Kazuo Ikehiro
Directing
Born: October 25, 1929 (age 96) · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Kazuo Ikehiro got his start as an assistant working for directors like Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa. He always had a strong preference for working in jidai-geki and says that he only did a number of modern-day yakuza films because of studio demands. Ikehiro developed a gritty, unconventional style that made him an excellent match for Zatoichi and the antihero screen personae of Raizo Ichikawa. Possibly his greatest achievement came with Raizo, when he played an instrumental part in the Nemuri Kyoshiro series. The first three movies had been fairly straightforward chambara adventures, but with 1964's Sword of Seduction, Ikehiro steered the series into the surreal and stylistically outrageous extremes that made the Son of the Black Mass so legendary.
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Monkey
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Kogarashi Monjiro
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Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief
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Murder Credit - Final Destination Series
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Bonchi
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
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Goro Dog
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Lone Wolf Isazo
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Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age
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Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
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Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
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The Great White Tower
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
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Broken Swords
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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
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Tulips in October
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Make-Up
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The Gambler's Code
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Prison Break
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The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
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Naked Ambition
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The Mysterious Lightning Beauty
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Slaughter in the Snow
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Rabble Tactics
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Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
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Castle of Sand
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The Thieves' Who's Who
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Koya no Shomei
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Lowly Ronin
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Flowers of Chivalry
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Young Boss: Prison Release
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Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
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Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
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The Fearless Avenger
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Cut the Shadow
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Hell's Assassin
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Bakeneko Goyōda
Assistant Director
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
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Goyou Sen Enjou
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Wild Geese
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The Phantom Samurai
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Young Boss
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Escape Man
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Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
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The Daring Nun
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Seven Miles to Nakayama
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Bara daimyo
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Kataashi no ēsu
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The Trail of Blood
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Tenka ayatsuri-gumi
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