Kazuo Mori
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
1983Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
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1983The Bored Samurai
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1982Messengers to Satsuma
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1982The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
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1982Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
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1981The King and His Vassal
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1972Zatoichi at Large
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1971Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
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1970Easy Money
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1970Mission: Iron Castle
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1970The Killer's Killer
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1969Kanto Onna Gokudo
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1969The Curse of the Ghost
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1969Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
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1969Kanto Woman Infamy
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1969出獄四十八時間
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1968Secret Report From A House Of Women
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1968The Saga of Tanegashima
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1968Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
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1967A Certain Killer
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1967A Killer's Key
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1967Young Boss, Fugitive
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1967Spy on the Masked Car
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1966Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
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