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Yasuzō Masumura is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Assistant Director Japonais born on 25 august 1924 at Kōfu (Japon)

Yasuzō Masumura

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Nationality Japon
Birth 25 august 1924 at Kōfu (Japon)
Death 23 november 1986 (at 62 years)

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

Biography

Masumura was born in Kōfu, Yamanashi. After dropping out of a law course at the University of Tokyo he worked as an assistant director at the Daiei Film 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. From 1955, he worked as a second-unit director on films directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, Kon Ichikawa and Daisuke Ito, before directing his own first film, Kisses, in 1957. Over the next three decades, he directed 58 films in a variety of genres.

Usually with

Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
(11 films)
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
(10 films)
Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Yasuzō Masumura (17 films)

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Double Suicide of Sonezaki, 1h52
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Théâtre, Transport films, Martial arts films, Films based on plays
Actors Meiko Kaji, Hisashi Igawa, Sachiko Hidari, Kazuyo Aoki
Rating67% 3.380683.380683.380683.380683.38068
The plot follows closely the original play. Tokubei (Ryudo Uzaki) works as a soy-sauce maker. He falls in love with indentured prostitute O-Hatsu (Meiko Kaji). After O-Hatsu's indenture is bought by a wealthy patron, they plan to commit suicide.
Lullaby of the Earth, 1h51
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Meiko Kaji, Mieko Harada, Natsuko Kahara, Eiji Okada, Kinuyo Tanaka
Rating68% 3.4304653.4304653.4304653.4304653.430465
The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world when her grandmother dies. Notwithstanding her healthy distrust of all strangers, which her upbringing instilled in her, it is not long before a cunning racketeer finds her weak point, that temptation which she cannot resist, that weakness, different as it may be, that each of us has, and brings her into his power. What follows is a depiction of her cruel descent into the depths of moral decay, as she becomes a collaborator in a system of exploitation, unbridled lust, vanity, and greed, in which she and other victims are always the losers.
Blind Beast, 1h24
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Erotic thriller films
Actors Noriko Sengoku, Eiji Funakoshi, Mako Midori
Rating70% 3.5428253.5428253.5428253.5428253.542825
Un sculpteur aveugle enlève et séquestre dans son atelier un modèle pour la soumettre à l'empire des sens afin qu'elle devienne une statue idéale. Comprenant après plusieurs vaines tentatives qu'elle ne pourra fuir ce cauchemar, la victime est peu à peu attendrie et envoûtée par son bourreau...
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, 1h40
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Actors Ayako Wakao, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Hideko Takamine, Yūnosuke Itō, Saburo Date, Misako Watanabe
Rating73% 3.698433.698433.698433.698433.69843
Japon, vers 1785. La jolie Kaé épouse par procuration Unpei Hanaoka, le fils du fanfaron médecin de campagne Naomichi et de la belle Otsugi, parti faire des études de médecine à Kyoto. Elle s'installe donc chez ses beaux-parents où elle est bien accueillie durant les trois années que dure l'attente du retour du fils. Mais tout change lorsque le jeune médecin Unpei revient enfin vivre et exercer dans la maison familiale, une rivalité s'installe entre Otsugi et Kaé, l'épouse de son fils.
Red Angel
Red Angel (1966)
, 1h35
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Actors Ayako Wakao, Shinsuke Ashida
Rating77% 3.8895653.8895653.8895653.8895653.889565
Sakura Nishi is a Japanese nurse in China during the Sino-Japanese war. Initially she works in a ward of chronically ill men. She is raped by a patient, Sakamoto. She reports the rape and Sakamoto is sent to the front lines. Nishi is sent to a field hospital. The hospital is overwhelmed and has too few doctors and medicine to treat all the patients. Nishi works with Doctor Okabe. Sakamoto comes in, shot in the belly and dying. Okabe refuses to treat him, but Nishi pleads with him. Okabe tries to save Sakamoto on condition that Nishi will come to his room that night. Sakamoto dies, but Nishi goes to Okabe's room. However, Okabe just wants to talk to Nishi and drink his French wine with her. He asks her to inject him with morphine then sleeps. Nishi takes pity on a man who has lost his arms, and forms a sexual relationship with him. The man then commits suicide.
