Kazuo Ikehiro
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Kazuo Ikehiro got his start as an assistant working for directors like Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa. He always had a strong preference for working in jidai-geki and says that he only did a number of modern-day yakuza films because of studio demands. Ikehiro developed a gritty, unconventional style that made him an excellent match for Zatoichi and the antihero screen personae of Raizo Ichikawa. Possibly his greatest achievement came with Raizo, when he played an instrumental part in the Nemuri Kyoshiro series. The first three movies had been fairly straightforward chambara adventures, but with 1964's Sword of Seduction, Ikehiro steered the series into the surreal and stylistically outrageous extremes that made the Son of the Black Mass so legendary.
Known for
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Murder Credit - Final Destination Series (2016)
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
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Zatoichi's Flashing Sword (1964)
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Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family (2017)
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Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors (2016)
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction (1964)
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Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life (1970)
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The Beauty with the Enchanting Melody (1986)
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Make-Up (1984)
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps (1967)
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Broken Swords (1969)
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Tulips in October (2022)
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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie (1969)
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Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo (1964)
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Rabble Tactics (1963)
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Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint (1968)
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Lone Wolf Isazo (1968)
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Koya no Shomei (2019)
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Slaughter in the Snow (1973)
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Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies (1966)
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The Mysterious Lightning Beauty (1990)
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Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age (2021)
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The Gambler's Code (1961)
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Naked Ambition (1970)
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Prison Break (1969)
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The Thieves' Who's Who (1966)
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay (1969)
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Seven Miles to Nakayama (1962)
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Goyou Sen Enjou (1982)
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Lowly Ronin (1981)
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Young Boss: Prison Release (1965)
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Young Boss: Invitation to Fight (1966)
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Young Boss (1965)
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Escape Man (1967)
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The Phantom Samurai (1961)
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Cut the Shadow (1963)
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Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station (2008)
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Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill (2015)
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Kataashi no ēsu (1971)
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Flowers of Chivalry (1961)
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Wild Geese (1966)
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The Daring Nun (1968)
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Castle of Sand (1991)
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The Trail of Blood (1972)
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The Fearless Avenger (1972)
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Hell's Assassin (1962)
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Bara daimyo (1960)
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Tenka ayatsuri-gumi (1961)
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Young Boss: Leader's Flesh (1967)
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Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi (1983)
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Live My Share, Mother (1970)
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Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment (2001)
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