credits of
Kazuo Ikehiro
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.
Release Date | Title | Job | Rating | Your Lists |
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December 22nd, 2022 | Tulips in October | Director | 6 | |
April 1st, 2021 | Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age | Director | TBD | |
January 27th, 2019 | Koya no Shomei | Director | TBD | |
January 7th, 2017 | Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family | Director | TBD | |
June 25th, 2016 | Murder Credit - Final Destination Series | Director | 7 | |
January 9th, 2016 | Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors | Director | TBD | |
September 26th, 2015 | Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill | Director | 1 | |
December 20th, 2008 | Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station | Director | 6 | |
January 13th, 2001 | Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment | Director | TBD | |
October 1st, 1991 | Castle of Sand | Director | TBD | |
April 14th, 1990 | The Mysterious Lightning Beauty | Director | TBD | |
July 5th, 1986 | The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody | Director | TBD | |
May 2nd, 1984 | Make-Up | Director | 10 | |
January 8th, 1983 | Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi | Director | TBD | |
September 10th, 1982 | Goyou Sen Enjou | Director | TBD | |
October 30th, 1981 | Lowly Ronin | Director | 8 | |
June 8th, 1973 | Slaughter in the Snow | Director | 6 | |
October 10th, 1972 | The Fearless Avenger | Director | 6.8 | |
June 10th, 1972 | The Trail of Blood | Director | 6.5 | |
October 2nd, 1971 | Kataashi no ēsu | Director | TBD | |
November 14th, 1970 | Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life | Director | 9 | |
September 23rd, 1970 | Live My Share, Mother | Director | 7 | |
April 4th, 1970 | Naked Ambition | Director | 8 | |
December 20th, 1969 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay | Director | 5.1 | |
August 30th, 1969 | Prison Break | Director | 7 | |
May 30th, 1969 | Broken Swords | Director | 8 | |
January 11th, 1969 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie | Director | 5 | |
November 6th, 1968 | Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint | Director | 6 | |
October 5th, 1968 | The Daring Nun | Director | 8 | |
April 19th, 1968 | Lone Wolf Isazo | Director | 6.8 | |
December 30th, 1967 | Young Boss: Leader's Flesh | Director | 9 | |
October 14th, 1967 | Escape Man | Director | TBD | |
July 15th, 1967 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps | Director | 6.1 | |
December 10th, 1966 | Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies | Director | 6.3 | |
August 12th, 1966 | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage | Director | 7.1 | |
May 21st, 1966 | Wild Geese | Director | 6.5 | |
February 26th, 1966 | The Thieves' Who's Who | Director | 8.5 | |
January 1st, 1966 | Young Boss: Invitation to Fight | Director | TBD | |
August 14th, 1965 | Young Boss: Prison Release | Director | 4.8 | |
March 13th, 1965 | Young Boss | Director | 7.5 | |
December 30th, 1964 | Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo | Director | 6.5 | |
October 17th, 1964 | Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction | Director | 5.8 | |
July 11th, 1964 | Zatoichi's Flashing Sword | Director | 6.9 | |
March 14th, 1964 | Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold | Director | 6.9 | |
July 13th, 1963 | Rabble Tactics | Director | 9.5 | |
March 1st, 1963 | Cut the Shadow | Director | 8 | |
November 3rd, 1962 | Hell's Assassin | Director | TBD | |
May 27th, 1962 | Seven Miles to Nakayama | Director | 7 | |
December 27th, 1961 | Flowers of Chivalry | Director | 10 | |
November 19th, 1961 | The Phantom Samurai | Director | 10 | |
June 14th, 1961 | The Gambler's Code | Director | 7.2 | |
March 15th, 1961 | Tenka ayatsuri-gumi | Director | 9 | |
December 7th, 1960 | Bara daimyo | Director | 9 | |
April 14th, 1960 | Bonchi | Assistant Director | 7.7 | |
December 21st, 1958 | Bakeneko Goyōda | Assistant Director | TBD | |
August 14th, 1956 | Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin | Assistant Director | TBD |