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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On the crew 112
Zatoichi Monogatari
1974
Kogarashi Monjiro
1972
Yokomizo Seishi Series
1977
Mute Samurai
1973
My Name Is Mistress
1949
Three Young Samurai
1961
Priest of Darkness
1975
Guren bosatsu
1949
Keishi-K
1980
Please Hire Me!
1976
The Killer's Killer
1970
Black Cloud Road
1948
Nerawareta onna
1948
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
1946
Oshidori gasa
1948
I Am Being Targeted
1950
Tsuki no shussen
1950
Tebukuro o nugasu otoko
1946
Ōsaka chōnin
1942
Yataro’s Travel Hat
1957
Wrath of Daimajin
1966
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
1962
Hashū Hankachō
1974
Zatoichi at Large
1972
Coward at Ganryu Island
1952
Tree of Life
1947
Jirocho Fuji
1959
The Blind Menace
1960
Female Police Officer
1947
Judge of the Ashuras
1951
A Killer's Key
1967
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
1963
Ryūkoden
1947
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
1964
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
1965
The Tattoo Murder Case
1953
A Certain Killer
1967
The Radiant Prince
1961
The Old Temple Well
1961
Samurai Vendetta
1959
Vendetta of a Samurai
1952
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
1965
Wildcat Lady or Mountain Cat Woman
1948
Tôjûrô no koi
1955
Rampaging Dog
1965
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
1968
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
1961
The Man Disappears Yesterday
1964
Young Boss, Fugitive
1967
Song of Sado
1961
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
1963
Mission: Iron Castle
1970
The Front Line Showdown
1966
Mission Accomplished
1960
Lord Tadanao
1960
The Gambling Samurai
1964
Minami no bara
1950
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
1983
Advance Patrol
1957
Kanto Woman Infamy
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
1969
The Curse of the Ghost
1969
Jirocho Fuji 2: The Chivalrous
1960
Assignment Cloud
1966
刑事部屋
1956
Yôki na tono-sama
1962
Koina no Ginpei
1954
Marathon Samurai
1956
The King and His Vassal
1981
The Swishing Sword
1958
Easy Money
1970
ほんだら捕物帖
1966
Love of the Princess
1957
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
1966
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
1965
Picture Book of Sarutobi Sasuke
1953
Kanto Onna Gokudo
1969
New Journey of Yaji and Kita
1952
Keshin
1962
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
1958
Fighting Fire Fighter
1956
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
1959
The Notorious Man's Return
1962
Mangorō Tengu
1957
The Saga of Tanegashima
1968
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
1963
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
1963
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
1982
Peony on the Skin
1959
A Bullet Hole Underground
1949
Third Generation's Loyalty Offering
1962
Spy on the Masked Car
1967
出獄四十八時間
1969
Secret Report From A House Of Women
1968
Monster Cat Akabe Daimyojin
1938
Inazuma Kaidō
1957
Sandai no sakazuki
1942
ほんだら剣法
1965
Messengers to Satsuma
1982
Case Files of Zenigata Heiji: The Human-Skin Spider
1956
Masujiro Omura
1942
Ship of Outlaws
1950
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
1964
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
1971
夫婦太鼓
1941
The Bored Samurai
1983
A Color Print of Edo
1939
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
1982
Confessions of a Gynecologist
1950
Farewell Song
1955
170 Leagues to Edo
1962
The 7th Secret Agent to Edo
1958