Akinori Matsuo

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-11-05 (82 years old)

Deathday

2010-07-12

Place of Birth

Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Akinori Matsuo

Biography

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).

Production

1963

1971

1959

1959

The Wild Reporter

as Screenplay

1967

Asia-Pol

as Director

1984

1968

1968

1968

Three Rogues

as Director

1959

Yuganda tsuki

as Director

1968

Dice and Swords

as Director

1966

1962

1987

1957

Who's the Real Killer

as Assistant Director

1962

Utau abarenbō

as Director

1959

I Will Challenge

as Screenplay

1959

I Will Challenge

as Director

1968

I Shall Not Forget

as Screenplay

1959

1967

The Reckless One

as Director

1962

1959

1961

1969

1966

A World For Two

as Director

1966

A World For Two

as Screenplay

1968

Dice and Swords

as Screenplay

1956

Frankie the Milkman

as Assistant Director

1963

The Dragon Crest

as Director

1963

1970

1960

The Lost Diamond

as Director

1965

In Tears

as Director

1962

1963

1962

1962

Ningen Gari

as Director

1957

I Am Waiting

as Assistant Director

1956

Our Town

as First Assistant Director

1959

Abashiri Prison

as Director

1959

Abashiri Prison

as Screenplay

1958

Crimson Wings

as Screenplay

1958

Crimson Wings

as Assistant Director

1960

Knock Down

as Director

1961

Nosappu no jū

as Director

1964

1961

1964

The Eternal Life

as Director

1991

Kazu no Fūkei

as Director

1957

Streetlights

as Assistant Director

1964

Sunset Hill

as Director

1961

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