#mori kazuo

[staypuffedx]

gunsmith cats (1995-1996) dir. takeshi mori art direction by kazuo nagai

[dare-g]

A Killer's Key (1967)

[themarshyverse]

Kazuo Mori, Private Investigator

This is a new story for an old ace attorney OC I had named Shino Bii! In the year 1988, our main character ninja (Kazuo) moves to the American big city and works as a PI because the ninja business isn’t as profitable (lmao). They look the same style-wise, but personality-wise they’re very different. Kazuo has the mindset of a typical 80s big-city businessman - although even he seeks out justice when he can - and might be more of a jackass LOL

Kazuo has little faith in the law. His time working for the police has exposed him to the deep corruption rampant in the system - leading him to cut ties and forge his own path. Because of this, Kazuo has developed a very jaded and cynical outlook on reality.

Although he has busted (and fumbled) crime and corruption cases before, the occasion on which he gets hired to do cases of this nature is very rare. He mostly gets hired to spy on estranged family members or marriage partners suspected of cheating. Kazuo has very little remorse for meddling with and destroying these relationships (“It was bound to happen anyways”) …Which has made it so that to the general public, Kazuo is mostly seen as a sleaze with no regard for others. He normally doesn’t care about these opinions, but immediately shapes up when someone threatens to sue 😂

[postersdecinema]

Aru Koroshi Ya

(Um Certo Assassino)

Kazuo Mori

JP, 1967

6/10

Um Ronin Moderno

Este "A Certain Killer" é uma transposição, para a época, do mito do samurai assassino e solitário, muito em voga também no cinema francês da década de sessenta, como nos policiais de Jean-Pierre Melville, "Le Samourai", do mesmo ano (o título revela bem a fonte de inspiração) é um bom exemplo.

No fundo a mitologia é antiga e vem dos velhos ronin do Japão feudal, samurais perdidos, sem um mestre, o Daimyo, e por isso impedidos de viver uma vida honrosa de acordo com o Bushido, o código de honra dos samurai. Nem podiam ceifar a própria vida, através do seppuku (ação restauradora da honra), estando condenados a uma vida desonrosa.

Este mito inspirou Kurosawa, inspirou Leone e muitos western, inspirou Melville, inspirou Tarantino, inspirou até Jarmusch, e inspirou também algum cinema japonês da nova vaga, que transpôs o mito para a contemporaneidade.

Estes assassinos são samurai modernos, sujeitos ao seu próprio código de honra, mas sem preconceitos em colocar-se ao serviço de qualquer patrão mafioso, para cometer atos criminosos dos quais, invariavelmente, só eles ou os seus amigos têm o proveito. Só castigam quem merece, mas incluem, geralmente, na pena, quem os usa, mesmo pagando generosamente, para atos desonrosos.

Se o mito é velho e já originou muita obra memorável, e não apenas no cinema, este filme não é seguramente um dos melhores exemplos. Não é que seja mau, mas é banal, sem nada que o distinga.

Este samurai não fez escola nem deixou discípulos. É puro entretenimento ao estilo da época.

A Modern Ronin

This "A Certain Killer" is a transposition, for the time, of the myth of the murderous and solitary samurai, also very popular in French cinema of the sixties, as in Jean-Pierre Melville's detective stories, "Le Samourai", from the same year (the title clearly reveals the source of inspiration) is a good example.

Basically, the mythology is ancient and comes from the old ronin of feudal Japan, lost samurai, without a master, the Daimyo, and therefore prevented from living an honorable life according to the Bushido, the samurai code of honor. Nor could they even take their own lives through seppuku (honor-restoring action), being condemned to a dishonorable life.

This myth inspired Kurosawa, it inspired Leone and many westerns, it inspired Melville, it inspired Tarantino, it even inspired Jarmusch, and it also inspired some new wave Japanese cinema, which transposed the myth to contemporary times.

These killers are modern samurai, subject to their own code of honor, but without prejudice in placing themselves at the service of any mafia boss, to commit criminal acts from which, invariably, only they or their friends benefit. They only punish those who deserve it, but generally include in the punishment those who use them, even paying generously, for dishonorable acts.

If the myth is old and has already given rise to many memorable works, and not just in cinema, this film is certainly not one of the best examples. It's not that it's bad, but it's banal, with nothing to distinguish it.

