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Kazuo Mori
Matsuyama, Japan
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 regularl…
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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.
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1983
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
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1983
The Bored Samurai
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1982
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
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1982
Messengers to Satsuma
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1982
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
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1981
The King and His Vassal
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1980
Keishi-K
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1977
Yokomizo Seishi Series
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1976
Please Hire Me!
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1975
Priest of Darkness
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1974
Zatoichi Monogatari
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1974
Hashū Hankachō
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1973
Mute Samurai
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1972
Zatoichi at Large
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1972
Kogarashi Monjiro
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1971
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
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1970
The Killer's Killer
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1970
Easy Money
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1970
Mission: Iron Castle
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1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
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1969
The Curse of the Ghost
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1969
Kanto Woman Infamy
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1969
Kanto Onna Gokudo
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1969
出獄四十八時間
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1968
Secret Report From A House Of Women
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1968
The Saga of Tanegashima
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1968
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
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1967
A Killer's Key
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1967
Young Boss, Fugitive
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1967
A Certain Killer
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1967
Spy on the Masked Car
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1966
Wrath of Daimajin
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1966
Assignment Cloud
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1966
The Front Line Showdown
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1966
ほんだら捕物帖
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1966
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
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1965
ほんだら剣法
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1965
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
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1965
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
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1965
Rampaging Dog
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