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Toshio Masuda

Toshio Masuda

Actor, Director, Writer

Born October 5, 1927 in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan

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Toshio Masuda (born October 5, 1927 in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese film director. He developed a reputation as a consistent box office hit-maker. Over the course of five decades, 16 of his films made the yearly top ten lists at the Japanese box office—a second place record in the industry. Between 1958 and 1968 he directed 52 films for the Nikkatsu Company. He was their top director of action films and worked with the company's top stars, including Yujiro Ishihara with whom he made 25 films. After the breakdown of the studio system, he moved on to a succession of big-budget movies including the American-Japanese co-production Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and the science fiction epic Catastrophe 1999: The Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974). He worked on such anime productions as the Space Battleship Yamato series. His corporate drama Company Funeral (1989) earned him a Japanese Academy Award nomination and wins at the Blue Ribbon Awards and Mainichi Film Awards. In Japan, his films are well remembered by fans and called genre landmarks by critics. He remains little known abroad save for rare exceptions of his post-Nikkatsu work such as Tora! Tora! Tora!. However, a number of his films were screened in a 2005 Nikkatsu Action Cinema retrospective in Italy and a few have since made their way to the United States. At the age of 81, he is currently prepping to helm Uchū Senkan Yamato: Fukkatsu hen (2009).

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Filmography

Actor

4

Type

Year

History vs. Hollywood Poster

History vs. Hollywood TV Series2001Self

The 4th Annual Japan Academy Awards TV Special1981Self

Prophecies of Nostradamus Poster

Prophecies of Nostradamus Feature Film1974Voice

Farewell to the Code Poster

Farewell to the Code Feature Film1971

Director

97

Type

Year

Godzilla: Final Wars Poster

Godzilla: Final Wars Feature Film2004

Shinsengumi keppûroku Poster

Shinsengumi keppûroku TV Series1998

Sangokushi Poster

Sangokushi Feature Film1992

Tengoku no Taizai Poster

Tengoku no Taizai Feature Film1992

Doten Feature Film1991

Sure Death 5 Poster

Sure Death 5 Feature Film1991

The Great Shogunate Battle Poster

The Great Shogunate Battle Feature Film1991

Minamoto Yoshitsune Poster

Minamoto Yoshitsune Mini-Series1990

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke Poster

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke TV Movie1989

Shaso Feature Film1989

Shuto shôshitsu Poster

Shuto shôshitsu Feature Film1987

This Story of Love Poster

This Story of Love Feature Film1987

Katayoku dake no tenshi Feature Film1986

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Poster

Toho Unused Special Effects Complete Collection Documentary1986

Godzilla 1985 Poster

Godzilla 1985 Feature Film1985

Love: Take Off Poster

Love: Take Off Feature Film1985

Odin Feature Film1985

The Return of Godzilla Poster

The Return of Godzilla Feature Film1984

Zero Feature Film1984

Battle Anthem Poster

Battle Anthem Feature Film1983

Final Yamato Poster

Final Yamato Feature Film1983

Loving Feature Film1983

Dai Nippon teikoku Poster

Dai Nippon teikoku Feature Film1982

Future War 1986 Poster

Future War 1986 Feature Film1982

High Teen Boogie Poster

High Teen Boogie Feature Film1982

Be Forever Yamato Poster

Be Forever Yamato Feature Film1980

The Battle of Port Arthur Poster

The Battle of Port Arthur Feature Film1980

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage Poster

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage TV Movie1979

Triton of the Sea Poster

Triton of the Sea Feature Film1979

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love Poster

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love Feature Film1978

Space Battleship Yamato Poster

Space Battleship Yamato Feature Film1977

The War in Space Poster

The War in Space Feature Film1977

Daitokai - Tatakai no hibi Poster

Daitokai - Tatakai no hibi TV Series1976

Zoku ningen kakumei Poster

Zoku ningen kakumei Feature Film1976

Blood Feature Film1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus Poster

