Kazuo Ikehiro
Directing · Born Oct 25, 1929 · 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
Directed
Tulips in October
20226.0
Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age
2021
Koya no Shomei
2019
Murder Credit - Final Destination Series
20167.0
Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill
20151.0
Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief
1997
Castle of Sand
1991
The Mysterious Lightning Beauty
1990
The Great White Tower
19908.0
The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody
1986
Make-Up
198410.0
Goyou Sen Enjou
1982
Lowly Ronin
19818.0
Goro Dog
19808.0
Monkey
19788.1
Slaughter in the Snow
19736.7
The Fearless Avenger
19727.1
The Trail of Blood
19726.7
Kogarashi Monjiro
19728.0
Kataashi no ēsu
1971
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
19709.0
Naked Ambition
19707.7
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
19695.1
Prison Break
19697.0
Broken Swords
19698.0
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
19695.0
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
19686.0
The Daring Nun
19688.0
Lone Wolf Isazo
19686.8
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
19679.0
Escape Man
1967
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
19676.1
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
19666.2
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
19667.1
Wild Geese
19666.7
The Thieves' Who's Who
19668.5
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
1966
Young Boss: Prison Release
19654.8
Young Boss
19657.5
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
19646.5
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
19645.8
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
19646.9
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
19646.9
Rabble Tactics
19639.5
Cut the Shadow
19638.0
Hell's Assassin
1962
Seven Miles to Nakayama
19627.0
Flowers of Chivalry
196110.0
The Phantom Samurai
196110.0
The Gambler's Code
19617.2
Tenka ayatsuri-gumi
19619.0
Bara daimyo
19609.0