Yasuzō Masumura
Directing Born Aug 25, 1924 Died Nov 23, 1986 Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan 89 credits
Biography
Yasuzō Masumura works in directing. Born August 25, 1924 in Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan. Died November 23, 1986. Archytele tracks 89 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
The Setting Sun · Screenplay
Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka · WriterShoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka · Script
Lullaby of Death · DirectorLullaby of Death · Writer
Akai Shisen · DirectorThe Garden of Eden · Director
Red Storm · Director
Double Suicide of Sonezaki · DirectorDouble Suicide of Sonezaki · ScreenplayThe primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death · Director
Akai Shougeki · DirectorLullaby of the Earth · Director
Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film DirectorMain Line to Terror · ScreenplayMain Line to Terror · Director
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? · ScreenplayAkumyo: Notorious Dragon · Director
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare · DirectorHanzo the Razor: The Snare · Screenplay
シークレット部隊 · WriterMusic · DirectorMusic · ScreenplayNew Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line · DirectorNew Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line · Screenplay
Games · Director
The Hot Little Girl · DirectorThe Hot Little Girl · WriterAn Ode to Yakuza · DirectorPlay It Cool · DirectorPlay It Cool · Screenplay
Blind Beast · DirectorVixen · DirectorVixen · ScreenplayThousand Cranes · Director
One Day at Summer's End · DirectorThe Sex Check · DirectorThe House of Wooden Blocks · DirectorThe House of Wooden Blocks · ScreenplayThe Great Villains · Director
Love for an Idiot · DirectorA Certain Killer · ScreenplayTwo Wives · DirectorThe Wife of Seishu Hanaoka · Director
Irezumi · DirectorRed Angel · DirectorThe School of Spies · Director
Seisaku's Wife · DirectorHoodlum Soldier · Director
Manji · DirectorSuperexpress · DirectorSuperexpress · ScreenplayLove and Greed · DirectorFools at Work · Director
Sentimental Mobsters · DirectorSentimental Mobsters · ScreenplayWhen Women Lie · DirectorBlack Report · ScriptBlack Report · Director
Black Test Car · DirectorStolen Pleasure · DirectorA Woman's Life · Director
A Wife Confesses · DirectorA Lustful Man · DirectorThe Burdened Sisters · DirectorLove and Life · Director
The Woman Who Touched Legs · DirectorAfraid to Die · DirectorThe False Student · DirectorA Woman's Testament · Director
The Most Valuable Wife · DirectorThe Cast-Off · DirectorAcross the Darkness · DirectorAcross the Darkness · WriterBeauty the Enemy · Director
The Lowest Man · DirectorGiants and Toys · DirectorDisobedience · DirectorThe Precipice · Director
The Blue Sky Maiden · DirectorWarm Current · DirectorKisses · Director
Street of Shame · Assistant DirectorPunishment Room · Assistant DirectorBridge of Japan · Assistant Director
Princess Yang Kwei-fei · Assistant Director
Madame Butterfly · Assistant Director
Full Filmography
89 titles- The Setting Sun (2022) Screenplay
- Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985) Writer
- Shoujo ni Nani ga Okotta ka (1985) Script
- Lullaby of Death (1982) Director
- Lullaby of Death (1982) Writer
- Akai Shisen (1980) Director
- The Garden of Eden (1980) Director
- Red Storm (1979) Director
- Double Suicide of Sonezaki (1978) Director
- Double Suicide of Sonezaki (1978) Screenplay
- The primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death (1978) Director
- Akai Shougeki (1976) Director
- Lullaby of the Earth (1976) Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) as Self
- Main Line to Terror (1975) Screenplay
- Main Line to Terror (1975) Director
- Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? (1974) Screenplay
- Akumyo: Notorious Dragon (1974) Director
- Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973) Director
- Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973) Screenplay
- シークレット部隊 (1972) Writer
- Music (1972) Director
- Music (1972) Screenplay
- New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972) Director
- New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line (1972) Screenplay
- Games (1971) Director
- The Hot Little Girl (1970) Director
- The Hot Little Girl (1970) Writer
- An Ode to Yakuza (1970) Director
- Play It Cool (1970) Director
- Play It Cool (1970) Screenplay
- Just for You (1970) Screenplay
- Blind Beast (1969) Director
- Vixen (1969) Director
- Vixen (1969) Screenplay
- Thousand Cranes (1969) Director
- One Day at Summer's End (1968) Director
- The Sex Check (1968) Director
- The House of Wooden Blocks (1968) Director
- The House of Wooden Blocks (1968) Screenplay
- The Great Villains (1968) Director
- The Great Villains (1968) Screenplay
- Love for an Idiot (1967) Director
- A Certain Killer (1967) Screenplay
- Two Wives (1967) Director
- The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka (1967) Director
- Irezumi (1966) Director
- Red Angel (1966) Director
- The School of Spies (1966) Director
- Seisaku's Wife (1965) Director
- Hoodlum Soldier (1965) Director
- Manji (1964) Director
- Superexpress (1964) Director
- Superexpress (1964) Screenplay
- Love and Greed (1964) Director
- Fools at Work (1964) Director
- Sentimental Mobsters (1963) Director
- Sentimental Mobsters (1963) Screenplay
- When Women Lie (1963) Director
- Black Report (1963) Script
- Black Report (1963) Director
- Black Test Car (1962) Director
- Stolen Pleasure (1962) Director
- A Woman's Life (1962) Director
- A Wife Confesses (1961) Director
- A Lustful Man (1961) Director
- The Burdened Sisters (1961) Director
- Love and Life (1961) Director
- The Woman Who Touched Legs (1960) Director
- Afraid to Die (1960) Director
- The False Student (1960) Director
- A Woman's Testament (1960) Director
- The Most Valuable Wife (1959) Director
- The Cast-Off (1959) Director
- Across the Darkness (1959) Director
- Across the Darkness (1959) Writer
- Beauty the Enemy (1959) Director
- The Lowest Man (1958) Director
- Giants and Toys (1958) Director
- Disobedience (1958) Director
- The Precipice (1958) Director
- The Blue Sky Maiden (1957) Director
- Warm Current (1957) Director
- Kisses (1957) Director
- Street of Shame (1956) Assistant Director
- Punishment Room (1956) Assistant Director
- Bridge of Japan (1956) Assistant Director
- Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) Assistant Director
- Madame Butterfly (1954) Assistant Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Yasuzō Masumura best known for?
Yasuzō Masumura is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975), Blind Beast (1969), Love for an Idiot (1967), War of the Worlds (2019).
When and where was Yasuzō Masumura born?
Yasuzō Masumura was born on August 25, 1924 in Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan. They passed away on November 23, 1986.
How many credits does Yasuzō Masumura have?
Yasuzō Masumura has accumulated over 89 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1954 to 2022.
What is Yasuzō Masumura's background in cinema and television?
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 gra...
Yasuzō Masumura by the numbers
89credits
84films
5TV series
1954–2022active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975) as Self — aged about 50
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