Akinori Matsuo
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Akinori Matsuo was born on November 5, 1928 in Japan. Akinori was a director and assistant director, known for Yakuza sensei (1960), Meiji keppûroku: Taka to ôkami (1968) and Tekka no hanamichi (1968). Akinori died on July 12, 2010. Originally named Matsuo Akinori, Ma was one of the Japanese directors who was hired by Shaw Brothers, and soon started the genre of Hong Kong films with a Japanese touch. Together with Inoue Umetsugu and Koh Nakahira (stage-named Yang Shu-Shin), they directed films like "Operation Lipstick" (directed by Inoue), "Interpol" (directed by Nakahira) and "Asia-Pol" (directed by Akinori).
Known for
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The President's Son (1962)
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Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell (1982)
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Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death (1993)
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The Fugitive Samurai (1984)
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The Lady Professional (1971)
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The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978)
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Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police (1979)
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Asia-Pol (1967)
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Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy (1993)
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Love and Desire in the Night Mist (1966)
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Yakuza sensei (1960)
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The Dragon Crest (1963)
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The Symbol of a Man (1963)
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Thirteen Times a Loser (1969)
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The Retired Samurai (1987)
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Asiapol Secret Service (1966)
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The Dragon and the Tiger (1966)
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For This We Fight (1961)
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Young Panther (1959)
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Utau abarenbō (1962)
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The Wild Reporter (1959)
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Rainbow Over Kinmon (1962)
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Family Crest: Die Like a Man (1969)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 2 (1988)
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Kaze to Ki to Sora to (1964)
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The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (1982)
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Ningen Gari (1962)
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Badge of the Night (1963)
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I Shall Not Forget (1968)
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The Lost Diamond (1960)
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Gambling Code and Feuds (1977)
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Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)
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Duel in the Storm (1968)
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Greatest Boss of Japan (1970)
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Kazu no Fūkei (1991)
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I Will Challenge (1959)
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Sunset Hill (1964)
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Dice and Swords (1968)
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Pacific Porters (1961)
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The Debt of Blood (1967)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 8 (1993)
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Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze (1965)
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The Eternal Life (1964)
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Zurari oretacha yōjinbō (1961)
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Angel and the Outlaw (1962)
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Fight of the Gamblers (1963)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai (1988)
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Penitentiary Brothers (1969)
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A Rampage Full of Dreams (1962)
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In Tears (1965)
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Knock Down (1960)
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Three Rogues (1968)
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Good-for-nothing Guy (1961)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 3 (1989)
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When a Man Risks His Life (1959)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 4 (1990)
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Tale on Kanto Chivalry (1963)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 (1992)
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Yuganda tsuki (1959)
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Warlord of the Underworld (1998)
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Abashiri Prison (1959)
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Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969)
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A World For Two (1966)
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Gun of Nosappu (1961)
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The Reckless One (1967)
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松本清張のかげろう絵図 (1983)
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Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life (1971)
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The Man From the Sea (1962)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 (1991)
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Seven Challengers (1961)
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