Kazuo Mori (森一ç"Ÿ, Mori Kazuo, January 15, 1911, Matsuyama â€"
June 29, 1989) was a Japanese film director who primarily worked in
popular genres like the jidaigeki.Born in Ehime Prefecture, Mori
graduated from Kyoto University before joining Nikkatsu's Uzumasa
studio in 1933. A favorite of the producer Masaichi Nagata, he
followed him to Daiichi Eiga and ShinkÅ Kinema before getting a
chance to direct in 1936 with Adauchi hizakurige. When ShinkÅ Kinema
was merged with other studios to form Daiei Film, Mori became one of
Daiei's core directors of genre films, making primarily samurai films
with stars such as RaizÅ Ichikawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, and Shintaro
Katsu. While not an auteur, he was a solid craftsman in the genre.
After Daiei went bankrupt in the early 1970s, Mori continued directing
jidaigeki on television. He directed over 130 films in his career. The
National Film Center in Tokyo did a retrospective of his works in 2011
in celebration of his centenary.
June 29, 1989) was a Japanese film director who primarily worked in
popular genres like the jidaigeki.Born in Ehime Prefecture, Mori
graduated from Kyoto University before joining Nikkatsu's Uzumasa
studio in 1933. A favorite of the producer Masaichi Nagata, he
followed him to Daiichi Eiga and ShinkÅ Kinema before getting a
chance to direct in 1936 with Adauchi hizakurige. When ShinkÅ Kinema
was merged with other studios to form Daiei Film, Mori became one of
Daiei's core directors of genre films, making primarily samurai films
with stars such as RaizÅ Ichikawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, and Shintaro
Katsu. While not an auteur, he was a solid craftsman in the genre.
After Daiei went bankrupt in the early 1970s, Mori continued directing
jidaigeki on television. He directed over 130 films in his career. The
National Film Center in Tokyo did a retrospective of his works in 2011
in celebration of his centenary.
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