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Kazuo Mori
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.
As director
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
The Bored Samurai
Messengers to Satsuma
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
The King and His Vassal
Zatoichi at Large
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
Easy Money
Mission: Iron Castle
The Killer's Killer
Kanto Onna Gokudo
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
The Curse of the Ghost
Kanto Woman Infamy
出獄四十八時間
Secret Report From A House Of Women
The Saga of Tanegashima
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
A Certain Killer
A Killer's Key
Young Boss, Fugitive
Spy on the Masked Car
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Assignment Cloud
The Front Line Showdown
Wrath of Daimajin
ほんだら捕物帖
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
