Kazuo Mori
Directing
Born: 1911-01-15 · Matsuyama, Japan
Died: 1989-06-29
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 mar
🎬 Movies (30)
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
1983
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The Bored Samurai
1983
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Messengers to Satsuma
1982
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The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982
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Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
1982
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The King and His Vassal
1981
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Zatoichi at Large
1972
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Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
1971
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Easy Money
1970
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Mission: Iron Castle
1970
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The Killer's Killer
1970
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Kanto Onna Gokudo
1969
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969
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The Curse of the Ghost
1969
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Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
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出獄四十八時間
1969
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Secret Report From A House Of Women
1968
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The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
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Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968
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A Certain Killer
1967
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A Killer's Key
1967
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Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
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Spy on the Masked Car
1967
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Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
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Assignment Cloud
1966
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The Front Line Showdown
1966
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Wrath of Daimajin
1966
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ほんだら捕物帖
1966
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Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
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Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
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