Kazuo Ikehiro

Director, known for Monkey, Kogarashi Monjiro, Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja Thief

Kazuo Ikehiro got his start as an assistant working for directors like Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa. He always had a strong preference for working in jidai-geki and says that he only did a number of modern-day yakuza films because of studio demands. Ikehiro developed a gritty, unconventional style that made him…