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Umetsugu Inoue

Directing Born May 31, 1923 Died Feb 11, 2010 Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan 215 credits
215
Total Credits
1950–1983
34 Years Career Span
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Biography

Umetsugu Inoue was a Japanese film director and scriptwriter born in Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan on May 31, 1923. He passed away on February 11, 2010 at the age of 86. Throughout his career, he was primarily known for directing, with 133 known credits. As a filmmaker, he directed 115 movies, wrote 101 screenplays, and was credited with the original story for five films. In addition to these contributions, he worked with all six major Japanese film production companies. His professional stage name was written in Japanese characters as seen in his biographical records. His extensive work spanned numerous film productions before his death in 2010.

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Career

Career overview

Umetsugu Inoue was a Japanese film director and scriptwriter born in Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan on May 31, 1923. Known primarily for his directing work, his career encompassed a total of 133 known credits. During his active years in the film industry, he directed 115 movies, wrote 101 screenplays, and was credited with the original story for five films. In addition to these creative contributions, he worked with all six major Japanese film production companies throughout his career.

Inoue passed away on February 11, 2010, at the age of 86. His extensive body of work across multiple major studios established him as a notable figure in Japanese cinema as both a filmmaker and a writer.

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Known for

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

1977

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

1977

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu

1977
Film

BGs of Ginza

1969
Film

BGs of Ginza

1969
Film

Main Street in the Underworld

1964
Film

Main Street in the Underworld

1964
Film

Black Lizard

1962
Film

Friendship of Jazz

1959
Film

Friendship of Jazz

1959
Film

The Husband Wore the Apron

1958

Career timeline

The Guy Who Brings On A Storm · DirectorThe Guy Who Brings On A Storm · Original StoryThe Guy Who Brings On A Storm · ScreenplayToshi in Takarazuka: Love Forever · DirectorAitsu to lullaby · Writer
The Beauty of Heaven and Hell · Directorおんな霧隠才蔵　戦国忍者風雲録 · Screenplayおんな霧隠才蔵　戦国忍者風雲録 · DirectorBeauty at the Bottom of the Lake · DirectorThe Beauty at the Dressing Table · Director
Oinochi Chōdai · Director変装探偵 殺人鬼はバラが好き · DirectorBeauty with White Breasts · DirectorBeauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda · DirectorBeauty in the Mirror Hell · Director
Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms · DirectorEnchanted Beauty · DirectorEnchanted Beauty · ScreenplayEmmanuel's Beauty · Director
The Jeweled Beauty · DirectorDevilish Beauty · DirectorRed Scorpion Beauty · DirectorThe Beauty of the Big Clock · Director
Beauty on Death Row · DirectorBeauty on Death Row · ScreenplayThe Beauty of the Black Narcissus · DirectorThe Beauty of the Black Narcissus · ScreenplayThe Beauty in the Bathroom · Director
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu · WriterEdogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu · DirectorEdogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu · CreatorThe Faceless Man · Director
Cobra 2 · DirectorCobra 2 · Screenplay
Visitor After Dark · DirectorVisitor After Dark · Screenplay
Cobra · DirectorCobra · Screenplay
The Yellow Muffler · Director
We Love Millionaires · DirectorLong Road to Freedom · DirectorLong Road to Freedom · WriterThe Man with Two Wives · DirectorThe Man with Two Wives · Writer
Whose Baby Is in the Classroom? · DirectorWhose Baby Is in the Classroom? · ScreenplayApartment for Ladies · DirectorApartment for Ladies · ScreenplayYoung Lovers · Director
Season of Love · DirectorBGs of Ginza · WriterBGs of Ginza · DirectorThe Millionaire Chase · DirectorThe Millionaire Chase · Writer
The Brain-Stealers · DirectorThe Brain-Stealers · WriterHong Kong Rhapsody · DirectorHong Kong Rhapsody · Writer
Swift Current · DirectorSwift Current · ScreenplayMesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri · DirectorMesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri · WriterOperation Lipstick · Director
Flame and the Code · WriterFlame and the Code · DirectorThe Stormy Man · StoryThe Sun of Love and Tears · ScreenplayThe Sun of Love and Tears · Director
The Hoodlum Brothers · DirectorGang's Upward Strategy · ScreenplayGang's Upward Strategy · DirectorFangs of Vengeance · DirectorFangs of Vengeance · Screenplay
Black Thief · DirectorBlack Thief · ScreenplayMain Street in the Underworld · DirectorMain Street in the Underworld · ScreenplayMelody of Crime · Director
Duel of the Underworld · DirectorDuel of the Underworld · ScreenplayThe Night We Danced · DirectorThe Night We Danced · ScreenplayThe Third Shadow Warrior · Director
Order of Yakuza · ScreenplayOrder of Yakuza · DirectorHell's Kitchen · DirectorHell's Kitchen · ScreenplayBlack Lizard · Director
The Man from the East · DirectorThe Man from the East · ScreenplayGonin no totsugeki tai · DirectorWith Wife, Children, and Friends · DirectorNocturne of a Woman · Director
The Last Betrayal · ScreenplayThe Last Betrayal · DirectorSinging in the Sun · DirectorThe 6th Suspect · DirectorThe Poem of the Blue Star · Director
The Forgotten Waterfront · DirectorThe Forgotten Waterfront · ScreenplayElegy to Youth · DirectorElegy to Youth · ScreenplayFriendship of Jazz · Director
That Wonderful Guy · ScreenplayThat Wonderful Guy · DirectorFangs of Night · DirectorFangs of Night · WriterThe Husband Wore the Apron · Director
Jûnana-sai no teikô · DirectorThe Champion · ScreenplayThe Champion · WriterThe Champion · DirectorMan Who Causes a Storm · Screenplay
Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the Backstreets · DirectorDrums Love and Dreams · ScreenplayPhoenix · DirectorLunar Eclipse · DirectorLunar Eclipse · Writer
The Green Music Box · DirectorThe Green Music Box · WriterCheers to the Jazz Girl · ScreenplayCheers to the Jazz Girl · DirectorThree Faces · Director
東京シンデレラ娘 · DirectorWedding Season · DirectorA 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz Festival · DirectorA 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz Festival · Screenplay乾杯！女学生 · Director
Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy Marriage · Director

