Directing
Yasuzō Masumura
- Born
- Aug 25, 1924 · Aged 62
- Died
- Nov 23, 1986
- Place of birth
- Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 1
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 61
Also known as (7)
- Yasuzo Masumura
- 増村 保造
- Masumura Yasuzō
- 마스무라 야스조
- Ясудзо Масумура
- 增村保造
- 야스조 마스무라
Biography
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…
