Kazuo Mori
Kazuo Mori | |
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森 一生 | |
Born | January 15, 1911 Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan |
Died | June 29, 1989 (aged 78) |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1936–1970 |
Kazuo Mori (森 一生, Mori Kazuo, January 15, 1911 – June 29, 1989[1]), also known by his street name Issei Mori (もり いっせい, Mori Issei), was a Japanese film director who primarily worked in popular genres like the jidaigeki. Mori directed over 100 films in his life.[2]
Career
Born in
National Film Center in Tokyo did a retrospective of his works in 2011 in celebration of his centenary.[3]
Filmography
Film
Selected filmography
Title | Release date | Notes |
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Adauchi hizakurige 仇討膝栗毛 |
1936 | |
Vendetta for a Samurai 荒木又右衛門 決闘鍵屋の辻 Araki Mataemon: Kettō kagiya no Tsuji |
1952 | |
Tōjūrō no Koi 藤十郎の恋 |
1955 | |
Fighting Fire Fighter あばれ鳶 Abare Tori |
1956 | |
Zenigata Heiji: Human-skin Spider 銭形平次捕物控 人肌蜘蛛 Zenigata Heiji Torimono no Hikae: Hitohada Gumo |
1956 | |
Suzakumon 朱雀門 |
1957 | |
Yatarō gasa 弥太郎笠 |
1957 | |
Inazuma Kaidō 稲妻街道 |
1957 | |
Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes 赤胴鈴之助 三つ目の鳥人 Akadо̄ Suzunosuke: Mitsume no chо̄jin |
1958 | |
The 7th Secret Courier for Edo 七番目の密使 Nanabanme no Misshi |
1958 | |
Hitohada Kujaku 人肌孔雀 |
1958 | |
Samurai Vendetta 薄桜記 Hakuōki |
1959 | |
Wakakihi no Nobunaga 若き日の信長 Hakuōki |
1959 | |
Blind Menace 不知火検校 Shiranui Kengyō |
1959 | |
Kaze to Kumo to Toride 風と雲と砦 ' |
1961 | |
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues 続・座頭市物語 Zoku Zatoichi Monogatari |
1962 | |
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection 新・忍びの者 Shin Shinobi no Mono |
1963 | |
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man 座頭市逆手斬り Zatōichi sakate-giri |
1965 | |
Majin Strikes Again 大魔神逆襲 Daimajin Gyakushu |
1966 | [5] |
A Certain Killer ある殺し屋 Aru Koroshiya |
1967 | |
A Killer's Key ある殺し屋の鍵 Aru Koroshiya no Kagi |
1967 | [6] |
The Saga of Tanegashima 鉄砲伝来記 Teppo Denraiki |
1967 | [7] |
Nemuri Kyōshirō: Engetsu Sappō 眠狂四郎円月殺法 |
1969 | |
The Yoshiwara Story 秘録おんな蔵 Hiroku Onnagura |
1969 | |
Kantō Onna Akumyō 関東おんな悪名 |
1969 | |
Zatoichi at Large 座頭市御用旅 Zatoichi Goyōtabi |
1972 |
Television
Title | Release date | Notes |
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Sengoku Rokku Hagurekiba 戦国ロックはぐれ牙 |
1973 | |
Zatoichi Monogatari 座頭市物語 |
1974 | |
Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun 痛快!河内山宗俊 |
1975-76 | ep4 and 11 |
Kogarashi Monjirō 新・木枯し紋次郎 |
1977-78 |
Bibliography
- Mori, Kazuo; Kōichi Yamada; Sadao Yamane (1989). Mori Kazuo eigatabi. Tokyo: Sōshisha. OCLC 21671930.
References
- ^ a b "Mori Kazuo". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus. Kōdansha. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Kazuo Mori". 映画DB. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Seitan hyakunen eiga kantoku Mori Kazuo". National Film Center. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Mori Kazuo". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "大魔神逆襲". eiga.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "ある殺し屋の鍵". eiga.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "鉄砲伝来記". eiga.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
External links
- Kazuo Mori at IMDb