Directing
Yasuzō Masumura
- Career
Active from 1957 to 2022, with a break from 1986 to 2021, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- 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.
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.3, average 5.4
- Situational Comedy1.3, average 2.7
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Wholesome2.2, average 3.4
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 12
- Japanese Cinema 9
- Character-Driven 6
- Historical Setting 6
- Post-War Japan 4
- Forbidden Love 3
- Melancholy 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Intrigue 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Classic Film 3
- Complex Characters 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorDouble Suicide of Sonezaki, Giants and Toys, Manji, Main Line to Terror, The Woman Who Touched Legs, +42 more
- SSetsuo KobayashiCinematographerDouble Suicide of Sonezaki, Manji, Vixen, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Blind Beast, +21 more
Ayako WakaoActorIrezumi, Manji, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, A Lustful Man, The Blue Sky Maiden, +12 more
Yoshio ShirasakaWriterDouble Suicide of Sonezaki, Giants and Toys, Main Line to Terror, Blind Beast, A Lustful Man, +10 more
Eiji FunakoshiActorManji, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Blind Beast, Black Test Car, The Most Valuable Wife, +9 more- HHiroshi MuraiCinematographerGiants and Toys, The Woman Who Touched Legs, The Lowest Man, A Lustful Man, The Most Valuable Wife, +9 more
Hikaru HayashiComposerIrezumi, Main Line to Terror, Vixen, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, Blind Beast, +5 more
Kaneto ShindōWriterIrezumi, Manji, The Lowest Man, The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka, When Women Lie, +5 more
Hiroshi KawaguchiActorGiants and Toys, The Lowest Man, A Wife Confesses, The Most Valuable Wife, Beauty the Enemy, +4 more- SSetsuo TsukaharaComposerGiants and Toys, The Woman Who Touched Legs, A Lustful Man, The Most Valuable Wife, Beauty the Enemy, +4 more
Jirō TamiyaActorMain Line to Terror, The Woman Who Touched Legs, Black Test Car, Superexpress, Love and Greed, +3 more- TTadashi YamanouchiComposerManji, Seisaku's Wife, The School of Spies, Superexpress, Two Wives, +3 more
Movies and TV shows
68Type
Role
Score
Decade
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2020s
1 title
Screenplay
1980s
2 titles
Writer, Director
Director
1970s
14 titles · average score 63
GoodWatch score 65Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 66Director
Screenplay, Director
GoodWatch score 61Screenplay
Director
GoodWatch score 65Director, Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
Director
GoodWatch score 57Screenplay, Director
Director
Writer, Director
1960s
34 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch score 85Director
GoodWatch score 74Director
GoodWatch score 68Screenplay
GoodWatch score 69Director
GoodWatch score 91Director
GoodWatch score 68Director
GoodWatch score 75Director
GoodWatch score 64Director
GoodWatch score 71Director
GoodWatch score 69Director
Director
GoodWatch score 63Director
1950s
17 titles · average score 75
Director
Director
Director
Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 87Director
Director
Director
Director
GoodWatch score 71Director
GoodWatch score 76Director
Director
GoodWatch score 79Assistant Director