Kenji Misumi
Kyoto, Japan

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Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次 Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921, Kyoto, Japan - 24 September 1975) was a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) series.

He died at age 53.

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Shogun Assassin (1980)
Director
The Last Samurai (1974)
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
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Internal Sleuth (1973)
Director
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
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The Gift of the Fox (1971)
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The Woman Gambler's Iron Rule (1971)
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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
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The Angry Sword (1970)
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The Magoichi Saga (1969)
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Devil's Temple (1969)
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Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
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The Funeral Racket (1968)
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The Two Bodyguards (1968)
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Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
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The Homely Sister (1967)
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The Sisters and I (1967)
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Shroud of Snow (1967)
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy (1966)
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Return of Giant Majin (1966)
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Dynamite Doctor (1966)
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The Virgin Witness (1966)
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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
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Sword Devil (1965)
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Life of Matsu the Untamed (1965)
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Nezumi Kozo Jirokichi (1965)
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 5: Sword of Fire (1965)
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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight (1964)
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On the Road Forever (1964)
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Ken (1964)
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Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure (1964)
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Ōkuma Shigenobu the great (1963)
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Maiko and the Assassin (1963)
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The Third Will (1963)
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Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)
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The Demon of Sendai's Castle (1962)
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Destiny's Son (1962)
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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
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Her Hidden Past (1962)
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The Casebooks of Zenigata Heiji: The Beautiful Shark (1961)
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Buddha (1961)
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Satan's Sword: The Dragon God (1960)
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Satan's Sword (1960)
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What Price Love? (1960)
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Patterns of Love (1960)
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Princess Sen in Edo (1960)
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The Lord Pretends (1959)
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The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)
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A Thousand Flying Cranes (1959)
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Gambler and the Princess (1959)
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Travels of Lord Mito (1958)
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Obsessive Snake (1958)
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The Ghost-Cat Cursed Wall (1958)
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Freelance Samurai (1957)
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Gonpachi (1956)
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The Fiery Magistrate (1956)
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Flowery Brothers (1956)
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Asataro the Crow (1956)
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Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot (1954)
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The Tale of Genji (1951)
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