Akinori Matsuo

Akinori Matsuo

Known for
Directing
Born
November 5, 1928
Died
July 12, 2010 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Biography

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).

Known For

Filmography

1998
Warlord of the Underworld poster

Warlord of the Underworld

Movie · Director

1998
Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu poster

Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu

TV · Director · 10 eps

1997
Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief poster

Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief

TV · Director · 8 eps

1993
The Notorious Bored Samurai 8

The Notorious Bored Samurai 8

Movie · Director

1993
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy poster

Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy

Movie · Director

1993
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death poster

Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death

Movie · Director

1992
The Notorious Bored Samurai 7

The Notorious Bored Samurai 7

Movie · Director

1991
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6

The Notorious Bored Samurai 6

Movie · Director

1991
Kazu no Fūkei poster

Kazu no Fūkei

Movie · Director

1990
The Notorious Bored Samurai 4

The Notorious Bored Samurai 4

Movie · Director

1990
The Inugami Family poster

The Inugami Family

Movie · Director

1990
Miyamoto Musashi poster

Miyamoto Musashi

TV · Director · 13 eps

1989
The Notorious Bored Samurai 3

The Notorious Bored Samurai 3

Movie · Director

1988
The Notorious Bored Samurai

The Notorious Bored Samurai

Movie · Director

1988
The Notorious Bored Samurai 2

The Notorious Bored Samurai 2

Movie · Director

1987
The Retired Samurai poster

The Retired Samurai

Movie · Director

1987
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu poster

Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu

TV · Director · 6 eps

1986
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches poster

Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches

TV · Director · 13 eps

1984
The Fugitive Samurai poster

The Fugitive Samurai

Movie · Director

1983
松本清張のかげろう絵図

松本清張のかげろう絵図

Movie · Director

1983
Masked Blade poster

Masked Blade

TV · Director · 118 eps

1982
Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell poster

Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell

Movie · Director

1982
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn poster

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn

Movie · Director

1980
Shadow Warriors poster

Shadow Warriors

TV · Director · 7 eps

1979
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police poster

Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police

Movie · Director

1978
The Okinawa War of Ten Years poster

The Okinawa War of Ten Years

Movie · Director

1977
Gambling Code and Feuds poster

Gambling Code and Feuds

Movie · Director

1977
Special Crime Investigation Front poster

Special Crime Investigation Front

TV · Director · 1 ep

1971
The Lady Professional poster

The Lady Professional

Movie · Director

1971
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life poster

Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life

Movie · Director

1970
Greatest Boss of Japan poster

Greatest Boss of Japan

Movie · Director

1969
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell poster

Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell

Movie · Director

1969
Family Crest: Die Like a Man poster

Family Crest: Die Like a Man

Movie · Director

1969
Penitentiary Brothers poster

Penitentiary Brothers

Movie · Director

1969
Thirteen Times a Loser poster

Thirteen Times a Loser

Movie · Director

1968
I Shall Not Forget poster

I Shall Not Forget

Movie · Director

1968
Duel in the Storm poster

Duel in the Storm

Movie · Director

1968
Three Rogues poster

Three Rogues

Movie · Director

1968
Dice and Swords poster

Dice and Swords

Movie · Director

1967
Asia-Pol poster

Asia-Pol

Movie · Director

1967
The Reckless One poster

The Reckless One

Movie · Director

1967
The Debt of Blood poster

The Debt of Blood

Movie · Director

1966
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira poster

Watashi, chigatteiru kashira

Movie · Director

1966
The Dragon and the Tiger poster

The Dragon and the Tiger

Movie · Director

1966
Asiapol Secret Service poster

Asiapol Secret Service

Movie · Director

1966
Love and Desire in the Night Mist poster

Love and Desire in the Night Mist

Movie · Director

1966
A World For Two poster

A World For Two

Movie · Director

1965
In Tears poster

In Tears

Movie · Director

1965
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze poster

Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze

Movie · Director

1964
Kaze to Ki to Sora to poster

Kaze to Ki to Sora to

Movie · Director

1964
The Eternal Life poster

The Eternal Life

Movie · Director

1964
Sunset Hill poster

Sunset Hill

Movie · Director

1963
Badge of the Night poster

Badge of the Night

Movie · Director

1963
The Dragon Crest poster

The Dragon Crest

Movie · Director

1963
Fight of the Gamblers poster

Fight of the Gamblers

Movie · Director

1963
The Symbol of a Man poster

The Symbol of a Man

Movie · Director

1963
Tale on Kanto Chivalry poster

Tale on Kanto Chivalry

Movie · Director

1962
The Man From the Sea

The Man From the Sea

Movie · Director

1962
Utau abarenbō poster

Utau abarenbō

Movie · Director

1962
Angel and the Outlaw poster

Angel and the Outlaw

Movie · Director

1962
A Rampage Full of Dreams poster

A Rampage Full of Dreams

Movie · Director

1962
Rainbow Over Kinmon poster

Rainbow Over Kinmon

Movie · Director

1962
The President's Son poster

The President's Son

Movie · Director

1962
Ningen Gari poster

Ningen Gari

Movie · Director

1961
For This We Fight poster

For This We Fight

Movie · Director

1961
Gun of Nosappu poster

Gun of Nosappu

Movie · Director

1961
Pacific Porters poster

Pacific Porters

Movie · Director

1961
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō poster

Zurari oretacha yōjinbō

Movie · Director

1961
Seven Challengers poster

Seven Challengers

Movie · Director

1961
Good-for-nothing Guy poster

Good-for-nothing Guy

Movie · Director

1960
The Lost Diamond poster

The Lost Diamond

Movie · Director

1960
Knock Down poster

Knock Down

Movie · Director

1960
Yakuza sensei poster

Yakuza sensei

Movie · Director

1959
The Wild Reporter poster

The Wild Reporter

Movie · Director

1959
Yuganda tsuki poster

Yuganda tsuki

Movie · Director

1959
I Will Challenge poster

I Will Challenge

Movie · Director

1959
Young Panther poster

Young Panther

Movie · Director

1959
Abashiri Prison poster

Abashiri Prison

Movie · Director

1959
When a Man Risks His Life poster

When a Man Risks His Life

Movie · Director

1958
Crimson Wings poster

Crimson Wings

Movie · Assistant Director

1957
Who's the Real Killer poster

Who's the Real Killer

Movie · Assistant Director

1957
I Am Waiting poster

I Am Waiting

Movie · Assistant Director

1957
Streetlights poster

Streetlights

Movie · Assistant Director

1956
Frankie the Milkman poster

Frankie the Milkman

Movie · Assistant Director

1956
Our Town poster

Our Town

Movie · First Assistant Director

1956
Drums Love and Dreams poster

Drums Love and Dreams

Movie · Assistant Director