

as Director

1967

Young Boss, Fugitive

as Director

1967

A Certain Killer

as Director

1967

Spy on the Masked Car

as Director

1966

Wrath of Daimajin

as Director

1966

Assignment Cloud

as Director

1966

The Front Line Showdown

as Director

1966

ほんだら捕物帖

as Director

1966

Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Ba...

as Director

1965

ほんだら剣法

as Director

1965

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

as Director

1965

Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy

as Director

1965

Rampaging Dog

as Director

1965

駿河遊侠伝　度胸がらす

as Director

1964

The Gambling Samurai

as Director

1964

Bad Reputation: The Big Drum

as Director

1964

駿河遊侠傳 賭場荒し

as Director

1964

The Man Disappears Yesterday

as Director

1963

Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection

as Director

1963

Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor

as Director

1963

The Confusing Journey of Jirocho

as Director

1963

Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise

as Director

1962

Yôki na tono-sama

as Director

1962

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

as Director

1962

170 Leagues to Edo

as Director

1962

The Notorious Man's Return

as Director

1962

Third Generation's Loyalty Offering

as Director

1962

Keshin

as Director

1961

The Radiant Prince

as Director

1961

Song of Sado

as Director

1961

The Old Temple Well

as Director

1961

Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter

as Director

1961

Three Young Samurai

as Director

1960

Lord Tadanao

as Director

1960

The Blind Menace

as Director

1960

Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous

as Director

1960

Mission Accomplished

as Director

1959

Samurai Vendetta

as Director

1959

Jirocho Fuji

as Director

1959

Lord Nobunaga's Early Days

as Director

1959

Peony on the Skin

as Director

1958

The Swishing Sword

as Director

1958

The 7th Secret Agent to Edo

as Director

1958

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 ...

as Director

1957

Advance Patrol

as Director

1957

Inazuma Kaidō

as Director

1957

Mangorō Tengu

as Director

1957

Yataro’s Travel Hat

as Director

1957

Love of the Princess

as Director

1956

Fighting Fire Fighter

as Director

1956

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on t...

as Director

1956

刑事部屋

as Director

1956

Marathon Samurai

as Director

1955

Farewell Song

as Director

1954

Koina no Ginpei

as Director

1953

Picture Book of Sarutobi Sasuke

as Director

1952

New Journey of Yaji and Kita

as Director

1952

Vendetta of a Samurai

as Director

1951

Judge of the Ashuras

as Director

1950

Ship of Outlaws

as Director

1950

Confessions of a Gynecologist

as Director

1949

A Bullet Hole Underground

as Director

1942

Sandai no sakazuki

as Director

1942

Masujiro Omura

as Director

1941

夫婦太鼓

as Director

1939

A Color Print of Edo

as Director

1938

Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin

as Director