Directing
Yasuzō Masumura
- Titles
- 70movies5TV shows
- Career
Active from 1957 to 2022, with a break from 1986 to 2021, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 61titles as director
- Average score
70/100
- Highest rated
Red Angel91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.5average 2.6
- Eroticism4.3average 1.8
- Class & Capitalism5.0average 3.3
- Melancholy6.0average 4.7
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Dark Humor3.7average 2.8
- Crime4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.3
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Wholesome2.2, average 3.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 12
- Japanese Cinema 9
- Historical Setting 6
- Character-Driven 6
- Post-War Japan 4
- Classic Film 3
- Forbidden Love 3
- Melancholy 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Complex Characters 3
- Intrigue 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorOne Day at Summer's End, Love for an Idiot, Blind Beast, Manji, Red Angel, +42 more
- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerOne Day at Summer's End, Love for an Idiot, Blind Beast, Manji, Red Angel, +21 more
Ayako WakaoActorOne Day at Summer's End, Irezumi, Manji, Red Angel, Seisaku's Wife, +12 more
Yoshio ShirasakaWriterBlind Beast, Lullaby of the Earth, The Blue Sky Maiden, Main Line to Terror, Giants and Toys, +10 more
Eiji FunakoshiActorBlind Beast, Manji, Thousand Cranes, Afraid to Die, The Woman Who Touched Legs, +9 more- HHiroshi MuraiCinematographerGiants and Toys, A Lustful Man, Afraid to Die, The Woman Who Touched Legs, The Precipice, +9 more
Kaneto ShindōWriterIrezumi, Manji, Seisaku's Wife, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Thousand Cranes, +5 more
Hikaru HayashiComposerOne Day at Summer's End, Irezumi, Blind Beast, Vixen, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, +5 more
Hiroshi KawaguchiActorGiants and Toys, A Wife Confesses, The Most Valuable Wife, Kisses, The Lowest Man, +4 more- SSetsuo TsukaharaComposerGiants and Toys, A Lustful Man, Afraid to Die, The Woman Who Touched Legs, The Most Valuable Wife, +4 more
Jiro TamiyaActorMain Line to Terror, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Black Test Car, Stolen Pleasure, Love and Greed, +3 more- TTadashi YamanouchiComposerManji, Seisaku's Wife, Two Wives, The House of Wooden Blocks, The Hot Little Girl, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
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2020s
1 title
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1970s
14 titles · average score 63
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1960s
34 titles · average score 71
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1950s
17 titles · average score 75
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