Kenji Misumi
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| Kenji Misumi | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 2, 1921 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | September 24, 1975 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | Film director |
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.[1]
[edit] Filmography
Filmography of Kenji Misumi include 72 films from 1951 to 1974[2]:
(1951-1957 is complete)
- Tale of Genji (源氏物語) (1951)
- Sisters of Nishijin (西陣の姉妹) (1952)
- Enlightened Buddha (大仏開眼) (1952)
- Hell Gate (地獄門) (1953)
- Tange Sazen Monkey Pot Moss (丹下左膳 こけ猿の壺) (1954)
- Ginji Seven Faces (七つの顔の銀次) (1955)
- Kill the Moon Silhouette (月を斬る影法師) (1955)
- Mad Insect Sings (かんかん虫は唄う) (1955)
- Yoshinaka Three Women Over the New Tale of the Heike (新平家物語 義仲をめぐる三人の女) (1956)
- Asatarō (浅太郎鴉 Asatarō garasu) (1956)
- Flowery Brothers (花の兄弟 Hana no Kyōdai) (1956)
- Shiranuhi Magistrate (不知火奉行) (1956)
- Gonpachi (編笠権八 Amigasa Gonpachi) (1956)
- Crescent HIBUN(三日月秘文) (1957)
- Freelance Samurai (桃太郎侍 Momotaro zamurai) (1957)
- Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred (1958)
- Satan's Sword (Daibosatsu toge) (1960)
- Satan's Sword II (Daibosatsu toge: Ryujin no maki) (1960)
- Buddha (Shaka) (1961)
- The Tale of Zatoichi (座頭市物語 Zatōichi monogatari) (1962)
- Destiny's Son (斬る Kiru) (1962)
- Shinsengumi Chronicles (Shinsengumi shimatsuki) (1963)
- The Sword (剣 Ken) (1964)
- Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (座頭市血笑旅 Zatōichi kesshō-tabi) (1964)
- Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (座頭市地獄旅 Zatōichi jigoku-tabi) (1965)
- Zatoichi Challenged (座頭市血煙り街道 Zatōichi chikemurikaidō) (1967)
- Samaritan Zatoichi (座頭市喧嘩太鼓 Zatōichi kenka-daiko) (1968)
- Devil's Temple (Oni no sumu yakata) (1969)
- Zatoichi, The Festival Of Fire (座頭市あばれ火祭り Zatōichi abare-himatsuri) (1970)
- 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 to Hades (1972)
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
- The Last Samurai (Okami yo rakujitsu o kire) (1974)
[edit] References
- ^ Midnight Eye feature: Remembering Kenji Misumi
- ^ (Japanese) http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0137780.htm accessed 15 June 2009
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