Full Filmography

215 titles
  • The Guy Who Brings On A Storm (1983) Director
  • The Guy Who Brings On A Storm (1983) Original Story
  • The Guy Who Brings On A Storm (1983) Screenplay
  • Toshi in Takarazuka: Love Forever (1983) Director
  • Aitsu to lullaby (1983) Writer
  • Aitsu to lullaby (1983) Director
  • The Beauty of Heaven and Hell (1982) Director
  • おんな霧隠才蔵　戦国忍者風雲録 (1982) Screenplay
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  • おんな霧隠才蔵　戦国忍者風雲録 (1982) Director
  • Beauty at the Bottom of the Lake (1982) Director
  • The Beauty at the Dressing Table (1982) Director
  • Oinochi Chōdai (1981) Director
  • 変装探偵 殺人鬼はバラが好き (1981) Director
  • Beauty with White Breasts (1981) Director
  • Beauty of the Five-Storied Pagoda (1981) Director
  • Beauty in the Mirror Hell (1981) Director
  • Beauty of the Land of Cherry Blossoms (1980) Director
  • Enchanted Beauty (1980) Director
  • Enchanted Beauty (1980) Screenplay
  • Emmanuel's Beauty (1980) Director
  • The Jeweled Beauty (1979) Director
  • Devilish Beauty (1979) Director
  • Red Scorpion Beauty (1979) Director
  • The Beauty of the Big Clock (1979) Director
  • Beauty on Death Row (1978) Director
  • Beauty on Death Row (1978) Screenplay
  • The Beauty of the Black Narcissus (1978) Director
  • The Beauty of the Black Narcissus (1978) Screenplay
  • The Beauty in the Bathroom (1978) Director
  • Fairy Beauty (1978) Director
  • White Mermaid Beauty (1978) Director
  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977) Writer
  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977) Director
  • Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977) Creator
  • The Faceless Man (1977) Director
  • Cobra 2 (1976) Director
  • Cobra 2 (1976) Screenplay
  • Visitor After Dark (1975) Director
  • Visitor After Dark (1975) Screenplay
  • Cobra (1974) Director
  • Cobra (1974) Screenplay
  • The Yellow Muffler (1972) Director
  • We Love Millionaires (1971) Director
  • Long Road to Freedom (1971) Director
  • Long Road to Freedom (1971) Writer
  • The Man with Two Wives (1971) Director
  • The Man with Two Wives (1971) Writer
  • The Venus Tear Diamond (1971) Director
  • The Venus Tear Diamond (1971) Screenplay
  • Lill, My Darling Witch (1971) Director
  • Lill, My Darling Witch (1971) Writer
  • Human Target (1971) Screenplay
  • Human Target (1971) Director
  • Sunset (1971) Director
  • Sunset (1971) Screenplay
  • Hibari no Subete (1971) Director
  • Hibari no Subete (1971) Screenplay
  • Whose Baby Is in the Classroom? (1970) Director
  • Whose Baby Is in the Classroom? (1970) Screenplay
  • Apartment for Ladies (1970) Director
  • Apartment for Ladies (1970) Screenplay
  • Young Lovers (1970) Director
  • Young Lovers (1970) Writer
  • The Five Billion Dollar Legacy (1970) Director
  • The Five Billion Dollar Legacy (1970) Screenplay
  • Hana no fushicho (1970) Screenplay
  • Hana no fushicho (1970) Director
  • The Performers (1970) Director
  • The Performers (1970) Screenplay
  • Season of Love (1969) Director
  • BGs of Ginza (1969) Writer
  • BGs of Ginza (1969) Director
  • The Millionaire Chase (1969) Director
  • The Millionaire Chase (1969) Writer
  • The Singing Escort (1969) Writer
  • The Singing Escort (1969) Director
  • Murder in the Deep (1969) Writer
  • Murder in the Deep (1969) Director
  • 夕陽の恋人 (1969) Director
  • 夕陽の恋人 (1969) Screenplay