This samurai did not make a school or leave any disciples. It's pure entertainment, in the style of the period.

[dromerace]

The Tale of Zatoichi Continues, Kazuo Mori, 1962.

[littleeyesofpallas]

Shin Kozure Ookami -LONE WOLF-[新・子連れ狼-LONE WOLF-]

New Lone Wolf and Cub

[shinkleitus]

O Conto de Zatoichi Continua (1962), dir. Kazuo Mori.

Review originalmente postada: 03/Fev/2023 no Letterboxd.

Uma continuação sólida, que foca em finalizar pendências do primeiro filme e aumentar o background do Zatoichi. 

O filme é mais compacto, com foco quase todo em ação. O ritmo acelerado acabou derrapando o desenvolvimento, acabando que revelação do último ato não atingiu a dramatização necessária.

O foco em ação, vemos ainda mais os feitos das habilidades do Zatoichi, nesta parte, a direção é perfeita. O seu estilo de luta cria cenas únicas.

[everyfilmisaw]

山椒大夫 (Sansho the Bailiff) by Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954

[bancho-zx]

【PC Engine CD】 Ranma ½: Toraware no Hanayome | らんま ½ とらわれの花嫁 ~OP

[ Jajauma ni Sasenaide | じゃじゃ馬にさせないで ]

// Singer: Etsuko Nishio | 西尾 えつ子 // Lyrics: Yukinojo Mori | 森 雪之丞 // Composition: Kunio Muramatsu | 村松 邦男 // Arrangement: Kazuo Shiina | 椎名 和夫

// MiSTer FPGA / TurboGrafx16 core // Y/C Composite // Sony KV-13TR20 CRT TV

[silvermoon424]

My manga collection (October 2023)

I did a post detailing my manga collection back in 2021, but it's grown a lot since then so I figured I'd make a new post! It was also a good time to do so because we're repainting my room and while there's usually a ton of anime merch in front of the books on my shelves, now it's all been packed up. So there's a clear look at the books without me having to move anything, lol.

Anyway, without further adieu, here we go! My manga collection is largely shoujo (specifically magical girls) and horror manga.

Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino

Pet Shop of Horrors: Tokyo by Matsuri Akino

The Clique by Yishan Li

Frozen II manga by Arina Tanemura

Dark Metro by Tokyo Calen and Yoshiken

Yokai Rental Shop by Shin Mashiba

Confidential Confessions by Reiko Momochi

Pichi Pichi Pitch (aka Mermaid Melody) by Michiko Yokote and Pink Hanamori

Magical Girl Site by Kentaro Sato

Reiko the Zombie Shop by Rei Mikamoto

Les Miserables (manga adaptation) by TszMei Lee

Nightmares for Sale by Kaoru Ohashi

Presents by Kanako Inuki

Mail by Housui Yamazaki

Dark Water by Meimu

Tale of a White Night by Tooko Miyagi

Goth by Otsuichi and Kendi Oiwa

Beautiful People by Mitsukazu Mihara

Attack on Titan: No Regrets by Gun Snark and Hikaru Suruga

In Clothes Called Fat by Moyoco Anno

A Girl on the Shore by Inio Asano

Bride of Deimos by Etsuko Ikeda and Yuuho Ashibe

Limit by Keiko Suenobu

Helter Skelter by Kyoko Okazaki

Dolls omnibus (in Japanese) by Yumiko Kawahara

Ibitsu by Haruto Ryo

A God Somewhere (Western comic) by John Arcudi and Peter Snejbjerg

Beauty (Western comic) by Hubert and Kerascoët

Ah! My Goddess by Kōsuke Fujishima

Only One Wish by Mia Ikumi

Higurashi When They Cry: Festival Accompanying Arc by Karin Suzuragi

Chronicles of the Grim Peddler by Lee Jeoun-A

PTSD Radio by Masaaki Nakayama

Elfen Lied by Lynn Okamoto

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit by Motoro Mase

Happy Sugar Life by Tomiyaki Kagisora

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood by Hirohiko Araki

An Ojamajo Doremi artbook (in Japanese)

Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi

Dolls by Yumiko Kawahara

Maid-sama by Hiro Fujiwara

Franken Fran by Katsuhisa Kigitsu

Hell Girl by Miyuki Eto

Gurren Lagann by Kotaro Mori

Doll by Mitsukazu Mihara

Mantis Woman by Senno Knife

Various Sailor Moon artbooks from the anime, manga illustrations by Naoko Takeuchi, and fan artbooks

Sailor Moon Eternal Edition by Naoko Takeuchi

Sailor V Eternal Edition by Naoko Takeuchi

Puella Magi Madoka Magica by Hanokage

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story by Hanokage

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Wraith Arc by Hanokage

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Rebellion Story by Hanokage

Puella Magi Oriko Magica by Kuroe Mura

Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Sadness Prayer by Kuroe Mura

Puella Magi Tart Magica by Golden Pe Done

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story by Fuji Fujino

Assorted PMMM and Magia Record artbooks

Pokemon Adventures (aka Pokemon Special) by Hidenori Kusaka and Mato/Satoshi Yamamoto. I own the complete set of the RBG, Yellow, GSC, FRLG, Emerald and HGSS arcs as well as a few volumes from the RS, DP, and Black/White arcs.

Various Pokemon 4koma (in Japanese)

Pokemon: I Choose You by Ryo Takamisaki

Phantom Thief Pokemon 7 by Miho Asada

The Rise of Darkrai by Ryo Takamisaki

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure by Shigekatsu Ihara

The Electric Tale of Pikachu by Toshihiro Ono

The Art of Pokemon Adventures by Satoshi Yamamoto (both English and Japanese versions)

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team by Makoto Mizobuchi

Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea by Makoto Mizobuchi

Various Junji Ito Manga:

Dissolving Classroom

Fragments of Horror

The Liminal Zone

Sensor

Black Paradox

Gyo

Uzumaki

Tomie

Deserter

Tombs

Lovesickness

Smashed

Shiver

Frankenstein

Remina

Venus in the Blind Spot

No Longer Human

Twisted Visions (artbook)

Uzumaki coloring book

Uzumaki (original printing) by Junji Ito

Museum of Terror by Junji Ito

Soichi by Junji Ito

The Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency by Hirohiko Araki

Orochi by Kazuo Umezu

Be Very Afraid of Kanoko Inuki! by Kanoko Inuki

Wonderland by Yugo Ishikawa

Shadows House by Somato

I Had That Sane Dream Again by Yoru Sumino

Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki

Nightmare Inspector by Shin Mashiba

The Ring by Misao Inagaki

Wonder House of Horrors by Miyako Cojima

Puella Magi Suzune Magica by GAN

Puella Magi Kazumi Magica by Masaki Hiramatsu and Takashi Tensugi

Magia Record: Another Story by U35

I also have some manga in storage like Inuyasha and Kitchen Princess, but that's about it!

[itsmarjudgelove]

Press photo for Vendetta Of A Samurai (決闘鍵屋の辻), 1952, directed by Kazuo Mori (森一生) and starring Toshiro Mifune (三船敏郎).

[astronomer-of-pro-endos]

Meet us!

Well, first, have an extremely WIP pronouns.cc page.

Heyo! We’re a mixed origins system of, uh… (checks notes) 27 including the host/“original”!

DNI: Anti-endo, racist, homophobic, Pedo/MAP, Zoophile, TransID EXCEPT GOOD-FAITH IDENTITIES, transphobic, enby or acephobic, anti-good faith identities, pro-Trump, or pro-zionism.

I am RQ neutral unless you support the “big 3” paraphilias, in which case DNI. I don’t think I know enough about RQ to form an opinion.

PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME FOR DONATIONS. I do not have a payment app, nor a credit card, so I cannot help you. I will reblog what I see, but I have asked multiple times so please stop asking.

Here are our members:

Cait (She/Her)

The heck do I put here? Hi, you can call me Cait, I’m the host of this chaotic little bundle!

Doppo Kunikida (He/Him) 📓

Hello, my name is Doppo Kunikida. I do not like Gen A slang or general obnoxiousness. It’s nice to meet you.

Lullaby (She/her) 😴

Hi, I’m Lullaby, a brain-made willogenic headmate! I really like snow, sleeping, plushies, things like those. I don’t front a lot.

Kenji Miyazawa (He/him) 🐮

Hi! I’m Kenji from BSD, I like animals and farming and music and theater and stuff like that!

