Akinori Matsuo

Akinori Matsuo was born on November 5, 1928 in Japan. Akinori was a director and assistant director, known for Yakuza sensei (1960), Meiji keppûroku: Taka to ôkami (1968) and Tekka no hanamichi (1968). Akinori died on July 12, 2010. Originally named Matsuo Akinori, Ma was one of the Japanese directors who was hired by Shaw Brothers, and soon started the genre of Hong Kong films with a Japanese touch. Together with Inoue Umetsugu and Koh Nakahira (stage-named Yang Shu-Shin), they directed films like "Operation Lipstick" (directed by Inoue), "Interpol" (directed by Nakahira) and "Asia-Pol" (directed by Akinori).

Filmography of Akinori Matsuo

  • Warlord of the Underworld (1998)
  • Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu (1998)
  • Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief (1997)
  • Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy (1993)
  • Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death (1993)
  • Kazu no Fūkei (1991)
  • Miyamoto Musashi (1990)
  • The Retired Samurai (1987)
  • Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu (1987)
  • Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches (1986)
  • The Fugitive Samurai (1984)
  • Masked Blade (1983)
  • Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell (1982)
  • The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (1982)
  • Shadow Warriors (1980)
  • Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police (1979)
  • The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978)
  • Gambling Code and Feuds (1977)
  • Special Crime Investigation Front (1977)
  • The Lady Professional (1971)
  • Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life (1971)
  • Greatest Boss of Japan (1970)
  • Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969)
  • Family Crest: Die Like a Man (1969)
  • Penitentiary Brothers (1969)
  • Thirteen Times a Loser (1969)
  • I Shall Not Forget (1968)
  • Duel in the Storm (1968)
  • Three Rogues (1968)
  • Dice and Swords (1968)
  • Asia-Pol (1967)
  • The Reckless One (1967)
  • The Debt of Blood (1967)
  • Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)
  • The Dragon and the Tiger (1966)
  • Asiapol Secret Service (1966)
  • Love and Desire in the Night Mist (1966)
  • A World For Two (1966)
  • In Tears (1965)
  • Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze (1965)