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Kenji Misumi

Lived · 54 Born · Mar 2, 1921 From · Kyoto, Japan Films · 62

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Biography

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Kenji Misumi (三隅研次 Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921, Kyoto, Japan - 24 September 1975) was a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) series.

He died at age 53.

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Known for

Shogun Assassin poster

Shogun Assassin

The Last Samurai poster

The Last Samurai

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Internal Sleuth poster

Internal Sleuth

Career timeline

1980

Shogun Assassin

1974

The Last Samurai Notable

1973

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons Notable

Internal Sleuth Notable

1972

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades Notable

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx Notable

1971

The Gift of the Fox Notable

The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule Notable

1970

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

The Angry Sword

1969

The Magoichi Saga

1968

Samaritan Zatoichi

The Funeral Racket Notable

The Two Bodyguards Notable

1967

Zatoichi Challenged

The Homely Sister Notable

The Sisters and I

1966

Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

Return of Giant Majin

Dynamite Doctor

1965

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Life of Matsu the Untamed Notable

1964

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

On the Road Forever

1963

Ōkuma Shigenobu the great

Maiko and the Assassin

The Third Will Notable

1962

The Demon of Sendai's Castle

The Tale of Zatoichi Notable

1961

The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark

1960

Satan's Sword: The Dragon God

What Price Love? Notable

1959

The Lord Pretends

The Ghost of Yotsuya

A Thousand Flying Cranes Notable

1958

Travels of Lord Mito

Obsessive Snake

The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall Notable

1957

Freelance Samurai

1956

The Fiery Magistrate

Flowery Brothers

Frequently appears with

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Akihiro Tomikawa

Master of Death

Master of Death

Hideki Takahashi

Sugi Toranosuke

Nakamura Hanjiro

Teruhiko Saigō

Keiko Matsuzaka

Full filmography

Shogun Assassin poster

Shogun Assassin

The Last Samurai poster

The Last Samurai

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Internal Sleuth poster

Internal Sleuth

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice poster

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance poster

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

The Gift of the Fox poster

The Gift of the Fox

The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule poster

The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival poster

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

The Angry Sword poster

The Angry Sword

The Magoichi Saga poster

The Magoichi Saga

Devil's Temple poster

Samaritan Zatoichi poster

Samaritan Zatoichi

The Funeral Racket poster

The Funeral Racket

The Two Bodyguards poster

The Two Bodyguards

Zatoichi Challenged poster

Zatoichi Challenged

The Homely Sister poster

The Homely Sister

The Sisters and I poster

The Sisters and I

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