Kazuo Ikehiro
Directing · Born 1929-10-25 · age 96 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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.
Titles
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
Monkey
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Lone Wolf Isazo
The Trail of Blood
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Broken Swords
The Gambler's Code
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
Seven Miles to Nakayama
The Fearless Avenger
Bonchi
Young Boss: Prison Release
Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
Wild Geese
Slaughter in the Snow
Young Boss
Tulips in October
Naked Ambition
Rabble Tactics
The Thieves' Who's Who
Goro Dog
Kogarashi Monjiro
The Daring Nun
Lowly Ronin
Cut the Shadow
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
Live My Share, Mother
Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill
Murder Credit - Final Destination Series
Prison Break
Make-Up
The Phantom Samurai
Flowers of Chivalry
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Tenka ayatsuri-gumi
Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age
Goyou Sen Enjou
Hell's Assassin
Castle of Sand
Kataashi no ēsu
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
Bara daimyo
Koya no Shomei
Bakeneko Goyōda
Escape Man
The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody
The Mysterious Lightning Beauty
Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief
The Great White Tower
終着駅シリーズ