Prophecies of Nostradamus Feature Film1974

Space Battleship Yamato Poster

Space Battleship Yamato TV Series1974

Lone Wolf and Cub Poster

Lone Wolf and Cub TV Series1973

The Human Revolution Poster

The Human Revolution Feature Film1973

The Water Margin Poster

The Water Margin TV Series1973

Chase That Man Poster

Chase That Man Feature Film1972

Kage gari: Hoero taihô Poster

Kage gari: Hoero taihô Feature Film1972

Shadow Hunters Poster

Shadow Hunters Feature Film1972

Sword and Flower Poster

Sword and Flower Feature Film1972

Challenge at Dawn Feature Film1971

Farewell to the Code Poster

Farewell to the Code Feature Film1971

Tora! Tora! Tora! Poster

Tora! Tora! Tora! Feature Film1970

Daikanbu nagurikomi! Poster

Daikanbu nagurikomi! Feature Film1969

Jigoku no hamonjo Poster

Jigoku no hamonjo Feature Film1969

The Cleanup Poster

The Cleanup Feature Film1969

Âh himeyuri no tô Poster

Âh himeyuri no tô Feature Film1968

Outlaw: Gangster VIP Poster

Outlaw: Gangster VIP Feature Film1968

Showa no inochi Poster

Showa no inochi Feature Film1968

Waga inochi no uta enka Poster

Waga inochi no uta enka Feature Film1968

Arashi kitari saru Feature Film1967

Hôshiyo nâgekûna: Shorî no otokô Poster

Hôshiyo nâgekûna: Shorî no otokô Feature Film1967

Ketto Feature Film1967

Like a Shooting Star Poster

Like a Shooting Star Feature Film1967

Taiketsu Poster

Taiketsu Feature Film1967

Arashi o yobu otoko Poster

Arashi o yobu otoko Feature Film1966

Chimatsuri kenkajo Poster

Chimatsuri kenkajo Feature Film1966

Eiko eno chôsen Poster

Eiko eno chôsen Feature Film1966

Yoru no bara o kese Poster

Yoru no bara o kese Feature Film1966

Akai tanima no kettô Poster

Akai tanima no kettô Feature Film1965

Seishun to wa nanda Poster

Seishun to wa nanda Feature Film1965

Shirotori Poster

Shirotori Feature Film1965

Akai hankachi Poster

Akai hankachi Feature Film1964

Jinsei gekijô Poster

Jinsei gekijô Feature Film1964

Kawachi zoro: Dokechi mushi Poster

Kawachi zoro: Dokechi mushi Feature Film1964

Kawachi zoro: Kenka shamo Feature Film1964

Sâtsujin sha o kêse Poster

Sâtsujin sha o kêse Feature Film1964

Escape Into Terror Poster

Escape Into Terror Feature Film1963

Ôkami no ôji Poster

Ôkami no ôji Feature Film1963

Hana to ryu Poster

Hana to ryu Feature Film1962

Hitoribotchi no futari daga Poster

Hitoribotchi no futari daga Feature Film1962

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi Poster

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi Feature Film1962

The Zero Fighter Poster

The Zero Fighter Feature Film1962

Ue o muite arukô Poster

Ue o muite arukô Feature Film1962

Ankokugai no shizukana otoko Feature Film1961

Ikite ita norainu Poster

Ikite ita norainu Feature Film1961

Taiyô Umi o someru toki Poster

Taiyô Umi o someru toki Feature Film1961

Taiyô wa kurutteru Poster

Taiyô wa kurutteru Feature Film1961

Yôjinbo kagyô Feature Film1961

Kenka Tarô Poster

Kenka Tarô Feature Film1960

Seinen no ki Poster

Seinen no ki Feature Film1960

Tôgyû ni kakeru otoko Poster

Tôgyû ni kakeru otoko Feature Film1960

Yakuza no uta Poster

Yakuza no uta Feature Film1960

Onna o wasurero Feature Film1959

Otoko ga bakuhatsu suru Poster

Otoko ga bakuhatsu suru Feature Film1959

The Sky Is Mine Poster

The Sky Is Mine Feature Film1959

We Live Today Poster

We Live Today Feature Film1959

Haneda hatsu 7 ji 50 pun Feature Film1958

Kokoro to nikutai no tabi Feature Film1958

Red Pier Poster

Red Pier Feature Film1958

Rusty Knife Poster

Rusty Knife Feature Film1958

The Perfect Game Poster

The Perfect Game Feature Film1958

Yogiri no dai-ni kokudô Feature Film1958

Writer

36

Type

Year

Doten Feature Film1991

Shuto shôshitsu Poster

Shuto shôshitsu Feature Film1987

Love: Take Off Poster

Love: Take Off Feature Film1985

Odin Feature Film1985

Final Yamato Poster

Final Yamato Feature Film1983

High Teen Boogie Poster

High Teen Boogie Feature Film1982

Be Forever Yamato Poster

Be Forever Yamato Feature Film1980

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage Poster

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage TV Movie1979

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love Poster

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love Feature Film1978

Space Battleship Yamato II Poster

Space Battleship Yamato II TV Series1978

High Seas Hijack Poster

High Seas Hijack Feature Film1977

Tôkyô-wan enjô Poster

Tôkyô-wan enjô Feature Film1975

Blood Feature Film1974

Farewell to the Code Poster