  • The Brain-Stealers (1968) Director
  • The Brain-Stealers (1968) Writer
  • Hong Kong Rhapsody (1968) Director
  • Hong Kong Rhapsody (1968) Writer
  • Swift Current (1967) Director
  • Swift Current (1967) Screenplay
  • Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri (1967) Director
  • Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri (1967) Writer
  • Operation Lipstick (1967) Director
  • Operation Lipstick (1967) Writer
  • Hong Kong Nocturne (1967) Director
  • Hong Kong Nocturne (1967) Writer
  • King Drummer (1967) Director
  • The Stronger Sex (1967) Director
  • The Stronger Sex (1967) Screenplay
  • Flame and the Code (1966) Writer
  • Flame and the Code (1966) Director
  • The Stormy Man (1966) Story
  • The Sun of Love and Tears (1966) Screenplay
  • The Sun of Love and Tears (1966) Director
  • フォークで行こう 銀嶺は恋してる (1966) Director
  • フォークで行こう 銀嶺は恋してる (1966) Screenplay
  • Prison Release Loyalty Offering (1966) Director
  • Prison Release Loyalty Offering (1966) Screenplay
  • The Hoodlum Brothers (1965) Director
  • Gang's Upward Strategy (1965) Screenplay
  • Gang's Upward Strategy (1965) Director
  • Fangs of Vengeance (1965) Director
  • Fangs of Vengeance (1965) Screenplay
  • Black Temptation (1965) Screenplay
  • Black Temptation (1965) Director
  • Back Stairways (1965) Director
  • Back Stairways (1965) Screenplay
  • Grand Contest (1965) Screenplay
  • Grand Contest (1965) Director
  • Black Thief (1964) Director
  • Black Thief (1964) Screenplay
  • Main Street in the Underworld (1964) Director
  • Main Street in the Underworld (1964) Screenplay
  • Melody of Crime (1964) Director
  • Melody of Crime (1964) Screenplay
  • Modae (1964) Director
  • Black Trump Card (1964) Director
  • Duel of the Underworld (1963) Director
  • Duel of the Underworld (1963) Screenplay
  • The Night We Danced (1963) Director
  • The Night We Danced (1963) Screenplay
  • The Third Shadow Warrior (1963) Director
  • Bury Me Deep (1963) Director
  • Bury Me Deep (1963) Screenplay
  • Operation Underworld (1963) Director
  • Tale of Scarlet Love (1963) Director
  • Tale of Scarlet Love (1963) Screenplay
  • Order of Yakuza (1962) Screenplay
  • Order of Yakuza (1962) Director
  • Hell's Kitchen (1962) Director
  • Hell's Kitchen (1962) Screenplay
  • Black Lizard (1962) Director
  • Closing Time (1962) Director
  • The Venus' Tear (1962) Director
  • The Venus' Tear (1962) Screenplay
  • The Actress and the Three Rascals (1962) Writer
  • The Actress and the Three Rascals (1962) Director
  • The Man from the East (1961) Director
  • The Man from the East (1961) Screenplay
  • Gonin no totsugeki tai (1961) Director
  • With Wife, Children, and Friends (1961) Director
  • Nocturne of a Woman (1961) Director
  • Refresher Course for Wives (1961) Director
  • The Ginza Three Boys (1961) Writer
  • The Ginza Three Boys (1961) Director
  • The Last Betrayal (1960) Screenplay
  • The Last Betrayal (1960) Director
  • Singing in the Sun (1960) Director
  • The 6th Suspect (1960) Director
  • The Poem of the Blue Star (1960) Director
  • The Poem of the Blue Star (1960) Writer
  • Victory and Defeat (1960) Screenplay
  • Victory and Defeat (1960) Director
  • The Forgotten Waterfront (1959) Director
  • The Forgotten Waterfront (1959) Screenplay
  • Elegy to Youth (1959) Director
  • Elegy to Youth (1959) Screenplay
  • Friendship of Jazz (1959) Director
