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Zenzô Matsuyama

Zenzô Matsuyama

Writer, Director, 2nd Unit / Asst Director

Born April 3, 1925 in Kobe, Japan

Died August 27, 2016

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Zenzō Matsuyama (松山善三 Matsuyama Zenzō, 3 April 1925 - 27 August 2016) was a Japanese script writer and film director. He was born in Kobe and grew up in Yokohama. After leaving school, he began training to become a doctor but dropped out of medical school to take up a career in films. In 1948 he became an assistant director at Shochiku studios. With the support of Keisuke Kinoshita, he also began writing film scripts. His first filmed script was Kojo no tsuki, based on the song Kōjō no Tsuki, filmed in 1954. In 1955 he married actress Hideko Takamine. He made his debut as a director with a film called Na mo naku mazushiku utsukushikuin 1961. He continued to work as a scriptwriter for films like Proof of the Man as well as a director. He also wrote the lyrics for a song Ippon no enpitsu for Hibari Misora.

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4 wins and 3 nominations

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Filmography

Writer

72

Type

Year

Ishibumi Poster

Ishibumi Documentary2015

Kujira to medaka TV Movie2008

Herupâ Haruko no sennyûki: Nani ga haha wo sôsaseta!? TV Movie2005

Frontier Dreams Feature Film2004

Mission Barabba Poster

Mission Barabba Feature Film2001

Bokyo Feature Film1993

Rainbow Bridge Poster

Rainbow Bridge Feature Film1993

Takasebune Feature Film1988

This Is Noriko Poster

This Is Noriko Feature Film1982

Ageinsuto Feature Film1981

Tobe ikarosu no tsubasa Poster

Tobe ikarosu no tsubasa Feature Film1980

Fushoku no kôzô TV Series1977

Proof of the Man Poster

Proof of the Man Feature Film1977

Two Iida Poster

Two Iida Feature Film1976

Kôkotsu no hito Poster

Kôkotsu no hito Feature Film1973

Long Journey Into Love Poster

Long Journey Into Love Feature Film1973

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers Poster

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers Feature Film1973

Nippon oyafukô jidai Poster

Nippon oyafukô jidai Feature Film1968

Yûyake sora TV Series1968

Chichi to ko: Zoku Na mo naku mazushiku utsukushiku Feature Film1967

Chikumagawa zesshô Poster

Chikumagawa zesshô Feature Film1967

Kimi ni shiawase o - Sentimental boy Poster

Kimi ni shiawase o - Sentimental boy Feature Film1967

Sono hito wa mukashi Poster

Sono hito wa mukashi Feature Film1967

Zoku namonaku mazushiku utsukushiku: Haha to ko Feature Film1967

Aogeba tôtoshi Feature Film1966

Come Marry Me Poster

Come Marry Me Feature Film1966

Dark the Mountain Snow Poster

Dark the Mountain Snow Feature Film1966

Moment of Terror Poster

Moment of Terror Feature Film1966

The Daphne Poster

The Daphne Feature Film1966

Kokkura suzumaru Feature Film1965

Saigô no shinpan Poster

Saigô no shinpan Feature Film1965

Senjo ni nagareru uta Feature Film1965

Could I But Live Poster

Could I But Live Feature Film1964

Yearning Poster

Yearning Feature Film1964

Futari dake no toride Poster

Futari dake no toride Feature Film1963

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong Poster

Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong Feature Film1963

Kekkonshiki Kekkonshiki Poster

Kekkonshiki Kekkonshiki Feature Film1963

Miren Feature Film1963

A Woman's Place Poster

A Woman's Place Feature Film1962

Burari burabura monogatari Poster

Burari burabura monogatari Feature Film1962

Drunkard's Paradise Poster

Drunkard's Paradise Feature Film1962

Mother Country Poster

Mother Country Feature Film1962

Our Marriage Poster

Our Marriage Feature Film1962

Sanroku Feature Film1962

The Left Handed Sniper: Tokyo Bay Poster

The Left Handed Sniper: Tokyo Bay Feature Film1962

Different Sons Poster

Different Sons Feature Film1961

Happiness of Us Alone Poster

Happiness of Us Alone Feature Film1961

Kojin kojitsu Poster

Kojin kojitsu Feature Film1961

Poignant Story Poster

Poignant Story Feature Film1961

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer Poster

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer Feature Film1961

The Youth and His Amulet Poster

The Youth and His Amulet Feature Film1961

Wakarete ikiru toki mo Poster

Wakarete ikiru toki mo Feature Film1961

Musume tsuma haha Poster

Musume tsuma haha Feature Film1960

Seppun dorobô Poster

Seppun dorobô Feature Film1960

The Lovelorn Geisha Poster

The Lovelorn Geisha Feature Film1960

Ai rabu yû Feature Film1959

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Poster

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Feature Film1959

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity Poster

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity Feature Film1959

Tokyo 1958 Poster

Tokyo 1958 Documentary1958

Be Happy, These Two Lovers Poster

Be Happy, These Two Lovers Feature Film1957

Black River Poster

Black River Feature Film1957

Typhoon Over Nagasaki Poster

Typhoon Over Nagasaki Feature Film1957

Yama to kawa no aru machi Poster

Yama to kawa no aru machi Feature Film1957

Aoi me Short Film1956

Chiemi no High Heel Feature Film1956

Eyes of Children Poster

Eyes of Children Feature Film1956

Fountainhead Poster

Fountainhead Feature Film1956

I Will Buy You Poster

I Will Buy You Feature Film1956

White Devilfish Feature Film1956

Beautiful Days Poster

Beautiful Days Feature Film1955

Kuchizuke Poster

Kuchizuke Feature Film1955

The Tattered Wings Poster

The Tattered Wings Feature Film1955

Director

16

Type

Year

Rainbow Bridge Poster

Rainbow Bridge Feature Film1993

Mother Feature Film1988

Haha no higeki Feature Film1982

This Is Noriko Poster

This Is Noriko Feature Film1982

Nakinagara warau hi Feature Film1977

Two Iida Poster

Two Iida Feature Film1976

Chichi to ko: Zoku Na mo naku mazushiku utsukushiku Feature Film1967

Sono hito wa mukashi Poster

Sono hito wa mukashi Feature Film1967

Zoku namonaku mazushiku utsukushiku: Haha to ko Feature Film1967

Dark the Mountain Snow Poster

Dark the Mountain Snow Feature Film1966

Senjo ni nagareru uta Feature Film1965

Could I But Live Poster

Could I But Live Feature Film1964

Burari burabura monogatari Poster

Burari burabura monogatari Feature Film1962

Mother Country Poster

Mother Country Feature Film1962

Happiness of Us Alone Poster

Happiness of Us Alone Feature Film1961

Tokyo 1958 Poster

Tokyo 1958 Documentary1958

2nd Unit / Asst Director

2

Carmen Falls in Love Poster

Carmen Falls in Love Feature Film1952

Carmen Comes Home Poster

Carmen Comes Home Feature Film1951

Editor

1

Tokyo 1958 Poster

Tokyo 1958 Documentary1958

Producer

1

Tokyo 1958 Poster

Tokyo 1958 Documentary1958

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