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Kenji Misumi (I) (1921–1975)

Director | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | Writer

Trivia:

He was a contract director for Daiei until the company's bankruptcy in 1971.

Born:

in Kyoto, Japan

Died:

(age 54)
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1974 Zatôichi monogatari (TV series)
 
1974 The Last Samurai
 
1973 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
 
1973 Hissatsu shiokinin (TV series)
 
1973 Sakura no Daimon
 
1973 Mute Samurai (TV series)
– The Dangerous Highway
 
1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
 
1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
 
1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
 
1972 Goyôkiba
 
1971 Kitsune no kureta akanbô
 
1971 Woman Gambler's Iron Rule
 
1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
 
1969 Shirikurae Magoichi
 
1969 Devil's Temple
 
1968 Samaritan Zatoichi
 
1968 Nihiki no yojimbo
 
1968 Tomuraishi tachi
 
1967 Zatoichi Challenged
 
1967 Namida gawa
 
1967 Yuki no mosho
 
1966 Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villainy
 
1966 Wrath of Daimajin
 
1966 Shojo ga mita
 
1965 Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
 
1965 Ken ki
 
1965 Muhomatsu no issho
 
1965 Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Fire
 
1964 Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
 
1964 Ken
 
1964 Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure
 
1964 On the Road Forever
 
1963 Nyokei kazoku
 
1963 Shinsengumi Chronicles
 
1963 Kyojin okuma shigenobu
 
1962 Kiru
 
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi
 
1962 Onnakeizu
 
1961 Buddha
 
1960 Satan's Sword II
 
1960 Satan's Sword
 
1960 Joyô
 
1960 Sen-hime goten
 
1960 Shirokoya komako
 
1959 Yotsuya kaidan
 
1959 Senbazuru hicho
 
1959 Kagero-gasa
 
1958 The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall
 
1957 Momotarô-zamurai
 
1956 Asa Tarô garasu
 
1953 Gate of Hell (first assistant director)
 
1952 Sisters of Nishijin (assistant director)
 
1952 Daibutsu kaigen (assistant director)
 
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