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Yasuzō Masumura

Directing 62 (deceased) years old Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan ★ 0.9
Born: August 25, 1924
Died: November 23, 1986

Biography

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.

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Known For

Akai Shougeki
Akai Shougeki Director 1976
Red Storm
Red Storm Director 1979
Akai Shisen
Akai Shisen Director 1980
Irezumi
Irezumi Director 1966
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei Assistant Director 1955

Filmography

Acting Credits (1)

Directing Credits (66)

Lullaby of Death
Lullaby of Death Director 1982
The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden Director 1980
Akai Shisen
Akai Shisen Director 1980
Red Storm
Red Storm Director 1979
The primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death
The primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death Director 1978
Double Suicide of Sonezaki
Double Suicide of Sonezaki Director 1978
Akai Shougeki
Akai Shougeki Director 1976
Lullaby of the Earth
Lullaby of the Earth Director 1976
Main Line to Terror
Main Line to Terror Director 1975
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
Akumyo: Notorious Dragon Director 1974
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare Director 1973
Music
Music Director 1972
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line Director 1972
Games
Games Director 1971
The Hot Little Girl
The Hot Little Girl Director 1970
An Ode to Yakuza
An Ode to Yakuza Director 1970
Play It Cool
Play It Cool Director 1970
Vixen
Vixen Director 1969
Thousand Cranes
Thousand Cranes Director 1969
Blind Beast
Blind Beast Director 1969
One Day at Summer's End
One Day at Summer's End Director 1968
The House of Wooden Blocks
The House of Wooden Blocks Director 1968
The Sex Check
The Sex Check Director 1968
The Great Villains
The Great Villains Director 1968
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka Director 1967
Love for an Idiot
Love for an Idiot Director 1967
Two Wives
Two Wives Director 1967
Red Angel
Red Angel Director 1966
The School of Spies
The School of Spies Director 1966
Irezumi
Irezumi Director 1966
Seisaku's Wife
Seisaku's Wife Director 1965
Hoodlum Soldier
Hoodlum Soldier Director 1965
Superexpress
Superexpress Director 1964
Manji
Manji Director 1964
Love and Greed
Love and Greed Director 1964
Fools at Work
Fools at Work Director 1964
Sentimental Mobsters
Sentimental Mobsters Director 1963
When Women Lie
When Women Lie Director 1963
Black Report
Black Report Director 1963
A Woman's Life
A Woman's Life Director 1962
Black Test Car
Black Test Car Director 1962
Stolen Pleasure
Stolen Pleasure Director 1962
The Burdened Sisters
The Burdened Sisters Director 1961
A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses Director 1961
A Lustful Man
A Lustful Man Director 1961
Love and Life
Love and Life Director 1961
The False Student
The False Student Director 1960
The Woman Who Touched Legs
The Woman Who Touched Legs Director 1960
Afraid to Die
Afraid to Die Director 1960
A Woman's Testament
A Woman's Testament Director 1960
Across the Darkness
Across the Darkness Director 1959
Beauty the Enemy
Beauty the Enemy Director 1959
The Cast-Off
The Cast-Off Director 1959
The Most Valuable Wife
The Most Valuable Wife Director 1959
Disobedience
Disobedience Director 1958
The Lowest Man
The Lowest Man Director 1958
Giants and Toys
Giants and Toys Director 1958
The Precipice
The Precipice Director 1958
Warm Current
Warm Current Director 1957
The Blue Sky Maiden
The Blue Sky Maiden Director 1957
Kisses
Kisses Director 1957
Bridge of Japan
Bridge of Japan Assistant Director 1956
Punishment Room
Punishment Room Assistant Director 1956
Street of Shame
Street of Shame Assistant Director 1956
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei Assistant Director 1955
Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly Assistant Director 1954

Writing Credits (20)

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