Kenji Misumi
Film director · 4 films (1972–1973)
Kenji Misumi is a director whose work here spans Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) to Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973), across action and adventure. 3 of those films were photographed by Chikashi Makiura. The work runs wide — 34% of frames across the 4 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 229 frames from 4 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenji Misumi (三隅 研次 Misumi Kenji) (2 March 1921, Kyoto, Japan - 24 September 1975) was a notable Japanese film director. He created films such as Lone Wolf and Cub and the initial film in the long-running Zatoichi (座頭市, Zatōichi) series. He died at age 53. De
Born 2 March 1921 · Kyoto, Japan · died 24 September 1975
Directing style
Kenji Misumi structures his frame around a tense, eye-level perspective, staging action and drama primarily through a balanced mix of wide landscapes and tight closeups. Utilizing the sun as a dominant light source for exterior scenes, he favors a naturalistic palette of deep earth tones, forest greens, and cool slate blues. His compositions alternate almost equally between a deep focus that captures expansive environments and a shallow depth of field that isolates solitary figures against softly blurred backdrops.
Films directed by Kenji Misumi
About Kenji Misumi
When was Kenji Misumi born?
Kenji Misumi was born on 2 March 1921 in Kyoto, Japan and died on 24 September 1975.
What films has Kenji Misumi directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 4 of them: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972), Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972), Lone Wolf: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972) and Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973).
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All 229 indexed frames from 4 films directed by Kenji Misumi — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.