Kenji Misumi
Biography
Kenji Misumi was a Japanese film director known for his directing work, with seventy known credits listed on the Movie Database. He was born in Kyoto, Japan, on March 2, 1921. His father was Kobe entrepreneur Fukujiro Misumi, and his mother was Shizu, a geisha from a Kyoto pleasure district. His parents were not in a formal relationship. During his career, he directed films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi series, as well as works cited in other records including Pět vlků. He passed away on September 24, 1975, at the age of fifty-three or fifty-four according to various biographical sources.
Career overview
Kenji Misumi was a Japanese film director born in Kyoto, Japan, on March 2, 1921. His father was a Kobe entrepreneur named Fukujiro Misumi, and his mother was a geisha from a Kyoto pleasure district named Shizu, though the parents were not in a formal relationship. Throughout his career, Misumi achieved known credits numbering seventy in his directing work.
Among his notable creations as a director are films such as Lone Wolf and Cub, including specific titles such as Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance and Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades, alongside other works including Five Wolves and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi series.
Misumi passed away on September 24, 1975. Source materials vary slightly regarding his age at the time of death, noting him as either fifty-three or fifty-four years old.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
71 titles- Shogun Assassin (1980) Director
- Priest of Darkness (1975) Director
- Bounty Hunter (1975) Director
- Zatoichi Monogatari (1974) Director
- The Last Samurai (1974) Director
- The Last Samurai (1974) Screenplay
- Mute Samurai (1973) Director
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973) Director
- Internal Sleuth (1973) Director
- Kogarashi Monjiro (1972) Director
- Professional Killers (1972) Director
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) Director
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) Director
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972) Director
- Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972) Director
- The Gift of the Fox (1971) Director
- The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule (1971) Director
- Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970) Director
- The Angry Sword (1970) Director
- The Magoichi Saga (1969) Director
- Devil's Temple (1969) Director
- The Funeral Racket (1968) Director
- The Two Bodyguards (1968) Director
- Samaritan Zatoichi (1968) Director
- Zatoichi Challenged (1967) Director
- The Homely Sister (1967) Director
- The Sisters and I (1967) Director
- Shroud of Snow (1967) Director
- Dynamite Doctor (1966) Director
- Return of Giant Majin (1966) Director
- The Virgin Witness (1966) Director
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966) Director
- Sword Devil (1965) Director
- Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965) Director
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire (1965) Director
- Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi (1965) Director
- Life of Matsu the Untamed (1965) Director
- Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964) Director
- Ken (1964) Director
- Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964) Director
- On the Road Forever (1964) Director
- Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963) Director
- Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (1963) Director
- The Third Will (1963) Director
- Maiko and the Assassin (1963) Director
- The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) Director
- Destiny's Son (1962) Director
- Her Hidden Past (1962) Director
- The Demon of Sendai's Castle (1962) Director
- Buddha (1961) Director
- The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark (1961) Director
- Patterns of Love (1960) Director
- What Price Love? (1960) Director
- Satan's Sword (1960) Director
- Satan's Sword II: The Dragon God (1960) Director
- The Casebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Beautiful Spider (1960) Director
- Princess Sen in Edo (1960) Director
- Gambler and the Princess (1959) Director
- The Lord Pretends (1959) Director
- The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) Director
- A Thousand Flying Cranes (1959) Director
- Obsessive Snake (1958) Director
- Travels of Lord Mito (1958) Director
- The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (1958) Director
- Freelance Samurai (1957) Director
- Flowery Brothers (1956) Director
- Asataro the Crow (1956) Director
- Gonpachi (1956) Director
- The Fiery Magistrate (1956) Director
- Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot (1954) Director
- The Tale of Genji (1951) Assistant Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kenji Misumi best known for?
Kenji Misumi is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Shogun Assassin (1980), Clouds of Glass (1958), Zatoichi Monogatari (1974), Internal Sleuth (1973).
When and where was Kenji Misumi born?
Kenji Misumi was born on March 2, 1921 in Kyoto, Japan. They passed away on September 24, 1975.
How many credits does Kenji Misumi have?
Kenji Misumi has accumulated over 71 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1951 to 1980.
What is Kenji Misumi's background in cinema and television?
Kenji Misumi was a Japanese film director known for his directing work, with seventy known credits listed on the Movie Database. He was born in Kyoto, Japan, on March 2, 1921. His father was Kobe entrepreneur Fukujiro Misumi, and his mother was Shizu, a geisha from a Kyoto pleasure district. His parents were not in a f...
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