
Yasuzo Masumura (増村 保造 Masumura Yasuzō, August 25, 1924 - November 23, 1986) was a Japanese film director. Masumura was born in Kōfu on Honshū. After dropping out of a law course at the University of Tokyo he worked as an assistant director at the Daiei studio, later returning to university to study philosophy; he graduated in 1949. He then won a scholarship allowing him to study film in Italy at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia under Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. Masumura returned to Japan in 1953 and from 1955 worked as a second-unit director on films directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa, before directing his own first film, Kisses, in 1957. Over the next three decades he directed around 60 films in a variety of genres. His work is noted for his dark satire and fluid style. Notable films include Red Angel, Black Test Car, Giants and Toys, Blind Beast and Hoodlum Soldier.

千羽鶴

黒の超特急

暖流

赤い天使

最高殊勲夫人

兵隊やくざ

妻二人

清作の妻

「女の小箱」より夫が見た

嘘

黒の試走車

巨人と玩具

新兵隊やくざ 火線

刺青

青空娘

爛

やくざ絶唱

くちづけ

盲獣

偽大学生

妻は告白する

陸軍中野学校

積木の箱

女体

卍(まんじ)

華岡青洲の妻

黒の報告書

御用牙 かみそり半蔵地獄責め

曽根崎心中

大地の子守歌

からっ風野郎

氾濫

親不孝通り

足にさわった女

遊び

動脈列島

赤い衝撃

女経

痴人の愛

好色一代男

悪名 縄張荒らし

この子の七つのお祝いに

濡れた二人

しびれくらげ

音楽

でんきくらげ

大悪党

Eden no sono

闇を横切れ

氷壁

恋にいのちを

うるさい妹たち

女の一生

現代インチキ物語 騙し屋

セックス・チェック 第二の性

ぐれん隊純情派

美貌に罪あり

不敵な男

赤い嵐

赤い死線