Kazuo Ikehiro

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.

Crew

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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.9

55 votes

Release Date

Mar 14, 1964

62 years ago
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.8

54 votes

Release Date

Jul 11, 1964

62 years ago
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

46 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 1966

60 years ago
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.7

15 votes

Release Date

Dec 30, 1964

62 years ago
Sleepy Eyes of Death 4: Sword of Seduction

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.5

12 votes

Release Date

Oct 17, 1964

62 years ago
Lone Wolf Isazo

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.8

10 votes

Release Date

Apr 19, 1968

58 years ago
Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.3

10 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 1966

60 years ago
Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.9

9 votes

Release Date

Jan 11, 1969

58 years ago
The Trail of Blood

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.3

7 votes

Release Date

Jun 10, 1972

54 years ago
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.7

6 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1969

57 years ago
Broken Swords

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.7

6 votes

Release Date

May 30, 1969

57 years ago
Sleepy Eyes of Death 9: Trail of Traps

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

5 votes

Release Date

Jul 15, 1967

59 years ago
The Gambler's Code

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1961

65 years ago
The Fearless Avenger

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.8

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1972

54 years ago
The Fearless Avenger

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.8

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1972

54 years ago
Seven Miles to Nakayama

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.3

3 votes

Release Date

May 27, 1962

64 years ago
Detective Ushio VS Case Reporter Saeko at the Terminal Station

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 2008

17 years ago
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 06, 1968

58 years ago
Slaughter in the Snow

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1973

53 years ago
Slaughter in the Snow

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1973

53 years ago
Bonchi

Department Directing

Job Assistant Director

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1960

66 years ago
Tulips in October

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 2022

3 years ago
Young Boss: Prison Release

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

3.8

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1965

61 years ago
Young Boss

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 13, 1965

61 years ago
Murder Credit - Final Destination Series

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 25, 2016

9 years ago
Prison Break

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 30, 1969

57 years ago
Naked Ambition

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 04, 1970

56 years ago
Rabble Tactics

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jul 13, 1963

63 years ago
Wild Geese

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1966

60 years ago
The Thieves' Who's Who

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 26, 1966

60 years ago
Seiichi Morimura Mystery Special Shuchuchueki Series 37 No Retirement Age

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 2021

5 years ago
The Daring Nun

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 1968

58 years ago
Lowly Ronin

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 30, 1981

45 years ago
Cut the Shadow

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1963

64 years ago
Useless Creature: Fighting Man's Life

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 1970

56 years ago
Goyou Sen Enjou

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 10, 1982

44 years ago
Live My Share, Mother

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 23, 1970

56 years ago
Hell's Assassin

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1962

64 years ago
Castle of Sand

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1991

35 years ago
Terminal Station Series - Umbrella of Goodwill

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 26, 2015

10 years ago
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Survivors

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 09, 2016

10 years ago
Kataashi no ēsu

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 02, 1971

55 years ago
Destination Station Series - Homicide Assignment

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 13, 2001

25 years ago
Detective Ushio vs. Case Writer Saeko: Last Family

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 2017

9 years ago
Make-Up

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 02, 1984

42 years ago
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin

Department Directing

Job Assistant Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 14, 1956

70 years ago
Young Boss: Invitation to Fight

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1966

61 years ago
Bara daimyo

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1960

66 years ago
The Phantom Samurai

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 1961

65 years ago
Flowers of Chivalry

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 1961

65 years ago
Young Boss: Leader's Flesh

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 30, 1967

59 years ago
Koya no Shomei

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 27, 2019

7 years ago
Satsujin Kou Oku no Hosomichi

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 08, 1983

43 years ago
Bakeneko Goyōda

Department Directing

Job Assistant Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1958

68 years ago
Escape Man

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 1967

59 years ago

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