Alastor (He/Him) 😁

Greetings! My name is Alastor and I’m from some old Hazbin Hotel roleplay on Fandom (as in, from before the show even aired)! It’s very nice to meet you!

Kazuo (He/Him) 🐱

Hi!!! I’m Kazuo! I’m an OC, I’m also Kenji’s best friend! It’s nice to meet you! I really like cats, the big city, music, theater, stuff like that!

Joker (He/him) ☮️

Joker is from a story I (host) used to be a part of. He doesn’t front a lot, but he’s a really sweet guy.

Mikado (He/him) 🔌

Oh, hello. I’m Mikado Sannoji. Please don’t judge me by my actions in source. I’m from an incomplete comic host was making called Danganronpa: Infinite Encore.

Engel (He/him) 📝

Hey, I’m Engel! My source is Fundamental Paper Education. It’s nice to meet you.

Winnie (He/him) ❄️

Heyyy, I’m Winnie from Cold Front! I really like music and general happiness.

Augustine (He/him) 🔥

Hey, I’m from Cold Front. Winnie and I are best friends. It’s nice to meet you.

Light (He/they) 💡

Heyyy, I’m a super canon-divergent Omori fictive!

Harrison Finn Tailor (He/him) 🎧

I bet nobody knows my source… haha, anyway! You can call me Harry. I’m from essentially how my host would have written Inescapable: No rules no rescue. It’s a pleasure!

Orion (She/her) 💜

Hello, I’m Orion. I am Brainmade. I do not talk a lot. Not a lot of us do.

Rambley (He/him) 🦝

Hiiiii! I’m Rambley from Indigo Park! I love making new friends! I have no idea what else to put here!

Nicole (She/her) 🧩

Sup I’m from class of 09 and I’m our resident “evil alter”, I like ruining my headmate’s lives in Oregon Trail and teasing them about shit.

Mori 🎆

Hello! My name is Ougai Mori. My pronouns are he/him. I enjoy interacting with others, especially sourcemates. My best friend is Yukichi, also from the Falling Stars. I can be a bit of a jittery mess. I do want to be a good parent figure, although I’m not sure how good I actually am. :)

Fukuzawa (He/him) 🐈

Hello, I’m Yukichi Fukuzawa. I don’t know what to put here, but, er, I like cats. Ougai and I are actually not from canon Bungo Stray Dogs, but since our source does not technically exist, canon BSD will work for sourcemates.

Fedya 🪄

AUtive from the fanfic “Damned Angels”, or at least the plans for it. Also known as Fyodor. He/him. Please do not reference the killing curse from Harry Potter around me. Middle (15 years old). Please feel free to talk to me about my source.

Kolya (he/him) ♠️

Hiiii, I’m Kolya! I share a source with Fedya. I really like Quidditch and flying in general! I have a pet owl named Three-Of-Hearts. What else should I put here?

Soren (he/him) 🦡

Hello, pleasure to meet you. I’m Soren, the host’s Hogwarts Legacy protagonist. I’m a Hufflepuff. I really enjoy exploring the world around me.

Gold (he/it) 🪙

Hey there, I’m a gold watcher! I don’t know what else to put here! But it’s nice to meet you!

Niko (he/him) 🖲️

👋 I’m Niko! My source is Nanbaka! I don’t know what else to put here!

Vanitas (he/him) 📖

Hey there, my name is Vanitas. I’m a vampire doctor, I guess? I don’t know what to put here. But it’s good to be here, even though I sometimes wanna go home.

Phineas “Finny” Thatch (he/him) 🛡️

Hey there, I’m Phineas Thatch, former member of the trust. Nice to meet you.

Rui Kamishiro (he/him) 🎵

Hello there, my name is Rui, my source is PJSK! It’s a pleasure to meet you!

Giorgio (He/him) 🔎

Hey, I’m Giorgio! I’m from Ace Romanc— Just kidding! My source is The Art Of Murder!

[nine-frames]

"I found that humans have little sympathy for things that don't directly concern them."

山椒大夫 (Sanshō Dayū / Sansho the Bailiff), 1954.

