Directing
Akinori Matsuo
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).
Behind the camera
- 1998Shadow Warrior Tokugawa IeyasuDirector10 ep.
- 1997Tattooed Kin-san vs Miss Ninja ThiefDirector8 ep.
- 1990Miyamoto MusashiDirector13 ep.
- 1987Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa IemitsuDirector6 ep.
- 1986Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 BranchesDirector13 ep.
- 1983Masked BladeDirector118 ep.
- 1980Shadow WarriorsDirector7 ep.
- 1977Special Crime Investigation FrontDirector1 ep.