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Tag Archives: Yasuzô Masumura
The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1960) Yasuzô Masumura, Machiko Kyô, Hajime Hana, Eiji Funakoshi

A pretty pickpocket is travelling on an express train from Osaka to her home village. Read More »
Chijin no ai / Love for an Idiot (1967) Yasuzô Masumura, Michiyo Ohkusu, Shôichi Ozawa, Masakazu Tamura

A middle-aged factory engineer trains, marries, and ultimately loses a teenage bride after she enslaves him to her whims. Read More »
A Woman’s Testament / Jokyo (1960) Kon Ichikawa, Yasuzô Masumura, Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Jirô Tamiya

Three stories about modern women. The first works in a nightclub and plans to marry the boss. Read More »
Karakkaze yarô / Afraid to Die (1960) Yasuzô Masumura

A group of yakuza is hired to break a strike and an antihero of his former law partners faces Read More »
Stolen Pleasure / Tadare (1962) Yasuzô Masumura, Ayako Wakao, Jirô Tamiya, Yaeko Mizutani

Based on the original novel by Tokuda Shusei, adaptation by Kaneto Shindo, Masumura Yasuzo directs. Read More »
Hoodlum Soldier / Heitai yakuza (1965) Yasuzô Masumura, Shintarô Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Mikio Narita

A young intellectual conscientious objector is forced to serve with the Japanese army in Manchuria. Read More »
A Woman’s Life / Onna no issho (1962) Yasuzô Masumura, Machiko Kyô, Masaya Takahashi, Jirô Tamiya

Kei, a house servant, is kicked out after an altercation and is then adopted by a nearby family. Read More »
Giants and Toys (1958) Yasuzô Masumura, Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product Read More »
The Husband Witnessed (1964) Yasuzô Masumura, Ayako Wakao, Jirô Tamiya, Keizô Kawasaki

Namiko is married, but has an infatuation with Ishizuka who runs a nightclub. Read More »