Akinori Matsuo
Biography
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).
Directing (65 movies)
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
1966
Badge of the Night
1963
The Lady Professional
1971
The Wild Reporter
1959
Asia-Pol
1967
The Fugitive Samurai
1984
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
1971
I Shall Not Forget
1968
Duel in the Storm
1968
Three Rogues
1968
Yuganda tsuki
1959
The Dragon and the Tiger
1966
Dice and Swords
1968
Asiapol Secret Service
1966
The Man From the Sea
1962
The Retired Samurai
1987
Utau abarenbō
1962
I Will Challenge
1959
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
1966
Wakai hyou no mure
1959
The Reckless One
1967
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
1969
Family Crest: Die Like a Man
1969
Angel and the Outlaw
1962
For This We Fight
1961
Yume ga ippai abarenbō
1962
The Notorious Bored Samurai
1988
The Notorious Bored Samurai 2
1988
The Notorious Bored Samurai 3
1989
The Notorious Bored Samurai 4
1990
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
1991
The Notorious Bored Samurai 7
1992
The Notorious Bored Samurai 8
1993
Penitentiary Brothers
1969
Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell
1982
A World For Two
1966
Fight of the Gamblers
1963
The Dragon Crest
1963
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
1993
Gambling Code and Feuds
1977
Greatest Boss Of Japan
1970
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978
The Lost Diamond
1960
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
1979
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
1982
In Tears
1965
Rainbow Over Kinmon
1962
The Symbol of a Man
1963
The President's Son
1962
Ningen Gari
1962
Abashiri Prison
1959
When a Man Risks His Life
1959
Knock Down
1960
Nosappu no jū
1961
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
1993
Kaze to Ki to Sora to
1964
Pacific Porters
1961
The Eternal Life
1964
Kazu no Fūkei
1991
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
1965
Sunset Hill
1964
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
1961
Shichinin no chōsensha
1961
Good-for-nothing Guy
1961
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
1963
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Crimson Wings | 1958 | Screenplay |
| I Will Challenge | 1959 | Screenplay |
| Abashiri Prison | 1959 | Screenplay |
| The Wild Reporter | 1959 | Screenplay |
| When a Man Risks His Life | 1959 | Screenplay |
| Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze | 1965 | Screenplay |
| A World For Two | 1966 | Screenplay |
| Dice and Swords | 1968 | Screenplay |
| I Shall Not Forget | 1968 | Screenplay |
| Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy | 1993 | Screenplay |