Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi | |
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| Born | March 2, 1921 |
| Died | September 24, 1975 (aged 54) |
| Occupation | Film director |
Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次, Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921 – 24 September 1975) was a Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi series.
Misumi directed Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice, starring Shintaro Katsu.[1]
He died at age 53.[2]
His 1973 film Sakura no Daimon was voted by Makoto Shinozaki at the BFI The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time in 2012.[3]
Selected filmography
- Tale of Genji (1951)
- Sisters of Nishijin (1952)
- Enlightened Buddha (1952)
- Hell Gate (1953)
- Tange Sazen Monkey Pot Moss (1954)
- Ginji Seven Faces (1955)
- Kill the Moon Silhouette (1955)
- Mad Insect Sings (1955)
- Yoshinaka Three Women Over the New Tale of the Heike (1956)
- Asatarō garasu (1956)
- Flowery Brothers (1956)
- Shiranuhi Magistrate (1956)
- Gonpachi (1956)
- Crescent Hibun (1957)
- Freelance Samurai (1957)
- Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred (1958)
- Satan's Sword (1960)
- Satan's Sword II (1960)
- Buddha (1961)
- The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
- Destiny's Son (1962)
- Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)
- Ken (1964)
- Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
- Ken-ki (1965)
- Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
- Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
- Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
- Devil's Temple (1969)
- Zatoichi: The Festival of Fire (1970)
- Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
- 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)
- Sakura no Daimon (1973)
- The Last Samurai (1974)
References
- ^ Vijn, Ard (30 July 2007). "HANZO THE RAZOR trilogy DVD Review - Twitch". Twitch Film.
- ^ Gatto, Robin; Mes, Tom (24 October 2005). "Midnight Eye feature: Remembering Kenji Misumi". Midnight Eye.
- ^ Shinozaki, Makoto (2012). "Shinozaki Makoto - BFI - British Film Institute". Sight & Sound.
External links
- Kenji Misumi at IMDb
- Kenji Misumi at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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