Akinori Matsuo
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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).
Known for
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Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy (1993)
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Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death (1993)
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The Okinawa War of Ten Years (1978)
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Yuganda tsuki (1959)
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Fight of the Gamblers (1963)
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Thirteen Times a Loser (1969)
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The Retired Samurai (1987)
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The Lady Professional (1971)
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Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell (1982)
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Ningen Gari (1962)
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Tale on Kanto Chivalry (1963)
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Asia-Pol (1967)
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The Dragon Crest (1963)
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The President's Son (1962)
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The Fugitive Samurai (1984)
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Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police (1979)
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Warlord of the Underworld (1998)
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Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life (1971)
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For This We Fight (1961)
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Kazu no Fūkei (1991)
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Yakuza sensei (1960)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 3 (1989)
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Dice and Swords (1968)
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The Man From the Sea (1962)
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Greatest Boss of Japan (1970)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 8 (1993)
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The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (1982)
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The Debt of Blood (1967)
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Duel in the Storm (1968)
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松本清張のかげろう絵図 (1983)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai (1988)
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Love and Desire in the Night Mist (1966)
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Gambling Code and Feuds (1977)
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Gun of Nosappu (1961)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 (1992)
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Penitentiary Brothers (1969)
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Pacific Porters (1961)
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Asiapol Secret Service (1966)
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Angel and the Outlaw (1962)
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Utau abarenbō (1962)
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Abashiri Prison (1959)
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I Will Challenge (1959)
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The Symbol of a Man (1963)
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The Wild Reporter (1959)
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Family Crest: Die Like a Man (1969)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 2 (1988)
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Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze (1965)
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Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell (1969)
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When a Man Risks His Life (1959)
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A World For Two (1966)
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In Tears (1965)
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Young Panther (1959)
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Watashi, chigatteiru kashira (1966)
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I Shall Not Forget (1968)
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Good-for-nothing Guy (1961)
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Three Rogues (1968)
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Badge of the Night (1963)
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The Reckless One (1967)
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The Lost Diamond (1960)
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Seven Challengers (1961)
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The Dragon and the Tiger (1966)
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Rainbow Over Kinmon (1962)
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Knock Down (1960)
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A Rampage Full of Dreams (1962)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 6 (1991)
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Kaze to Ki to Sora to (1964)
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The Eternal Life (1964)
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Zurari oretacha yōjinbō (1961)
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Sunset Hill (1964)
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 4 (1990)
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The Inugami Family (1990)
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