Kenji Misumi

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-03-02

Deathday 1975-09-24 (54 years old)

Place of Birth Kyoto, Japan

Kenji Misumi

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次 Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921, Kyoto, Japan - 24 September 1975) was a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) series. He died at age 53. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenji Misumi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Known For

Director

1980
Shogun Assassin

as Director

1975
Bounty Hunter

as Director

1975
Priest of Darkness

as Director

1974
The Last Samurai

as Director

1974
1973
Internal Sleuth

as Director

1973
Mute Samurai

as Director

1972
1972
Kogarashi Monjiro

as Director

1971
1970
The Angry Sword

as Director

1969
Devil's Temple

as Director

1969
The Magoichi Saga

as Director

1968
Samaritan Zatoichi

as Director

1968
The Two Bodyguards

as Director

1968
The Funeral Racket

as Director

1967
1967
Shroud of Snow

as Director

1967
The Homely Sister

as Director

1967
The Sisters and I

as Director

1966
1966
Dynamite Doctor

as Director

1966
The Virgin Witness

as Director

1965
1965
Sword Devil

as Director

1964
1964
Ken

as Director

1964
1963
1963
1963
The Third Will

as Director

1962
1962
Destiny's Son

as Director

1962
Her Hidden Past

as Director

1961
Buddha

as Director

1960
What Price Love?

as Director

1960
Satan's Sword

as Director

1960
Patterns of Love

as Director

1960
1959
1959
1959
The Lord Pretends

as Director

1959
1958
Obsessive Snake

as Director

1958
1957
Freelance Samurai

as Director

1956
1956
Gonpachi

as Director

1956
Asataro the Crow

as Director

1956
Flowery Brothers

as Director

1951
The Tale of Genji

as Assistant Director

Writer

1974
The Last Samurai

as Screenplay