Person
Kazuo Mori
Directing · 1911–1989 · 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 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
Kogarashi Monjiro
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Zatoichi Monogatari
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Yokomizo Seishi Series
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Mute Samurai
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The Tattoo Murder Case
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Three Young Samurai
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Please Hire Me!
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Ōsaka chōnin
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Priest of Darkness
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Coward at Ganryu Island
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Filmography
- 1983Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden GoldDirector
- 1983The Bored SamuraiDirector
- 1982Kenkaku Shōbai: TsujigiriDirector
- 1982Messengers to SatsumaDirector
- 1982The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of EdoDirector
- 1981The King and His VassalDirector
- 1980Keishi-KDirector
- 1977Yokomizo Seishi SeriesDirector
- 1976Please Hire Me!Director
- 1975Priest of DarknessDirector
- 1974Zatoichi MonogatariDirector
- 1974Hashū HankachōDirector
- 1973Mute SamuraiDirector
- 1972Zatoichi at LargeDirector
- 1972Kogarashi MonjiroDirector
- 1971Wakaki hi no kōdōkanDirector
- 1970The Killer's KillerDirector
- 1970Easy MoneyDirector
- 1970Mission: Iron CastleDirector
- 1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon SwordsmanDirector
- 1969The Curse of the GhostDirector
- 1969Kanto Woman InfamyDirector
- 1969Kanto Onna GokudoDirector
- 1969出獄四十八時間Director
- 1968Secret Report From A House Of WomenDirector
- 1968The Saga of TanegashimaDirector
- 1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their SpecialtyDirector
- 1967A Killer's KeyDirector
- 1967Young Boss, FugitiveDirector
- 1967A Certain KillerDirector
- 1967Spy on the Masked CarDirector
- 1966Wrath of DaimajinDirector
- 1966Assignment CloudDirector
- 1966The Front Line ShowdownDirector
- 1966ほんだら捕物帖Director
- 1966Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes BackDirector
- 1965ほんだら剣法Director
- 1965Zatoichi and the Doomed ManDirector
- 1965Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga SpyDirector
- 1965Rampaging DogDirector
- 1965駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらすDirector
- 1964The Gambling SamuraiDirector
- 1964Bad Reputation: The Big DrumDirector
- 1964Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall RobberyDirector
- 1964The Man Disappears YesterdayDirector
- 1963Shinobi no Mono 3: ResurrectionDirector
- 1963Bad Reputation: The Notorious HarborDirector
- 1963The Confusing Journey of JirochoDirector
- 1963Bad Reputation: Imposter's ParadiseDirector
- 1962Yôki na tono-samaDirector
- 1962The Tale of Zatoichi ContinuesDirector
- 1962170 Leagues to EdoDirector
- 1962The Notorious Man's ReturnDirector
- 1962Third Generation's Loyalty OfferingDirector
- 1962KeshinDirector
- 1961A Wife Confesses
- 1961The Radiant PrinceDirector
- 1961Song of SadoDirector
- 1961The Old Temple WellDirector
- 1961Satan's Sword III: The Final ChapterDirector
- 1961Three Young SamuraiDirector
- 1960Lord TadanaoDirector
- 1960Her Brother
- 1960The Blind MenaceDirector
- 1960Jirocho Fuji 2: The ChivalrousDirector
- 1960Mission AccomplishedDirector
- 1959Samurai VendettaDirector
- 1959Jirocho FujiDirector
- 1959Lord Nobunaga's Early DaysDirector
- 1959Peony on the SkinDirector
- 1958The Swishing SwordDirector
- 1958The 7th Secret Agent to EdoDirector
- 1958Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 EyesDirector
- 1957Advance PatrolDirector
- 1957Inazuma KaidōDirector
- 1957Mangorō TenguDirector
- 1957Yataro’s Travel HatDirector
- 1957Love of the PrincessDirector
- 1956Fighting Fire FighterDirector
- 1956Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the SkinDirector
- 1956刑事部屋Director
- 1956Marathon SamuraiDirector
- 1955Tôjûrô no koiDirector
- 1955Farewell SongDirector
- 1954Koina no GinpeiDirector
- 1953The Tattoo Murder CaseDirector
- 1953Picture Book of Sarutobi SasukeDirector
- 1952Coward at Ganryu IslandDirector
- 1952New Journey of Yaji and KitaDirector
- 1952Vendetta of a SamuraiDirector
- 1951Judge of the AshurasDirector
- 1950Ship of OutlawsDirector
- 1950Confessions of a GynecologistDirector
- 1950月の出船Director
- 1949A Bullet Hole UndergroundDirector
- 1948Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat WomanDirector
- 1947Tree of LifeDirector
- 1947RyūkodenDirector
- 1947Female Police OfficerDirector
- 1946Yari-odori gojūsantsugiDirector
- 1946Tebukuro o nugasu otokoDirector
- 1942Sandai no sakazukiDirector
- 1942Ōsaka chōninDirector
- 1942Masujiro OmuraDirector
- 1941夫婦太鼓Director
- 1939A Color Print of EdoDirector
- 1938Monster Cat Akabe DaimyojinDirector
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