Director
Akinori Matsuo
Born 1928 · Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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).
Directed
Who's the Real Killer
Assistant Director · 1957
The Notorious Bored Samurai
Director · 1988
Pacific Porters
Director · 1961
Duel in the Storm
Director · 1968
Gun of Nosappu
Director · 1961
Special Crime Investigation Front
Director · 1977
I Am Waiting
Assistant Director · 1957
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
Director · 1982
Frankie the Milkman
Assistant Director · 1956
Shadow Warriors
Director · 1980
Asia-Pol
Director · 1967
Our Town
First Assistant Director · 1956
Dice and Swords
Director · 1968
The Man From the Sea
Director · 1962
The Lady Professional
Director · 1971
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Director · 1978
The Fugitive Samurai
Director · 1984
Three Rogues
Director · 1968
Writing
Dice and Swords
Screenplay · 1968
I Shall Not Forget
Screenplay · 1968
Yakuza sensei
Screenplay · 1960
The Wild Reporter
Screenplay · 1959
I Will Challenge
Screenplay · 1959
A World For Two
Screenplay · 1966
Abashiri Prison
Screenplay · 1959
Crimson Wings
Screenplay · 1958
When a Man Risks His Life
Screenplay · 1959
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
Screenplay · 1965
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
Screenplay · 1993
The Debt of Blood
Screenplay · 1967