Directing · b. 1929 · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Kazuo Ikehiro

Biography

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 ...

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Tulips in October 2022 Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age 2021 Koya no Shomei 2019 Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family 2017 Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors 2016 Murder Credit - Final Destination Series 2016 Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill 2015 Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station 2008 Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment 2001 Castle of Sand 1991 Make-Up 1984 Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi 1983 Goyou Sen Enjou 1982 Lowly Ronin 1981 Slaughter in the Snow 1973 The Trail of Blood 1972 The Fearless Avenger 1972 Kataashi no ēsu 1971 Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life 1970 Live My Share, Mother 1970 Naked Ambition 1970 Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay 1969 Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie 1969 Broken Swords 1969 Prison Break 1969 The Daring Nun 1968 Lone Wolf Isazo 1968 Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint 1968 Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps 1967 Young Boss: Leader's Flesh 1967 Escape Man 1967 Zatoichi's Pilgrimage 1966 Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies 1966 Wild Geese 1966 Young Boss: Invitation to Fight 1966 The Thieves' Who's Who 1966 Young Boss 1965 Young Boss: Prison Release 1965 Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold 1964 Zatoichi's Flashing Sword 1964 Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction 1964 Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo 1964 Cut the Shadow 1963 Rabble Tactics 1963 Hell's Assassin 1962 Seven Miles to Nakayama 1962 The Gambler's Code 1961 The Phantom Samurai 1961 Flowers of Chivalry 1961 Tenka ayatsuri-gumi 1961 Bara daimyo 1960
Other Credits
Bonchi Assistant Director 1960 Bakeneko Goyōda Assistant Director 1958 Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin Assistant Director 1956
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