Irezumi
Irezumi (1966)
, 1h26
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Ayako Wakao, Kei Satō
Rating71% 3.587843.587843.587843.587843.58784
Fuyant son père et sa famille entière parce que ces derniers n'ont pas voulu accepter la relation amoureuse improbable qu'elle entretient avec un simple commis, Otsuya trouve refuge chez un ami, le dénommé Gonji. La jeune femme et son amant vont alors connaître les pires mésaventures qui soient : Gonji tentera en effet d'abuser d'Otsuya et de faire assassiner le naïf apprenti. Dans le même temps le prétendu ami de la famille empochera l'argent donné par les parents pour rechercher Otsuya et pour finir vendra Otsuya à une maison de geishas pour une belle somme d'argent. Otsuya humiliée, restera toujours rebelle et revendicative. Mais surtout, à partir du jour où un mystérieux tatoueur lui gravera une araignée dévoreuse à même le dos, Otsuya se révélera être une véritable prêtresse vengeresse et le plus bel ange exterminateur qui soit.
Hoodlum Soldier, 1h45
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Genres War, Comedy, Action
Actors Shintarō Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Keiko Awaji, Mikio Narita, Toru Abe, Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Rating70% 3.516813.516813.516813.516813.51681
The story is presented as a voiced-over narrative by Arita (Takahiro Tamura), speaking long after the events of the film. In a remote army base in Manchuria, near the Soviet border, long-serving corporal Arita hates the military and looks forward to the day he may leave. Although a university graduate, he has several times deliberately failed the exam for promotion and thus remains a corporal after four years' service.
Seisaku's Wife, 1h33
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, War, Romance
Actors Ayako Wakao, Takahiro Tamura, Taiji Tonoyama, Mikio Narita
Rating76% 3.8257853.8257853.8257853.8257853.825785
Japon, début du XX siècle. Pour aider sa famille à sortir de la misère, Okane est devenue la femme d'un riche marchand bien plus âgé qu'elle. À la mort de celui-ci, sur les instances d'Omaki sa mère, elle retourne vivre dans son village natal. Mais les deux femmes ne sont pas acceptées du fait du passé d'Okane.
A Woman's Testament, 1h40
Directed by Kon Ichikawa, Yasuzō Masumura, Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Genres Drama
Actors Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Sachiko Hidari, Fujiko Yamamoto, Eiji Funakoshi
Rating66% 3.3185953.3185953.3185953.3185953.318595
This is a series of three stories revolving around women. The first story is about a young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. She has what seems like a good plan for a strong financial future; she is investing in a company on the one hand, and on the other, taking action to snare the son of the company's owner in marriage. In the second story, a young woman is employed by a real estate agent in order to convince male clients to invest in worthless property, usually by bathing with them. The last story is about a widowed geisha who has no financial worries. But when she falls in love with a forger, she opts to wait for him after he is sent to prison. This causes trouble for her in family and society, but she ignores them despite the pressure.
Afraid to Die, 1h36
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Yukio Mishima, Ayako Wakao, Eiji Funakoshi, Takashi Shimura, Ken Mitsuda, Shigeru Kōyama
Rating63% 3.1946153.1946153.1946153.1946153.194615
Takeo, un jeune yakuza, sort de prison pour réintégrer un monde de kidnappings et meurtres prémédités. Partagé entre le devoir familial, l’instinct de survie et son amour pour sa nouvelle conquete Yoshie, Takeo suit la route de la trahison jusqu’à se rendre compte qu’il n’échappera pas à son destin.
Giants and Toys, 1h36
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Yūnosuke Itō, Kyū Sazanka, Kenji Ōyama
Rating72% 3.6366953.6366953.6366953.6366953.636695
Au Japon, trois grandes firmes de caramels : World, Appolo et Giant, s’affrontent dans une lutte sans merci afin d’être celle qui fera le plus de vente.
The Blue Sky Maiden, 1h29
Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Ayako Wakao, Chieko Higashiyama, Sadako Sawamura, Kuniko Miyake
Rating71% 3.5781953.5781953.5781953.5781953.578195
Une jeune fille, élevée à la campagne à la différence de ses trois frères et sœurs, s'apprête à rejoindre sa famille à Tokyo quand elle apprend une nouvelle qui va bouleverser sa vie.