Kazuo Mori

Kazuo Mori

January 15, 1911 · 115 years old

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 himse…

Known For

12 titles
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues

1962 · 1h 12m · Movie

The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, learns of a powerful political figure's secret and is quickly tailed by a group of killers.

7.2
2
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

Zatoichi and the Doomed Man

1965 · 1h 28m · Movie

The blind masseur and swordsman, Zatoichi, searches for proof an imprisoned man's innocence.

6.9
3
Zatoichi at Large

Zatoichi at Large

1972 · 1h 30m · Movie

On the road, Zatoichi meets a dying pregnant woman and delivers the child moments before she passes. Honor bound, he sets out to find the next-of-kin who he discovers have their own problems.

6.8
4
Wrath of Daimajin

Wrath of Daimajin

1966 · 1h 27m · Movie

In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.

6.2
5
Samurai Vendetta

Samurai Vendetta

1959 · 1h 49m · Movie

Tange Tenzen and Nakayama Yasubei are honorable samurai living in an era of corrupt officials and treacherous clans. But after finding themselves in opposing clans and ensnared in a love triangle, only bloodshed can ensue! An epic...

6.7
6
Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection

Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection

1963 · 1h 26m · Movie

When we last saw the intrepid ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the enigmatic Hattori Hanzo, Goemon lives to s...

6.6
7
A Certain Killer

A Certain Killer

1967 · 1h 22m · Movie

A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.

6.8
8
Satan's Sword 3: The Final Chapter

Satan's Sword 3: The Final Chapter

1961 · 1h 40m · Movie

Disguised as a beggar monk, Ryunosuke's harrassed along the road by the rowdy members of a country dojo or fencing school malingering outside their fencing hall.

6.3
9
Shinobi no mono: Shin kirigakure Saizô

Shinobi no mono: Shin kirigakure Saizô

1966 · 1h 27m · Movie

The dream of Tokugawa Ieyasu has come true: together with his son Hidetada he rules all over Japan.

7.0
10
Shinobi no mono: Iga-yashiki

Shinobi no mono: Iga-yashiki

1965 · 1h 29m · Movie

The story of Saizo's son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an expert ninja.

6.9
11
Jirôchô Fuji

Jirôchô Fuji

1959 · 1h 45m · Movie

An all-star cast from Daiei Film Company has made "the ultimate Jirocho movie" about the legendary yakuza Shimizu no Jirocho, the biggest Boss in the Tokaido area.

6.9