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