Kenji Misumi
Japanese film director · Japan · On the map · Directors · Lived 1921 to 1975 · aged 54
Kenji Misumi was a Japanese film director. He created film series such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi series, and also directed Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice, starring Shintaro Katsu. He died at age 54.
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1975Died24 September 1975
Bounty HunterSeries, 1975Director
Priest of DarknessSeries, 1975Director1974
Zatoichi MonogatariSeries, Director
The Last SamuraiFilm, 1974Director, Writer1973
Mute SamuraiSeries, Director1972
Kogarashi MonjiroSeries, Director
Professional KillersSeries, 1972Director
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of JusticeFilm, 1972Director1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalFilm, Director1968
Samaritan ZatoichiFilm, Director1967
Shroud of SnowFilm, Director1966
Return of Giant MajinFilm, Director1964
Fight, Zatoichi, FightFilm, Director1963
Shinsengumi ChroniclesFilm, Director1962
Destiny's SonFilm, Director1960
Satan's SwordFilm, Director1959
Gambler and the PrincessFilm, Director1957
Freelance SamuraiFilm, Director1956Asataro the CrowFilm, Director1921Born2 March 1921
Bounty HunterSeries, 1975DirectorPriest of DarknessSeries, 1975Director1974Zatoichi MonogatariSeries, DirectorThe Last SamuraiFilm, 1974Director, Writer1973Mute SamuraiSeries, Director1972Kogarashi MonjiroSeries, DirectorProfessional KillersSeries, 1972DirectorHanzo the Razor: Sword of JusticeFilm, 1972Director1970Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalFilm, Director1968Samaritan ZatoichiFilm, Director1967Shroud of SnowFilm, Director1966Return of Giant MajinFilm, Director1964Fight, Zatoichi, FightFilm, Director1963Shinsengumi ChroniclesFilm, Director1962Destiny's SonFilm, Director1960Satan's SwordFilm, Director1959Gambler and the PrincessFilm, Director1957Freelance SamuraiFilm, Director1956Asataro the CrowFilm, Director1921Born2 March 1921Known for
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance 1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx 1972
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons 1973
The Tale of Zatoichi 1962
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades 1972
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Shintarō Katsu Kenji directed The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Ichikawa Raizō VIII Kenji directed Destiny's Son (1962)
Tomisaburō Wakayama Kenji directed Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Tamao Nakamura Kenji directed The Shroud of Snow (1967)
Saburō Date Kenji directed Devil's Temple (1969)
Shigeru Amachi Kenji directed The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Shiho Fujimura Kenji directed Destiny's Son (1962)
Kōjirō Hongō Kenji directed Return of Daimajin (1971)
Masaichi Nagata Produced Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
Rokkō Toura Kenji directed The Homely Sister (1967)
Miwa Takada Kenji directed Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure (1964)
Kazuo Koike Also in Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
Ayako Wakao Kenji directed The Shroud of Snow (1967)
Nakamura Ganjirō II Also in Gambler and the Princess and Buddha
Kō Nishimura Kenji directed Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
Toru Abe Kenji directed On the Road Forever (1964)
Michiyo Ōkusu Kenji directed The Virgin Witness (1966)
Yasuhiro Minakami Kenji directed Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
Michiyo Kogure Kenji directed Freelance Samurai (1957)
Fumio Watanabe Kenji directed Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Eijirō Yanagi Kenji directed The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Yukiji Asaoka Kenji directed Zatoichi Challenged (1967)- Takuya Fujioka Kenji directed Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
- Machiko Soga Kenji directed The Funeral Racket (1968)
Filmography 40
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Television 6
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About this person
Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1975 · aged 54
