Kazuo Mori
Directing
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.
Known for
Green Friends
1954
Hana aru dotō
1951
I Was Tokichiro
1955
Jirocho Fuji
1959
Ōsaka chōnin
1942
Oshidori gasa
1948
Minami no bara
1950
Her Brother
1960
Nagasaki no yoru
1955