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi | Writ. Fuji Yahiro & Yoshikata Yoda (Based on the Short Story by Mori Ōgai) | DOP Kazuo Miyagawa

[themarshyverse]

He’s proud of his card

[chiangyorange]

WOE! OCs FOR UTM BE UPON YE!

brief info abt them under the cut! [heed some spoilers]

Sanada Ume

she/her

long time stablehand

originally part of Foot Clan before joining Hamato Clan

Imafuku Naori

he/him

helps train new recruits

originally part of Foot Clan before joining Hamato Clan

Mori Kazuo

he/him

head chef/resource managment

originally part of Foot Clan before joining Hamato Clan

Hamato Saki

he/they

Karai's son

misses his mom

Kamon Bo

they/them

yokai foreigner merchant

best gd mystics user but you didnt hear it from them

Kamon Ismail

he/him

human foreigner merchant

same last name as Bo by forcibly adopted reasons, not marriage

[myucornerorg]

So the other day I read the first volume of a manga called Magilumiere: Magical Girls Inc., which is set in a world where, kinda like MHA with superheroes, magical girls are a common sight, and being a magical girl is treated like a normal job. Basically, they function as exterminators for these monsters called kaii, and there are multiple companies, of all sizes, that employ magical girls for this purpose.

Anyway, the manga was really cool, but we all know that magical girl transformations (especially techno-magic ones like in this series) look best animated. So naturally, I looked it up to see if there was an anime adaptation. And there is - just not yet. This manga only came out in 2022 in Japan (and it's running in Shonen Jump+, no less), under the title Magilumiere Co. Ltd (Kabushiki Gaisha Majirumie in Japanese) and it only started being released in English by Viz in March of this year. And while an anime version is planned, it's not due out till Q4 of 2024. So I have to wait.

The cast and staff seem pretty good, though. The anime is being made by J.C. Staff (the studio behind many well-known animes, like Azumanga Daioh, the A Certain Magical Index franchise, Saiki K, Food Wars, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Shakugan no Shana), alongside Studio Moe, which seems to be a pretty new studio with not that many credits. The composer, Makoto Miyazaki, also did the music for One Punch Man and Spy x Family. The script writer Shingo Nagai has also written for Symphogear (so he's no stranger to mahou shoujo). The director, Masahiro Hiraoka, doesn't seem to have much directorial experience (most of his credits on ANN are for artist work, most of which seem to be tied to Studio Moe, which as I mentioned, doesn't have very many credits), but I can overlook that. (Interestingly, a lot of his artist work has been in CG art, including CG for both HeartCatch and Suite PreCure, which makes me think the transformations and maybe attacks will involve CG, though I guess that's expected nowadays).

The cast is interesting too. The two main girls, Kana and Hiromi, are being voiced by Fairouz Ai and Yumiri Hanamori respectively. They previously appeared together in Tropical Rouge PreCure as Cures Summer and Coral respectively (and just last year reprised those roles in the movie PreCure All Stars F), although interestingly here Coral's actress is playing the energetic Hiromi, while Summer's actress is playing the much more reserved and intelligent Kana, which if you know Tropical Rouge is a complete opposite of their Cure characters. But then they have range - Fairouz is also the voice of Jolyne from JoJo and Alisa in Pokémon Concierge, while Yumiri has also played Hayasaka from Kaguya-sama (a character with a varied personality, apparently). So I'm not worried.

The two characters above are the resident programmer at and the boss of the titular Magilumiere. (Yes, the boss is a middle-aged male cosplayer. He's just weird like that). The programmer's name is Kazuo Nikoyama, and rather hilariously given his design, he's going to be voiced by Daiki Yamashita, the same actor who voices Izuku in MHA (I guess the resemblance to Izuku may not have been a coincidence 😂). As for the boss, his name is Kouji Shigemoto, and his planned actor is Rikiya Koyama (Kogorō Mori/Richard Moore in Detective Conan/Case Closed, Jōichiro in Food Wars, and Emiya in the Fate franchise).

Rounding out the currently known cast is nice-guy office worker Midorikawa, who is going to be voiced by Ryota Ohsaka (Keiji in Haikyuu, Sadao/Satan in The Devil is a Part-Timer, and the Japanese voice of Cat Noir).

Anyway, sounds like an interesting series! Unfortunately, Volume 2 of the manga doesn't come out in English until June, so I'll have to wait for that too.

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