Kazuo Ikehiro
Biography
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.
Directing (50 movies)
Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age
2021
The Trail of Blood
1972
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
1964
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
1964
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
The Fearless Avenger
1972
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction
1964
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
1964
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps
1967
The Daring Nun
1968
Slaughter in the Snow
1973
Lowly Ronin
1981
Young Boss
1965
Cut the Shadow
1963
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
1969
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
1969
The Gambler's Code
1961
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life
1970
Goyou Sen Enjou
1982
Live My Share, Mother
1970
Hell's Assassin
1962
Tulips in October
2022
Lone Wolf Isazo
1968
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
1966
Castle of Sand
1991
Broken Swords
1969
Seven Miles to Nakayama
1962
Young Boss: Prison Release
1965
Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill
2015
Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station
2008
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors
2016
Kataashi no ēsu
1971
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
1968
Murder Credit - Final Destination Series
2016
Prison Break
1969
Naked Ambition
1970
Rabble Tactics
1963
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment
2001
Wild Geese
1966
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family
2017
Make-Up
1984
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight
1966
Bara daimyo
1960
Flowers of Chivalry
1961
The Phantom Samurai
1961
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh
1967
The Thieves' Who's Who
1966
Koya no Shomei
2019
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi
1983
Escape Man
1967
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Fearless Avenger | 1972 | Screenplay |
| Slaughter in the Snow | 1973 | Writer |