Farewell to the Code Feature Film1971

Jigoku no hamonjo Poster

Jigoku no hamonjo Feature Film1969

Showa no inochi Poster

Showa no inochi Feature Film1968

Ketto Feature Film1967

Like a Shooting Star Poster

Like a Shooting Star Feature Film1967

Taiketsu Poster

Taiketsu Feature Film1967

Chimatsuri kenkajo Poster

Chimatsuri kenkajo Feature Film1966

Eiko eno chôsen Poster

Eiko eno chôsen Feature Film1966

Akai tanima no kettô Poster

Akai tanima no kettô Feature Film1965

Seishun to wa nanda Poster

Seishun to wa nanda Feature Film1965

Shirotori Poster

Shirotori Feature Film1965

Akai hankachi Poster

Akai hankachi Feature Film1964

Kawachi zoro: Kenka shamo Feature Film1964

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi Poster

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi Feature Film1962

The Zero Fighter Poster

The Zero Fighter Feature Film1962

Ikite ita norainu Poster

Ikite ita norainu Feature Film1961

Onna o wasurero Feature Film1959

Kokoro to nikutai no tabi Feature Film1958

Red Pier Poster

Red Pier Feature Film1958

Rusty Knife Poster

Rusty Knife Feature Film1958

Shôri-sha Poster

Shôri-sha Feature Film1957

Gesshoku Poster

Gesshoku Feature Film1956

Mittsu no kao Poster

Mittsu no kao Feature Film1955

Cinematographer

30

Type

Year

The Boss's Boss Poster

The Boss's Boss Feature Film1979

Nihon no Don: Kanketsuhen Poster

Nihon no Don: Kanketsuhen Feature Film1978

Tono Eijirô no Mito Kômon Poster

Tono Eijirô no Mito Kômon Feature Film1978

Nihon no jingi Poster

Nihon no jingi Feature Film1977

Nippon no Don: Yabohen Poster

Nippon no Don: Yabohen Feature Film1977

Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten Poster

Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten Feature Film1977

Yakuza senso: Nihon no Don Poster

Yakuza senso: Nihon no Don Feature Film1977

Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics Poster

Authentic True Account: Osaka Shock Tactics Feature Film1976

Dasso yugi Poster

Dasso yugi Feature Film1976

Tekiya no Ishimatsu Poster

Tekiya no Ishimatsu Feature Film1976

Bôdô Shimane keimusho Poster

Bôdô Shimane keimusho Feature Film1975

Company Buggers Poster

Company Buggers Feature Film1975

Gokudô shachô Poster

Gokudô shachô Feature Film1975

Bronson Lee, Champion Poster

Bronson Lee, Champion Feature Film1974

Jînzu burûsu: Asu naki buraiha Poster

Jînzu burûsu: Asu naki buraiha Feature Film1974

The Karate 2 Poster

The Karate 2 Feature Film1974

Boso sekkusu-zoku Poster

Boso sekkusu-zoku Feature Film1973

Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban Poster

Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban Feature Film1973

Teppôdama no bigaku Poster

Teppôdama no bigaku Feature Film1973

Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Courage Poster

Terrifying Girls' High School: Animal Courage Feature Film1973

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Poster

Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Feature Film1973

Mamushi no kyôdai: Chôeki jûsankai Poster

Mamushi no kyôdai: Chôeki jûsankai Feature Film1972

Onsen suppon geisha Poster

Onsen suppon geisha Feature Film1972

A Boss with the Samurai Spirit Poster

A Boss with the Samurai Spirit Feature Film1971

Gendai yakuza: Chizakura san kyodai Poster

Gendai yakuza: Chizakura san kyodai Feature Film1971

Twisted Sex Poster

Twisted Sex Documentary1971

Bâkuto jingi: sâkazukî Poster

Bâkuto jingi: sâkazukî Feature Film1970

Hitokiri kannon-uta Poster

Hitokiri kannon-uta Feature Film1970

Three Pretty Devils Poster

Three Pretty Devils Feature Film1970

The Killer Priest's Journey Poster

The Killer Priest's Journey Feature Film1969

2nd Unit / Asst Director

9

Kiken na kankei Feature Film1957

Otemba san'nin shimai: Odoru taiyô Poster

Otemba san'nin shimai: Odoru taiyô Feature Film1957

The Eagle and the Hawk Poster

The Eagle and the Hawk Feature Film1957

Hi no tori Poster

Hi no tori Feature Film1956

Niko-yon monogatari Poster

Niko-yon monogatari Feature Film1956

The Burmese Harp Poster

The Burmese Harp Feature Film1956

Tokyo no hito Poster

Tokyo no hito Feature Film1956

Haru no yo no dekigoto Feature Film1955

The Heart Poster

The Heart Feature Film1955

Producer

1

Lucky 13 Poster

Lucky 13 Feature Film1986

Other Crew

1

Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection Poster

Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection Feature Film2009

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