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

Shadow Warriors
1980
Masked Blade
1983
Special Crime Investigation Front
1985
Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief
1997
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
1986
Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu
1998
Miyamoto Musashi
1990
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
1987
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
1993
Thirteen Times a Loser
1969
Frankie the Milkman
1956
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
1978

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
86
Writing
12
1998
Warlord of the Underworld
Director
1998
Shadow Warrior Tokugawa Ieyasu
Director
1997
Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief
Director
1993
The Notorious Bored Samurai 8
Director
1993
Bored Hatamoto: The Kaga Conspiracy
Director
1993
Bored Hatamoto: Letter of Death
Director
1992
The Notorious Bored Samurai 7
Director
1991
The Notorious Bored Samurai 6
Director
1991
Kazu no Fūkei
Director
1990
The Notorious Bored Samurai 4
Director
1990
The Inugami Family
Director
1990
Miyamoto Musashi
Director
1989
The Notorious Bored Samurai 3
Director
1988
The Notorious Bored Samurai
Director
1988
The Notorious Bored Samurai 2
Director
1987
The Retired Samurai
Director
1987
Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
Director
1986
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
Director
1985
Special Crime Investigation Front
Director
1984
The Fugitive Samurai
Director
1983
松本清張のかげろう絵図
Director
1983
Masked Blade
Director
1982
Ninja Gangsters 2: The Lullaby of Hell
Director
1982
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
Director
1980
Shadow Warriors
Director
1979
Onmitsu Doshin: The Edo Secret Police
Director
1978
The Okinawa War of Ten Years
Director
1977
Gambling Code and Feuds
Director
1971
The Lady Professional
Director
1971
Chivalrous Man: Junkyard of Life
Director
1970
Greatest Boss of Japan
Director
1969
Family Crest: Loyalty Offering Hell
Director
1969
Family Crest: Die Like a Man
Director
1969
Penitentiary Brothers
Director
1969
Thirteen Times a Loser
Director
1968
I Shall Not Forget
Director
1968
Duel in the Storm
Director
1968
Three Rogues
Director
1968
Dice and Swords
Director
1967
Asia-Pol
Director
1967
The Reckless One
Director
1967
The Debt of Blood
Director
1966
Watashi, chigatteiru kashira
Director
1966
The Dragon and the Tiger
Director
1966
Asiapol Secret Service
Director
1966
Love and Desire in the Night Mist
Director
1966
A World For Two
Director
1965
In Tears
Director
1965
Shinkuna umi ga yon deru ze
Director
1964
Kaze to Ki to Sora to
Director
1964
The Eternal Life
Director
1964
Sunset Hill
Director
1963
Badge of the Night
Director
1963
The Dragon Crest
Director
1963
Fight of the Gamblers
Director
1963
The Symbol of a Man
Director
1963
Tale on Kanto Chivalry
Director
1962
The Man From the Sea
Director
1962
Utau abarenbō
Director
1962
Angel and the Outlaw
Director
1962
A Rampage Full of Dreams
Director
1962
Rainbow Over Kinmon
Director
1962
The President's Son
Director
1962
Ningen Gari
Director
1961
For This We Fight
Director
1961
Gun of Nosappu
Director
1961
Pacific Porters
Director
1961
Zurari oretacha yōjinbō
Director
1961
Seven Challengers
Director
1961
Good-for-nothing Guy
Director
1960
The Lost Diamond
Director
1960
Knock Down
Director
1960
Yakuza sensei
Director
1959
The Wild Reporter
Director
1959
Yuganda tsuki
Director
1959
I Will Challenge
Director
1959
Young Panther
Director
1959
Abashiri Prison
Director
1959
When a Man Risks His Life
Director
1958
Crimson Wings
Assistant Director
1957
Who's the Real Killer
Assistant Director
1957
I Am Waiting
Assistant Director
1957
Streetlights
Assistant Director
1956
Frankie the Milkman
Assistant Director
1956
Our Town
First Assistant Director
1956
Drums Love and Dreams
Assistant Director