Kazuo Mori
Kazuo Mori | |
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森 一生 | |
 Mori (center) on the set for Tōjūrō no koi (1955) | |
| Born | January 15, 1911 Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan |
| Died | June 29, 1989 (aged 78) |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1936–1970 |
Kazuo Mori (森 一生, Mori Kazuo, January 15, 1911 – June 29, 1989[1]), also known by his street name Issei Mori (もり いっせい, Mori Issei), was a Japanese film director who primarily worked in popular genres like the jidaigeki.
Career[]
Born in Ehime Prefecture, Mori graduated from Kyoto University[1] before joining Nikkatsu's Uzumasa studio in 1933.[2] A favorite of the producer Masaichi Nagata, he followed him to and Shinkō Kinema before getting a chance to direct in 1936 with Adauchi hizakurige.[2] When Shinkō Kinema was merged with other studios to form Daiei Film, Mori became one of Daiei's core directors of genre films, making primarily samurai films with stars such as Raizō Ichikawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, and Shintaro Katsu.[2] While not an auteur, he was a solid craftsman in the genre. After Daiei went bankrupt in the early 1970s, Mori continued directing jidaigeki on television. He directed over 130 films in his career.[3] The National Film Center in Tokyo did a retrospective of his works in 2011 in celebration of his centenary.[2]
Filmography[]
- Adauchi hizakurige (仇討膝栗毛) (1936)
- Vendetta for a Samurai (荒木又右衛門 決闘鍵屋の辻 Araki Mataemon: Kettō kagiya no tsuji) (1952)
- Tōjūrō no Koi (1955)
- Fighting Fire Fighter (1956)
- Zenigata Heiji: Human-skin Spider (1956)
- Suzakumon (1957)
- Yatarō gasa (1957)
- Inazuma Kaidō (1957)
- Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes (1958)
- The 7th Secret Courier for Edo (1958)
- Hitohada Kujaku(1958)
- Samurai Vendetta (1959)
- Blind Menace (不知火検校 Shiranui kengyō) (1960)
- The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
- Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (1975-76) TV series (ep4,11)
Bibliography[]
- Mori, Kazuo; Kōichi Yamada; Sadao Yamane (1989). Mori Kazuo eigatabi. Tokyo: Sōshisha. ISBN 4-7942-0353-5. OCLC 21671930.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mori Kazuo". Nihon jinmei daijiten+Plus. Kōdansha. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Seitan hyakunen eiga kantoku Mori Kazuo". National Film Center. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Mori Kazuo". Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
External links[]
- Kazuo Mori at IMDb
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- Japanese film directors
- Samurai film directors
- 1911 births
- 1989 deaths
- People from Matsuyama, Ehime
- Kyoto University alumni