Kazuo Mori
Directing
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.
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Kogarashi Monjiro
1972
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977
Yoidore nitōryū
1954
Zatoichi Monogatari
1974
Wrath of Daimajin
1966
Farewell Song
1955
Mute Samurai
1973
Please Hire Me!
1976
Zatoichi at Large
1972
Keishi-K
1980
Spy on the Masked Car
1967
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
A Certain Killer
1967
Samurai Vendetta
1959
I Am Being Targeted
1950
Priest of Darkness
1975
Easy Money
1970
Kanto Onna Gokudo
1969
Mission: Iron Castle
1970
Duel at Omagatsuji
1951
Guren bosatsu
1949
Shirazu no Yatarō
1954
The Tattoo Murder Case
1953
Midori no nakama
1954
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
1983
ほんだら捕物帖
1966
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Kiniro no ōkami
1953
Zenigata Heiji
1951
Coming Up of Kodokan
1953
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
1965
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Karakuri yashiki
1953
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
1962
Hashū Hankachō
1974
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964
The Blind Menace
1960
Masujiro Omura
1942
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
Jirocho Fuji
1959
Rampaging Dog
1965
Assignment Cloud
1966
The Radiant Prince
1961
Tôjûrô no koi
1955
出獄四十八時間
1969
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Zenigata heiji torimono hikae: Jigoku no mon
1952
ほんだら剣法
1965
Three Young Samurai
1961
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
1946
The Notorious Man's Return
1962
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
A Killer's Key
1967
The Killer's Killer
1970
Tebukuro o nugasu otoko
1946
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
1982
The Front Line Showdown
1966
Song of Sado
1961
Messengers to Satsuma
1982
Mission Accomplished
1960
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
The King and His Vassal
1981
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
My Name Is Mistress
1949
Lord Tadanao
1960
The Gambling Samurai
1964
Tsuki no shussen
1950
Advance Patrol
1957
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982
Tree of Life
1947
The Bored Samurai
1983
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
The Curse of the Ghost
1969
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
1971
The Swishing Sword
1958
A Color Print of Edo
1939
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
1956
Coward at Ganryu Island
1952
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
1963
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
1963
Ōsaka chōnin
1942
Hana aru dotō
1951
Minami no bara
1950
Female Police Officer
1947
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Koina no Ginpei
1954
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956
夫婦太鼓
1941
刑事部屋
1956
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959
New Journey of Yaji and Kita
1952
Mangorō Tengu
1957
Nerawareta onna
1948
170 Leagues to Edo
1962
Keshin
1962
Peony on the Skin
1959
Love of the Princess
1957
The Old Temple Well
1961
A Bullet Hole Underground
1949
Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin
1938
Sandai no sakazuki
1942
Marathon Samurai
1956
Black Cloud Road
1948
Ryūkoden
1947
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
Inazuma Kaidō
1957
Oshidori gasa
1948
Confessions of a Gynecologist
1950
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958
Secret Report From A House Of Women
1968
Picture Book of Sarutobi Sasuke
1953
Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman
1948
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
1958
Ship of Outlaws
1950