, also known by his street name , was a Japanese film director who primarily worked in popular genres like the jidaigeki. Mori directed over 100 films in his life.
Career Born in Ehime Prefecture, Mori graduated from Kyoto University before joining Nikkatsu's Uzumasa studio in 1933. A favorite of the producer Masaichi Nagata, he followed him to Daiichi Eiga and Shinkō Kinema before getting a chance to direct in 1936 with Adauchi hizakurige. When Shinkō Kinema was merged with other studios to form Daiei Film, Mori became one of Daiei's core directors of genre films, making primarily samurai films with stars such as Raizō Ichikawa, Kazuo Hasegawa, and Shintaro Katsu. While not an auteur, he was a solid craftsman in the genre. After Daiei went bankrupt in the early 1970s, Mori continued directing jidaigeki on television. He directed over 130 films in his career. The National Film Center in Tokyo did a retrospective of his works in 2011 in celebration of his centenary.
Filmography Film Selected filmography TitleRelease dateNotesAdauchi hizakurige1936Vendetta for a SamuraiAraki Mataemon: Kettō kagiya no Tsuji1952Tōjūrō no Koi1955Fighting Fire FighterAbare Tori1956Zenigata Heiji: Human-skin SpiderZenigata Heiji Torimono no Hikae: Hitohada Gumo1956Suzakumon1957Yatarō gasa1957Inazuma Kaidō1957Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three EyesAkadо̄ Suzunosuke: Mitsume no chо̄jin1958The 7th Secret Courier for EdoNanabanme no Misshi1958Hitohada Kujaku1958Samurai VendettaHakuōki1959Wakakihi no NobunagaHakuōki1959Blind MenaceShiranui Kengyō1959Kaze to Kumo to Toride'1961The Tale of Zatoichi ContinuesZoku Zatoichi Monogatari1962Shinobi no Mono 3: ResurrectionShin Shinobi no Mono1963Zatoichi and the Doomed Man Zatōichi sakate-giri1965Majin Strikes AgainDaimajin Gyakushu1966A Certain KillerAru Koroshiya1967A Killer's KeyAru Koroshiya no Kagi1967The Saga of TanegashimaTeppo Denraiki1967Nemuri Kyōshirō: Engetsu Sappō1969The Yoshiwara StoryHiroku Onnagura1969Kantō Onna Akumyō1969Zatoichi at LargeZatoichi Goyōtabi1972
Television TitleRelease dateNotesSengoku Rokku Hagurekiba1973Zatoichi Monogatari1974Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun1975-76ep4 and 11Kogarashi Monjirō1977-78
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