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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.
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 · Kenji Misumi’s so-called Sword Trilogy is a revelation. Made in rapid succession between 1962 and 1965—and recently restored in 4K by the Kadokawa Corportation— Kiru (1962), Ken (1964), and Kenki (1965) brought a thrilling vitality to a familiar Japanese genre, and helped launch the career of Raizo Ichikawa, Japan’s answer to James Dean ...
Oct 24, 2005 · After Kenji Mizoguchi died, Misumi was the one director seen as capable of helming "female-oriented" films at Daiei. This is why he made Namidagawa in 1967, with regular actress Shiho Fujimura.
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.
