Yasuzō Masumura Movies

  • 1971
    Games

    Games

    Games

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    A 16-year-old girl works in a factory to pay her late father’s debt. When she makes up her mind to become a hostess, a boy approaches her with...

    Games
  • 1982
    Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

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    Also known as: For My Daughter's 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them, for...

    Lullaby of Death
  • 1957
    Kisses

    Kisses

    Kisses

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    Kinichi and Akiko meet when they visit their fathers in prison. After successfully gambling on a bicycle race, they spend an enjoyable day together...

    Kisses
  • 1958
    Disobedience

    Disobedience

    Disobedience

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    A university student wants to avenge his sister from a businessman who abandoned her after leaving her pregnant. To do this, he decides to seduce the...

    Disobedience
  • 1958
    The Precipice

    The Precipice

    The Precipice

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    Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause...

    The Precipice
  • 1963
    When Women Lie

    When Women Lie

    When Women Lie

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    Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

    When Women Lie
  • 2022
    The Setting Sun

    The Setting Sun

    The Setting Sun

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    The Setting Sun
  • 1956
    Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

    Bridge of Japan

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    Ichikawa's 1956 adaptation of Nihonbashi was the first to take the work of Kyoka Izumi— until then regarded as a writer of common tragic...

    Bridge of Japan
  • 1965
    Hoodlum Soldier

    Hoodlum Soldier

    Hoodlum Soldier

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    A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. He joins with a dim-witted former gangster in an...

    Hoodlum Soldier
  • 1968
    The Sex Check

    The Sex Check

    The Sex Check

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    Ken Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by WWII. A broken man, he leads the dissolute life of a...

    The Sex Check
  • 1978
    Double Suicide of Sonezaki

    Double Suicide of Sonezaki

    Double Suicide of Sonezaki

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    Suicide has long been used as a form of social protest in Japan. In this film, set in 1703, samurai culture is being transformed by the emergence of...

    Double Suicide of Sonezaki
  • 1968
    The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

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    On his return from school, young Ichiro finds his father in bed with his adopted sister, Namie. Enraged, he decides to outdo his father in terms of...

    The House of Wooden Blocks
  • 1958
    The Lowest Man

    The Lowest Man

    The Lowest Man

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    A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to...

    The Lowest Man
  • 1959
    The Cast-Off

    The Cast-Off

    The Cast-Off

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    The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his...

    The Cast-Off
  • 1963
    Sentimental Mobsters

    Sentimental Mobsters

    Sentimental Mobsters

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    A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during...

    Sentimental Mobsters
  • 1964
    Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

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    Namiko gets a crush on Ishizuka, a young CEO of a nightclub, but he was plotting to destroy her husband’s company by greenmail.

    Love and Greed
  • 1972
    New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

    New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

    New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line

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    New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
  • 1970
    Just for You

    Just for You

    Just for You

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    Yumi Ishikawa (Mari Atsumi) is nineteen and a popular geisha. Orphaned when a child, Yumi she was raised by Shizuko, the madame of a geisha house....

    Just for You
  • 1960
    The False Student

    The False Student

    The False Student

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    A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.

    The False Student
  • 1978
    Horror of the Giant Vortex

    Horror of the Giant Vortex

    Horror of the Giant Vortex

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    Japanese horror move from 1978.

    Horror of the Giant Vortex