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Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次, Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921 – 24 September 1975) was a Japanese film director. He created film series such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi series, and also directed Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice , starring Shintaro Katsu . [1]
Kenji Misumi was a Japanese director and writer who worked for Daiei studio. He is known for his samurai and chambara films, such as The Tale of Zatoichi, Shogun Assassin, and Lone Wolf and Cub.
- Kenji Misumi
- September 24, 1975
- March 2, 1921
Mar 27, 2024 · Ripe for rediscovery are three films Misumi made in the early 1960s that the Museum of Modern Art will present from Wednesday through April 2 as Kenji Misumi’s Sword Trilogy. All three films feature frequent collaborator Raizo Ichikawa, a kabuki actor as a teen and a genuine movie star who died too young.
Oct 24, 2005 · A tribute to the late chanbara director Kenji Misumi, who was a visual artist and a craftsman, but not an auteur in Japan. Learn about his style, his influences, his challenges and his legacy in this article by Robin Gatto.
Mar 27, 2024 · Kenji Misumi’s so-called Sword Trilogy is a revelation. Made in rapid succession between 1962 and 1965—and recently restored in 4K by the Kadokawa Corportation— Kiru (1962), Ken (1964), and Kenki (1965) brought a thrilling vitality to a familiar Japanese genre, and helped launch the career of Raizo Ichikawa, Japan’s answer to James Dean ...
A prolific director of Japanese period films ( jidai-geki ), Kenji Misumi (1921-75) was an auteur in the “Cahiers” sense: a genre filmmaker who stamped his own style and personality on commercial material.
Kenji Misumi's masterpiece samurai trilogy: Kiru, Ken, and Ken Ki.
