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 Fugitive Samurai (1984)
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Wakai hyou no mure (1959)
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Pacific Porters (1961)
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The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978)
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Greatest Boss of Japan (1970)
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Fight of the Gamblers (1963)
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Kazu no Fūkei (1991)
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Asia-Pol (1967)
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The Reckless One (1967)
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In Tears (1965)
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Warlord of the Underworld (1998)
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The Symbol of a Man (1963)
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Sunset Hill (1964)
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A Rampage Full of Dreams (1962)
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The Man From the Sea (1962)
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Gambling Code and Feuds (1977)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 8 (1993)
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Three Rogues (1968)
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Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death (1993)
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Asiapol Secret Service (1966)
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Duel in the Storm (1968)
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The Lady Professional (1971)
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Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze (1965)
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Utau abarenbō (1962)
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Love and Desire in the Night Mist (1966)
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Rainbow Over Kinmon (1962)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai (1988)
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The Dragon and the Tiger (1966)
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Family Crest: Die Like a Man (1969)
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Badge of the Night (1963)
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The Dragon Crest (1963)
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A World For Two (1966)
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The Retired Samurai (1987)
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The Wild Reporter (1959)
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Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life (1971)
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Dice and Swords (1968)
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Yuganda tsuki (1959)
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Angel and the Outlaw (1962)
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When a Man Risks His Life (1959)
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Knock Down (1960)
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Abashiri Prison (1959)
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The President's Son (1962)
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For This We Fight (1961)
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Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police (1979)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 3 (1989)
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I Will Challenge (1959)
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Penitentiary Brothers (1969)
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Ningen Gari (1962)
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The Eternal Life (1964)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 2 (1988)
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Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969)
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Gun of Nosappu (1961)
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Seven Challengers (1961)
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I Shall Not Forget (1968)
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Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy (1993)
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The Lost Diamond (1960)
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Kaze to Ki to Sora to (1964)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 (1992)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 4 (1990)
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Thirteen Times a Loser (1969)
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Good-for-nothing Guy (1961)
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The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (1982)
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Zurari oretacha yōjinbō (1961)
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Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)
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Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell (1982)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 (1991)
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Yakuza sensei (1960)
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Tale on Kanto Chivalry (1963)
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The Debt of Blood (1967)
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松本清張のかげろう絵図 (1983)
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