Kenji Misumi
69 movies · 6 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Mar 2, 1921
- Died
- Sep 24, 1975 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Kyoto, Japan
Biography
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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.
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He died at age 53.
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Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.4 Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972 · Film
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★ 7.4 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
1972 · Film
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★ 6.8 Shogun Assassin
1980 · Film
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★ 7.1 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972 · Film
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★ 7.3 The Tale of Zatoichi
1962 · Film
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★ 7.2 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
1973 · Film
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★ 6.2 Return of Giant Majin
1966 · Film
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★ 6.8 Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
1964 · Film
Kenji Misumi: movies and TV shows
Behind the camera (75)
- Upcoming Secret Letter of the Crescent Moon
Director
- 1980 Shogun Assassin
Director
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974
- 1974 The Last Samurai
Director, Screenplay
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973 Internal Sleuth
Director
- 1972 Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Director
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 The Gift of the Fox
Director
- 1971 The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
Director
- 1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Director
- 1970 The Angry Sword
Director
- 1969 The Magoichi Saga
Director
- 1969 Devil's Temple
Director
- 1968 Samaritan Zatoichi
Director
- 1968 The Funeral Racket
Director
- 1968 The Two Bodyguards
Director
- 1967 Zatoichi Challenged
Director
- 1967 The Homely Sister
Director
- 1967 The Sisters and I
Director
- 1967 Shroud of Snow
Director
- 1966
- 1966 Return of Giant Majin
Director
- 1966 Dynamite Doctor
Director
- 1966 The Virgin Witness
Director
- 1965 Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Director
- 1965 Sword Devil
Director
- 1965 Life of Matsu the Untamed
Director
- 1965 Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi
Director
- 1965
- 1964 Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Director
- 1964 On the Road Forever
Director
- 1964 Ken
Director
- 1964
- 1963 Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
Director
- 1963 Maiko and the Assassin
Director
- 1963 The Third Will
Director
- 1963 Shinsengumi Chronicles
Director
- 1962 The Demon of Sendai's Castle
Director
- 1962 Destiny's Son
Director
- 1962 The Tale of Zatoichi
Director
- 1962 Her Hidden Past
Director
- 1961
- 1961 Buddha
Director
- 1960 Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God
Director
- 1960 Satan's Sword
Director
- 1960 What Price Love?
Director
- 1960 Patterns of Love
Director
- 1960
- 1960 Princess Sen in Edo
Director
- 1959 The Lord Pretends
Director
- 1959 The Ghost of Yotsuya
Director
- 1959 A Thousand Flying Cranes
Director
- 1959 Gambler and the Princess
Director
- 1958 Travels of Lord Mito
Director
- 1958 Obsessive Snake
Director
- 1958 The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
Director
- 1958 Wearing a Long-Sleeved Kimono
Director
- 1957 Freelance Samurai
Director
- 1956 Gonpachi
Director
- 1956 The Fiery Magistrate
Director
- 1956 Flowery Brothers
Director
- 1956 Asataro the Crow
Director
- 1955 The Rust Cleaner Sings
Director
- 1955 The Shadow That Kills the Moon
Director
- 1955 Ginji of the Seven Faces
Director
- 1954 Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot
Director
- 1951 The Tale of Genji
Assistant Director