Yasuzō Masumura
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
DirectingBirthday
August 25, 1924Deathday
November 23, 1986Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
68Place of birth
Kōfu, Yamanashi, JapanAlso known as
Yasuzo Masumura, 増村 保造, Masumura Yasuzō, 마스무라 야스조, Ясудзо Масумура, 增村保造, 야스조 마스무라, 増村保造
Cast credits
Crew credits
Blind Beast
Director
Irezumi
Director
Afraid to Die
Director
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
Screenplay
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Director, Screenplay
Manji
Director
Red Angel
Director
The Sex Check
Director
A Lustful Man
Director
Black Test Car
Director
Giants and Toys
Director
Music
Writer, Director
Kisses
Director
Double Suicide of Sonezaki
Director, Screenplay
A Wife Confesses
Director
Lullaby of the Earth
Director
Seisaku's Wife
Director
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
Director
The False Student
Director
The Most Valuable Madam
Director
A Woman's Testament
DirectorImages
