Kazuo Ikehiro
Directing
- Born
- October 25, 1929 (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.
Known for
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
March 14, 1964
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
July 11, 1964
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
August 12, 1966
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
December 30, 1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
October 17, 1964
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
December 10, 1966
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
January 11, 1969
Lone Wolf Isazo
April 19, 1968
The Trail of Blood
June 10, 1972
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
December 20, 1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
July 15, 1967
Broken Swords
May 30, 1969
Behind the camera56
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- 2008Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station Director
- 2001Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment Director