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Akinori Matsuo
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Akinori Matsuo was born on November 5, 1928 in Japan. Akinori was a director and assistant director, known for Yakuza sensei (1960), Meiji keppûroku: Taka to ôkami (1968) and Tekk…
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Akinori Matsuo was born on November 5, 1928 in Japan. Akinori was a director and assistant director, known for Yakuza sensei (1960), Meiji keppûroku: Taka to ôkami (1968) and Tekka no hanamichi (1968). Akinori died on July 12, 2010. Originally named Matsuo Akinori, Ma was one of the Japanese directors who was hired by Shaw Brothers, and soon started the genre of Hong Kong films with a Japanese touch. Together with Inoue Umetsugu and Koh Nakahira (stage-named Yang Shu-Shin), they directed films like "Operation Lipstick" (directed by Inoue), "Interpol" (directed by Nakahira) and "Asia-Pol" (directed by Akinori).
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1998
Warlord of the Underworld
Movie Director
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1998
Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu
TV show Director
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1997
Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief
TV show Director
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1993
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
Movie Director
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1993
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Movie Director
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1993
The Notorious Bored Samurai 8
Movie Director
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1992
The Notorious Bored Samurai 7
Movie Director
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1991
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
Movie Director
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1991
Kazu no Fūkei
Movie Director
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1990
The Notorious Bored Samurai 4
Movie Director
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1990
Miyamoto Musashi
TV show Director
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1989
The Notorious Bored Samurai 3
Movie Director
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1988
The Notorious Bored Samurai 2
Movie Director
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1988
The Notorious Bored Samurai
Movie Director
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1987
The Retired Samurai
Movie Director
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1987
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
TV show Director
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1986
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
TV show Director
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1984
The Fugitive Samurai
Movie Director
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1983
Masked Blade
TV show Director
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1983
松本清張のかげろう絵図
Movie Director
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1982
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
Movie Director
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1982
Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell
Movie Director
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1980
Shadow Warriors
TV show Director
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1979
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
Movie Director
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1978
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Movie Director
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1977
Gambling Code and Feuds
Movie Director
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1977
Special Crime Investigation Front
TV show Director
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1971
The Lady Professional
Movie Director
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1971
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
Movie Director
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1970
Greatest Boss of Japan
Movie Director
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1969
Thirteen Times a Loser
Movie Director
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1969
Penitentiary Brothers
Movie Director
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1969
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
Movie Director
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1969
Family Crest: Die Like a Man
Movie Director
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1968
I Shall Not Forget
Movie Director
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1968
Three Rogues
Movie Director
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1968
Duel in the Storm
Movie Director
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1968
Dice and Swords
Movie Director
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1967
The Debt of Blood
Movie Director
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1967
Asia-Pol
Movie Director
