Kazuo Ishii
Know for: Acting
Born: 1927-12-25
Place of birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Also know as:
Travels of Lord Mito: The Abominable Giant Monks (1960)
Lord Mito, with his companions, comes to Sakai, Senshu, where the annual Minato Festival takes place. During the celebration, a mysterious incident...
Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda (1955)
A dynamic story depicting the rise to power of Oda Nobunaga. The story of a young man on the battlefields of the Sengoku era, who possessed character...
Travels of Lord Mito Pt.7 (1956)
A series of grisly murders with strange claw marks lead Mito Komon into discovering a deadly plan that involves a strange gorilla creature.
Eight Views of Samurai (1958)
Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai...
Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru (1954)
Early adaptation of the book "The Inugami Clan", featuring the detective Kōsuke Kindaichi.
Five Paths to Revenge (1956)
The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on...
大岡政談 血煙り地蔵 (1955)
A thrilling historical drama that revolves around the exoneration of a falsely accused family, the protection of a fallen merchant house, and the...
Samurai Hawk (1961)
1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they...
Feline Spirit (1958)
Go master Matashichiro Ryuzoji, during the game, was killed in anger by the Lord of the Nabeshima clan, Hizen-no-kami. The mother of the murdered...
Fall of the Shogun's Militia (1954)
Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who...
The Phantom Cat (1956)
In Numada, Jyoshu, Seijun's mistress dies a horrible death at the hands of a gang of vicious vassals plotting to embezzle the Kuroda family, and her...
Case of a Young Lord 1 (1956)
As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu...
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow (1953)
Jirocho and his followers chase the Kurokomas into the Kai Province.
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life (1953)
Jirocho the gambler hits the road.
Jirocho, the Hunted (1953)
A wandering Jirocho stumbles upon his wife's possible murder and has other adventures while on the run.
The Man Who Came to Shimizu Harbor (1960)
One of Japan's most enduring stories is the true-life yakuza boss Jirocho of Shimizu and his gang as they took over the Tokaido Highroad and went on...
Without Complaint (1975)
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichô Matsumoto.
A Spectacular Showdown (1959)
One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the...