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Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次, Misumi Kenji) (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 . [1]
Director: Shogun Assassin. Kenji Misumi was born on March 2, 1921 in Kyoto, Japan. Misumi was the illegitimate child of a geisha mother and originally wanted to be a painter, but his father disapproved. Kenji attended Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan.
- Kenji Misumi
- September 24, 1975
- March 2, 1921
Mar 27, 2024 · Ripe for rediscovery are three films Misumi made in the early 1960s that the Museum of Modern Art will present from Wednesday through April 2 as Kenji Misumi’s Sword Trilogy. All three films feature frequent collaborator Raizo Ichikawa, a kabuki actor as a teen and a genuine movie star who died too young.
Overview. Kenji Misumi's masterpiece samurai trilogy: Kiru, Ken, and Ken Ki. Number of Movies: 3. Revenue: - Sort. July 1, 1962. The son of an executioner and the assassin he loved yet murdered learns of his origins, leaving his foster parents to avenge his mother's death. March 14, 1964. Kokubu Jiro is the captain of his university's Kendo team.
Mar 27, 2024 · Watch three films by Kenji Misumi, a prolific and idiosyncratic director of Japanese sword fighting and period pieces, starring Raizo Ichikawa, Japan’s answer to James Dean. The trilogy, restored in 4K, includes Kiru, Ken, and Kenki, showing from March 27 to April 2, 2024 at MoMA.
Oct 24, 2005 · A tribute to the late chanbara director Kenji Misumi, who was a visual artist and a craftsman, but not an auteur in Japan. Learn about his style, his influences, his challenges and his legacy in this article by Robin Gatto.
Kenji Misumi (1921-1975) was a prolific and influential director of samurai and chambara films, such as Lone Wolf and Cub and Zatoichi. Learn more about his biography, filmography, and awards on The Movie Database.
