Kazuo Mori
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.
Personal Details
Movies (42)
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Director (Directing)
1983
The Bored Samurai
Director (Directing)
1983
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
Director (Directing)
1982
Messengers to Satsuma
Director (Directing)
1982
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
Director (Directing)
1982
The King and His Vassal
Director (Directing)
1981
Zatoichi at Large
Director (Directing)
1972
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
Director (Directing)
1971
The Killer's Killer
Director (Directing)
1970
Easy Money
Director (Directing)
1970
Mission: Iron Castle
Director (Directing)
1970
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
Director (Directing)
1969
The Curse of the Ghost
Director (Directing)
1969
Kanto Woman Infamy
Director (Directing)
1969
Kanto Onna Gokudo
Director (Directing)
1969
出獄四十八時間
Director (Directing)
1969
Secret Report From A House Of Women
Director (Directing)
1968
The Saga of Tanegashima
Director (Directing)
1968
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Director (Directing)
1968
A Killer's Key
Director (Directing)
1967
Young Boss, Fugitive
Director (Directing)
1967
A Certain Killer
Director (Directing)
1967
Spy on the Masked Car
Director (Directing)
1967
Wrath of Daimajin
Director (Directing)
1966
Assignment Cloud
Director (Directing)
1966
The Front Line Showdown
Director (Directing)
1966
ほんだら捕物帖
Director (Directing)
1966
Shinobi no mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back
Director (Directing)
1966
ほんだら剣法
Director (Directing)
1965
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Director (Directing)
1965
Shinobi No Mono 6: The Last Iga Spy
Director (Directing)
1965
Rampaging Dog
Director (Directing)
1965
駿河遊侠伝 度胸がらす
Director (Directing)
1965
The Gambling Samurai
Director (Directing)
1964
Bad Reputation: The Big Drum
Director (Directing)
1964
Suruga Yūkyōden: Gambling Hall Robbery
Director (Directing)
1964
The Man Disappears Yesterday
Director (Directing)
1964
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection
Director (Directing)
1963
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Harbor
Director (Directing)
1963
The Confusing Journey of Jirocho
Director (Directing)
1963
Bad Reputation: Imposter's Paradise
Director (Directing)
1963
Yôki na tono-sama
Director (Directing)
1962
TV Shows (8)
Keishi-K
Director (Directing)
1980
Yokomizo Seishi Series
Director (Directing)
1977
Please Hire Me!
Director (Directing)
1976
Priest of Darkness
Director (Directing)
1975
Zatoichi Monogatari
Director (Directing)
1974
Hashū Hankachō
Director (Directing)
1974
Mute Samurai
Director (Directing)
1973
Kogarashi Monjiro
Director (Directing)
1972