  • Friendship of Jazz (1959) Screenplay
  • Gunshū no naka no taiyō (1959) Director
  • Gunshū no naka no taiyō (1959) Screenplay
  • Tokyo no Kodoku (1959) Writer
  • Tokyo no Kodoku (1959) Director
  • That Wonderful Guy (1958) Screenplay
  • That Wonderful Guy (1958) Director
  • Fangs of Night (1958) Director
  • Fangs of Night (1958) Writer
  • The Husband Wore the Apron (1958) Director
  • Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku (1958) Director
  • Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku (1958) Screenplay
  • Zoku fûfu hyakkei (1958) Director
  • Jûnana-sai no teikô (1957) Director
  • The Champion (1957) Screenplay
  • The Champion (1957) Writer
  • The Champion (1957) Director
  • Man Who Causes a Storm (1957) Screenplay
  • Man Who Causes a Storm (1957) Director
  • Dancing Sisters (1957) Screenplay
  • Dancing Sisters (1957) Director
  • The Eagle and the Hawk (1957) Director
  • The Eagle and the Hawk (1957) Writer
  • Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the Backstreets (1956) Director
  • Drums Love and Dreams (1956) Screenplay
  • Phoenix (1956) Director
  • Lunar Eclipse (1956) Director
  • Lunar Eclipse (1956) Writer
  • Crossroad (1956) Director
  • Nikoyon monogatari (1956) Director
  • The Green Music Box (1955) Director
  • The Green Music Box (1955) Writer
  • Cheers to the Jazz Girl (1955) Screenplay
  • Cheers to the Jazz Girl (1955) Director
  • Three Faces (1955) Director
  • Three Faces (1955) Screenplay
  • The juvenile (1955) Director
  • The juvenile (1955) Writer
  • 東京シンデレラ娘 (1954) Director
  • Wedding Season (1954) Director
  • A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz Festival (1954) Director
  • A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz Festival (1954) Screenplay
  • 乾杯！女学生 (1954) Director
  • Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy Marriage (1953) Director
  • Love's Cheerleader (1952) Director
  • Love's Cheerleader (1952) Screenplay
  • Mōjū Tsukai no Shōjo (1952) Screenplay
  • Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-Guerre (1951) Screenplay
  • Red Peony of Night (1950) Assistant Director
  • Red Peony of Night (1950) First Assistant Director
  • Duel in the Sun (1950) Assistant Director

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Umetsugu Inoue best known for?

Umetsugu Inoue is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu (1977), BGs of Ginza (1969).

When and where was Umetsugu Inoue born?

Umetsugu Inoue was born on May 31, 1923 in Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. They passed away on February 11, 2010.

How many credits does Umetsugu Inoue have?

Umetsugu Inoue has accumulated over 215 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1950 to 1983.

What is Umetsugu Inoue's background in cinema and television?

Umetsugu Inoue was a Japanese film director and scriptwriter born in Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan on May 31, 1923. He passed away on February 11, 2010 at the age of 86. Throughout his career, he was primarily known for directing, with 133 known credits. As a filmmaker, he directed 115 movies, wrote 101 screenplays, an...

Umetsugu Inoue by the numbers

215credits
211films
4TV series
1950–1983active years

Full filmography (215) Born on May 31 In memoriam 2010

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