Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi (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. He died at age 54. In 2012, his 1973 film Sakura no Daimon was voted for by Makoto Shinozaki at the BFI The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time.
Photo: 新映画 撮影者不明, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
Films
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Samaritan Zatoichi
Zatoichi Challenged
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert
Ken
The Ghost of Yotsuya
