Kenji Misumi
- Directing
- March 2, 1921 · Kyoto, Japan
- September 24, 1975
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次 Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921, Kyoto, Japan - 24 September 1975) was a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) series. He died at age 53. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenji Misumi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- Shogun Assassin · Director
- Priest of Darkness · Director
- Bounty Hunter · Director
- Zatoichi Monogatari · Director
- The Last Samurai · Director, Screenplay
- Mute Samurai · Director
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons · Director
- Internal Sleuth · Director
- Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice · Director
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades · Director
- Professional Killers · Director
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx · Director
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance · Director
- Kogarashi Monjiro · Director
- The Gift of the Fox · Director
- The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule · Director
- Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival · Director
- The Angry Sword · Director
- The Magoichi Saga · Director
- Devil's Temple · Director
- Samaritan Zatoichi · Director
- The Funeral Racket · Director
- The Two Bodyguards · Director
- Zatoichi Challenged · Director
- The Homely Sister · Director
- The Sisters and I · Director
- Shroud of Snow · Director
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy · Director
- Return of Giant Majin · Director
- Dynamite Doctor · Director
- The Virgin Witness · Director
- Zatoichi and the Chess Expert · Director
- Sword Devil · Director
- Life of Matsu the Untamed · Director
- Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi · Director
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire · Director
- Fight, Zatoichi, Fight · Director
- On the Road Forever · Director
- Ken · Director
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure · Director
- Ōkuma Shigenobu the great · Director
- Maiko and the Assassin · Director
- The Third Will · Director
- Shinsengumi Chronicles · Director
- The Demon of Sendai's Castle · Director
- Destiny's Son · Director
- The Tale of Zatoichi · Director
- Her Hidden Past · Director
- The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark · Director
- Buddha · Director
- Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God · Director
- Satan's Sword · Director
- What Price Love? · Director
- Patterns of Love · Director
- The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider · Director
- Princess Sen in Edo · Director
- The Lord Pretends · Director
- The Ghost of Yotsuya · Director
- A Thousand Flying Cranes · Director
- Gambler and the Princess · Director
- Travels of Lord Mito · Director
- Obsessive Snake · Director
- The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall · Director
- Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono · Director
- Freelance Samurai · Director
- Gonpachi · Director
- The Fiery Magistrate · Director
- Flowery Brothers · Director
- Asataro the Crow · Director
- The Rust Cleaner Sings · Director
- The Shadow That Kills the Moon · Director
- Ginji of the Seven Faces · Director
- Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot · Director
- The Tale of Genji · Assistant Director
- Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon · Director