Kazuo Mori
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 15, 1911
- Died
- June 29, 1989 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Matsuyama, Japan
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Movie · Director
The Bored Samurai
Movie · Director
Messengers to Satsuma
Movie · Director
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
Movie · Director
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
Movie · Director
The King and His Vassal
Movie · Director
Keishi-K
TV · Director · 13 eps
Yokomizo Seishi Series
TV · Director · 6 eps
Please Hire Me!
TV · Director · 1 ep
Priest of Darkness
TV · Director · 2 eps
Zatoichi Monogatari
TV · Director · 1 ep
Hashū Hankachō
TV · Director · 13 eps
Mute Samurai
TV · Director · 1 ep
Zatoichi at Large
Movie · Director
Kogarashi Monjiro
TV · Director · 3 eps
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
Movie · Director
Easy Money
Movie · Director
Mission: Iron Castle
Movie · Director
The Killer's Killer
Movie · Director
Kanto Onna Gokudo
Movie · Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
Movie · Director
The Curse of the Ghost
Movie · Director
Kanto Woman Infamy
Movie · Director
出獄四十八時間
Movie · Director
Secret Report From A House Of Women
Movie · Director
The Saga of Tanegashima
Movie · Director
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Movie · Director
A Certain Killer
Movie · Director
A Killer's Key
Movie · Director
Young Boss, Fugitive
Movie · Director
Spy on the Masked Car
Movie · Director
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Movie · Director
Assignment Cloud
Movie · Director
The Front Line Showdown
Movie · Director
Wrath of Daimajin
Movie · Director
ほんだら捕物帖
Movie · Director
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Movie · Director
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Movie · Director
Rampaging Dog
Movie · Director
ほんだら剣法
Movie · Director
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
Movie · Director
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Movie · Director
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Movie · Director
The Gambling Samurai
Movie · Director
The Man Disappears Yesterday
Movie · Director
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Movie · Director
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
Movie · Director
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
Movie · Director
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
Movie · Director
Yaburegasa Choan
Movie · Director
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Movie · Director
Keshin
Movie · Director
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
Movie · Director
The Notorious Man's Return
Movie · Director
170 Leagues to Edo
Movie · Director
Yôki na tono-sama
Movie · Director
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Movie · Director
The Old Temple Well
Movie · Director
Three Young Samurai
Movie · Director
The Radiant Prince
Movie · Director
Song of Sado
Movie · Director
The Blind Menace
Movie · Director
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
Movie · Director
Mission Accomplished
Movie · Director
Lord Tadanao
Movie · Director
Samurai Vendetta
Movie · Director
Jirocho Fuji
Movie · Director
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Movie · Director
Peony on the Skin
Movie · Director
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
Movie · Director
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
Movie · Director
The Swishing Sword
Movie · Director
Advance Patrol
Movie · Director
Love of the Princess
Movie · Director
Inazuma Kaidō
Movie · Director
Mangorō Tengu
Movie · Director
Yataro’s Travel Hat
Movie · Director
Fighting Fire Fighter
Movie · Director
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
Movie · Director
Marathon Samurai
Movie · Director
Headquarters of Crime Detection
Movie · Director
Farewell Song
Movie · Director
Tôjûrô no koi
Movie · Director
Hanazakari otoko ichidai
Movie · Director
The Birth of Judo
Movie · Director
Nagasaki no yoru
Movie · Director
I Was Tokichiro
Movie · Director
Koina no Ginpei
Movie · Director
Yoidore nitōryū
Movie · Director
Shirazu no Yatarō
Movie · Director
Green Friends
Movie · Director
Picture Book of Sarutobi Sasuke
Movie · Director
The Tattoo Murder Case
Movie · Director
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki
Movie · Director
Coming Up of Kodokan
Movie · Director
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
Movie · Director
Vendetta of a Samurai
Movie · Director
New Journey of Yaji and Kita
Movie · Director
Coward at Ganryu Island
Movie · Director
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Jigoku no mon
Movie · Director
Judge of the Ashuras
Movie · Director
Zenigata Heiji
Movie · Director
Hana aru dotō
Movie · Director
Duel at Omagatsuji
Movie · Director
Ship of Outlaws
Movie · Director
Confessions of a Gynecologist
Movie · Director
Tsuki no shussen
Movie · Director
I Am Being Targeted
Movie · Director
Minami no bara
Movie · Director
A Bullet Hole Underground
Movie · Director
Guren bosatsu
Movie · Director
My Name Is Mistress
Movie · Director
Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman
Movie · Director
Oshidori gasa
Movie · Director
Nerawareta onna
Movie · Director
Black Cloud Road
Movie · Director
Female Police Officer
Movie · Director
Ryūkoden
Movie · Director
Tree of Life
Movie · Director
Tebukuro o nugasu otoko
Movie · Director
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
Movie · Director
Masujiro Omura
Movie · Director
Sandai no sakazuki
Movie · Director
Ōsaka chōnin
Movie · Director
夫婦太鼓
Movie · Director
A Color Print of Edo
Movie · Director
Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin
Movie · Director