
Kenji Misumi
Director
Born: March 2, 1921 (54 years old)
Died: September 24, 1975
Place of birth: Kyoto, Japan
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.
Filmography (28)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972, ★ 7.4)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972, ★ 7.1)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973, ★ 7.2)
- The Tale of Zatoichi (1962, ★ 7.3)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972, ★ 7.3)
- Ken (1964, ★ 7.8)
- Return of Giant Majin (1966, ★ 6.1)
- Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972, ★ 6.2)
- Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964, ★ 6.8)
- Samaritan Zatoichi (1968, ★ 6.7)
- Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965, ★ 6.6)
- Zatoichi Challenged (1967, ★ 6.8)
- Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970, ★ 6.7)
- The Last Samurai (1974, ★ 7.6)
- Destiny's Son (1962, ★ 6.5)
- Sword Devil (1965, ★ 6.1)
- Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963, ★ 6.5)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964, ★ 5.5)
- The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959, ★ 6)
- Devil's Temple (1969, ★ 6.5)
- Satan's Sword (1960, ★ 6.5)
- Satan's Sword: The Dragon God (1960, ★ 6.4)
- Shogun Assassin (1980, ★ 6.9)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966, ★ 5.4)
- Freelance Samurai (1957, ★ 5.4)
- The Magoichi Saga (1969, ★ 5.8)
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire (1965, ★ 5.9)
- The Tale of Genji (1951, ★ 5.5)