Directed credits
89
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Kazuo Mori
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 81Directed series: 8All crew credits: 89
TMDB ID: 80709
IMDb ID: nm0605245
Known for: Directing
Born: January 15, 1911
Died: June 29, 1989
Age: 78
Place of birth: Matsuyama, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1938 - 1983
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6.64
Wikidata: Q5295445
Frequent jobs
Director (89)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kazuo Mori.
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Director
1983 Movie
The Bored Samurai
Director
1983 Movie
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
Director
1982 Movie
Messengers to Satsuma
Director
1982 Movie
The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo
Director
1982 Movie
The King and His Vassal
Director
1981 Movie
6.6
Zatoichi at Large
Director
1972 Movie
Wakaki hi no kōdōkan
Director
1971 Movie
The Killer's Killer
Director
1970 Movie
Easy Money
Director
1970 Movie
6.6
Mission: Iron Castle
Director
1970 Movie
5.6
Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
Director
1969 Movie
6.2
The Curse of the Ghost
Director
1969 Movie
4.0
Kanto Woman Infamy
Director
1969 Movie
Kanto Onna Gokudo
Director
1969 Movie
出獄四十八時間
Director
1969 Movie
Secret Report From A House Of Women
Director
1968 Movie
5.0
The Saga of Tanegashima
Director
1968 Movie
Bad Reputation: The Notorious Men and Their Specialty
Director
1968 Movie
7.5
A Killer's Key
Director
1967 Movie
Young Boss, Fugitive
Director
1967 Movie
6.6
A Certain Killer
Director
1967 Movie
Spy on the Masked Car
Director
1967 Movie
6.3
Wrath of Daimajin
Director
1966 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Kazuo Mori.
Keishi-K
Director • 13 eps
1980 Series
7.0
Yokomizo Seishi Series
Director • 6 eps
1977 Series
7.0
Please Hire Me!
Director • 1 eps
1976 Series
Priest of Darkness
Director • 2 eps
1975 Series
6.5
Zatoichi Monogatari
Director • 1 eps
1974 Series
Hashū Hankachō
Director • 13 eps
1974 Series
Mute Samurai
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
8.0
Kogarashi Monjiro
Director • 3 eps
1972 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kazuo Mori.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kazuo Mori.
6.5
A Wife Confesses
1961 Movie
7.0
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
Director
1961 Movie
6.9
Her Brother
1960 Movie
6.6
A Certain Killer
Director
1967 Movie
6.3
Wrath of Daimajin
Director
1966 Movie
7.4
Samurai Vendetta
Director
1959 Movie
6.6
Zatoichi at Large
Director
1972 Movie
7.0
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Director
1962 Movie
6.8
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Director
1965 Movie
6.2
The Curse of the Ghost
Director
1969 Movie
6.3
Lord Nobunaga's Early Days
Director
1959 Movie
The Front Line Showdown
Director
1966 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kazuo Mori.
6.5
Zatoichi Monogatari
Director • 1 eps
1974 Series
Mute Samurai
Director • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.0
Yokomizo Seishi Series
Director • 6 eps
1977 Series
8.0
Kogarashi Monjiro
Director • 3 eps
1972 Series
7.0
Please Hire Me!
Director • 1 eps
1976 Series
Priest of Darkness
Director • 2 eps
1975 Series
Keishi-K
Director • 13 eps
1980 Series
Hashū Hankachō
Director • 13 eps
1974 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kazuo Mori.