About

Known credits:
89
Birthday:
1924-08-25
Place of birth:
Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan
Website:
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Yasuzō Masumura

Overview

Yasuzo Masumura (増村 保造 Masumura Yasuzō, August 25, 1924 - November 23, 1986) was a Japanese film director.

Masumura was born in Kōfu on Honshū. After dropping out of a law course at the University of Tokyo he worked as an assistant director at the Daiei studio, later returning to university to study philosophy; he graduated in 1949. He then won a scholarship allowing him to study film in Italy at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia under Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti.

Masumura returned to Japan in 1953 and from 1955 worked as a second-unit director on films directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa, before directing his own first film, Kisses, in 1957. Over the next three decades he directed around 60 films in a variety of genres. His work is noted for his dark satire and fluid style. Notable films include Red Angel, Black Test Car, Giants and Toys, Blind Beast and Hoodlum Soldier.

Known for

Acting
1975 Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director Actor 59
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Directing
1982 Lullaby of Death Directing Director 58
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1980 The Garden of Eden Directing Director 58
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1980 赤い死線 Directing Director N/A
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1980 Akai shisen Directing Director N/A
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1979 Akai Arashi Directing Director N/A
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1978 原色の蝶は見ていた・死の匂い Directing Director N/A
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1978 Horror of the Giant Vortex Directing Director N/A
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1978 Double Suicide of Sonezaki Directing Director 59
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1976 Akai Shougeki Directing Director N/A
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1976 Lullaby of the Earth Directing Director 59
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1975 Main Line to Terror Directing Director 58
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1974 Akumyo: Notorious Dragon Directing Director 59
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1973 Hanzo the Razor: The Snare Directing Director 59
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1972 Music Directing Director 58
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1972 New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line Directing Director 59
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1971 Games Directing Director 59
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1970 The Hot Little Girl Directing Director 59
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1970 An Ode to Yakuza Directing Director 59
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1970 Play It Cool Directing Director 58
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1969 Vixen Directing Director 59
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1969 Thousand Cranes Directing Director 59
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1969 Blind Beast Directing Director 59
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1968 One Day at Summer's End Directing Director N/A
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1968 The House of Wooden Blocks Directing Director N/A
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1968 The Sex Check Directing Director N/A
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1968 The Great Villains Directing Director 58
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1967 The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Directing Director 59
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1967 Love for an Idiot Directing Director 59
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1967 Two Wives Directing Director 59
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1966 Red Angel Directing Director 60
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1966 The School of Spies Directing Director 59
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1966 Irezumi Directing Director 59
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1965 Seisaku's Wife Directing Director 59
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1965 Hoodlum Soldier Directing Director 59
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1964 Superexpress Directing Director 59
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1964 Manji Directing Director 59
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1964 Love and Greed Directing Director 58
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1964 Fools at Work Directing Director N/A
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1963 Sentimental Mobsters Directing Director N/A
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1963 When Women Lie Directing Director N/A
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1963 Black Report Directing Director 59
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1962 A Woman's Life Directing Director N/A
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1962 Black Test Car Directing Director 59
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1962 Stolen Pleasure Directing Director 59
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1961 The Burdened Sisters Directing Director N/A
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1961 A Wife Confesses Directing Director 59
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1961 A Lustful Man Directing Director 59
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1961 Love and Life Directing Director N/A
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1960 The False Student Directing Director 59
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1960 The Woman Who Touched Legs Directing Director 59
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1960 Afraid to Die Directing Director 59
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1960 A Woman's Testament Directing Director 58
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1959 Across the Darkness Directing Director N/A
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1959 Beauty the Enemy Directing Director N/A
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1959 The Cast-Off Directing Director N/A
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1959 The Most Valuable Wife Directing Director 59
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1958 Disobedience Directing Director N/A
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1958 The Lowest Man Directing Director N/A
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1958 Giants and Toys Directing Director 59
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1958 The Precipice Directing Director N/A
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1957 Warm Current Directing Director 59
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1957 The Blue Sky Maiden Directing Director 59
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1957 Kisses Directing Director 59
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1956 Bridge of Japan Directing Assistant Director 59
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1956 Punishment Room Directing Assistant Director 59
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1956 Street of Shame Directing Assistant Director 62
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1955 Princess Yang Kwei Fei Directing Assistant Director 59
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Writing
2022 The Setting Sun Writing Screenplay 58
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1985 Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka Writing Writer N/A
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1982 Lullaby of Death Writing Writer 58
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1978 Double Suicide of Sonezaki Writing Screenplay 59
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1975 Main Line to Terror Writing Screenplay 58
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1974 Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? Writing Screenplay 59
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1973 Hanzo the Razor: The Snare Writing Screenplay 59
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1972 Music Writing Writer 58
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1972 New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line Writing Screenplay 59
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1970 Just for You Writing Screenplay N/A
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1970 The Hot Little Girl Writing Writer 59
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1970 Play It Cool Writing Screenplay 58
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1969 Vixen Writing Screenplay 59
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1968 The House of Wooden Blocks Writing Writer N/A
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1968 The Great Villains Writing Screenplay 58
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1967 A Certain Killer Writing Screenplay 59
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1964 Superexpress Writing Screenplay 59
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1963 Sentimental Mobsters Writing Screenplay N/A
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1959 Across the Darkness Writing Writer N/A
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Crew
1985 Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka Crew Script N/A
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1963 Black Report Crew Script 59
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