Director
Kazuo Mori
1911Matsuyama, Japan81 Films8 TV Episodes
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.
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Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
1983
The Bored Samurai
1983
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
1982
Messengers to Satsuma
1982
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982
The King and His Vassal
1981
6.6
Zatoichi at Large
1972
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
1971
The Killer's Killer
1970
Easy Money
1970
6.6
Mission: Iron Castle
1970
5.6
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969
6.2
The Curse of the Ghost
1969
4.0
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
Kanto Onna Gokudo
1969
出獄四十八時間
1969
Secret Report From A House Of Women
1968
5.0
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968
7.5
A Killer's Key
1967
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
6.6
A Certain Killer
1967
Spy on the Masked Car
1967
6.3
Wrath of Daimajin
1966
2.0
Assignment Cloud
1966
The Front Line Showdown
1966
ほんだら捕物帖
1966
6.5
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
ほんだら剣法
1965
6.8
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
6.2
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
7.0
Rampaging Dog
1965
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
1965
The Gambling Samurai
1964
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
7.0
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
1963
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
1963
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
7.0
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
170 Leagues to Edo
1962
The Notorious Man's Return
1962
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
1962
Keshin
1962
6.0
The Radiant Prince
1961
Song of Sado
1961
The Old Temple Well
1961
7.0
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
6.6
Three Young Samurai
1961
9.8
Lord Tadanao
1960
6.5
The Blind Menace
1960
Mission Accomplished
1960
7.4
Samurai Vendetta
1959
6.8
Jirocho Fuji
1959
6.3
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959
Peony on the Skin
1959
The Swishing Sword
1958
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
1958
5.5
Advance Patrol
1957
Inazuma Kaidō
1957
Mangorō Tengu
1957
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Love of the Princess
1957
刑事部屋
1956
Marathon Samurai
1956
Koina no Ginpei
1954
New Journey of Yaji and Kita
1952
6.8
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
Ship of Outlaws
1950
Confessions of a Gynecologist
1950
A Bullet Hole Underground
1949
Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman
1948
Sandai no sakazuki
1942
夫婦太鼓
1941
7.2
A Color Print of Edo
1939
Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin
1938Television
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