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Kenji Misumi
Born(1921-03-02)2 March 1921
Kyoto, Japan
Died24 September 1975(1975-09-24) (aged 54)
OccupationFilm director

Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次, Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921 – 24 September 1975) 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.

Misumi directed Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice, starring Shintaro Katsu.[1]

He died at age 54.[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

References

  1. ^ Vijn, Ard (30 July 2007). "HANZO THE RAZOR trilogy DVD Review - Twitch". Twitch Film.
  2. ^ Gatto, Robin; Mes, Tom (24 October 2005). "Midnight Eye feature: Remembering Kenji Misumi". Midnight Eye.
  3. ^ Shinozaki, Makoto (2012). "Shinozaki Makoto - BFI - British Film Institute". Sight & Sound.


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