Kazuo Mori
- Directing
- January 15, 1911 · Matsuyama, Japan
- June 29, 1989
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
Filmography
- Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold · Director
- The Bored Samurai · Director
- Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri · Director
- Messengers to Satsuma · Director
- The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo · Director
- The King and His Vassal · Director
- Keishi-K · Director
- Yokomizo Seishi Series · Director
- Please Hire Me! · Director
- Priest of Darkness · Director
- Zatoichi Monogatari · Director
- Hashū Hankachō · Director
- Mute Samurai · Director
- Zatoichi at Large · Director
- Kogarashi Monjiro · Director
- Wakaki hi no kōdōkan · Director
- The Killer's Killer · Director
- Easy Money · Director
- Mission: Iron Castle · Director
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman · Director
- The Curse of the Ghost · Director
- Kanto Woman Infamy · Director
- Kanto Onna Gokudo · Director
- 出獄四十八時間 · Director
- Secret Report From A House Of Women · Director
- The Saga of Tanegashima · Director
- Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty · Director
- A Killer's Key · Director
- Young Boss, Fugitive · Director
- A Certain Killer · Director
- Spy on the Masked Car · Director
- Wrath of Daimajin · Director
- Assignment Cloud · Director
- The Front Line Showdown · Director
- ほんだら捕物帖 · Director
- Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back · Director
- ほんだら剣法 · Director
- Zatoichi and the Doomed Man · Director
- Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy · Director
- Rampaging Dog · Director
- 駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす · Director
- The Gambling Samurai · Director
- Bad Reputation: The Big Drum · Director
- Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery · Director
- The Man Disappears Yesterday · Director
- Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection · Director
- Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor · Director
- The Confusing Journey of Jirocho · Director
- Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise · Director
- Yôki na tono-sama · Director
- The Tale of Zatoichi Continues · Director
- 170 Leagues to Edo · Director
- The Notorious Man's Return · Director
- Third Generation's Loyalty Offering · Director
- Keshin · Director
- A Wife Confesses · Man at the Coffee Shop
- The Radiant Prince · Director
- Song of Sado · Director
- The Old Temple Well · Director
- Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter · Director
- Three Young Samurai · Director
- Lord Tadanao · Director
- Her Brother
- The Blind Menace · Director
- Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous · Director
- Mission Accomplished · Director
- Samurai Vendetta · Director
- Jirocho Fuji · Director
- Lord Nobunaga's Early Days · Director
- Peony on the Skin · Director
- The Swishing Sword · Director
- The 7th Secret Agent to Edo · Director
- Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes · Director
- Advance Patrol · Director
- Inazuma Kaidō · Director
- Mangorō Tengu · Director
- Yataro’s Travel Hat · Director
- Love of the Princess · Director
- Fighting Fire Fighter · Director
- Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider · Director