Directing
Kazuo Ikehiro
1929-10-25 · 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
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
Broken Swords
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
The Gambler's Code
The Fearless Avenger
Movie credits · 56
Tulips in October
Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age
Koya no Shomei
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family
Murder Credit - Final Destination Series
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors
Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill
Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
Castle of Sand
The Mysterious Lightning Beauty
The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody
Make-Up
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
Goyou Sen Enjou
Lowly Ronin
Slaughter in the Snow
The Fearless Avenger
The Trail of Blood
Kataashi no ēsu
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
Live My Share, Mother
Naked Ambition
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
Prison Break
Broken Swords
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
The Daring Nun
Lone Wolf Isazo
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
Escape Man
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Wild Geese
The Thieves' Who's Who
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
Young Boss: Prison Release
Young Boss
TV credits · 6
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