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Seichô Matsumoto(1909-1992)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Seichô Matsumoto was born on 21 December 1909 in Kitakyushu, Japan. He was a writer and actor, known for The Castle of Sand (1974), Kuroi gashû dainibu: Kanryû (1961) and Stakeout (1958). He died on 4 August 1992 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornDecember 21, 1909
DiedAugust 4, 1992(82)
BornDecember 21, 1909
DiedAugust 4, 1992(82)
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Known for

The Castle of Sand (1974)
The Castle of Sand
7.3
  • Writer
  • 1974
Kuroi gashû dainibu: Kanryû
7.5
  • Writer
  • 1961
Stakeout (1958)
Stakeout
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1958
Kikenna onna
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1959

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Writer

  • Suna no utsuwa (2019)
    Suna no utsuwa
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2019
  • Giwaku (2019)
    Giwaku
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 2019
  • Kichiku (2017)
    Kichiku
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2017
  • Kurokawa no techô (2017)
    Kurokawa no techô
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the novel by
    • based on
    • 2017
  • The Forest Without Flowers and Fruits (2017)
    The Forest Without Flowers and Fruits
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2017
  • Wait for One and a Half Years (2016)
    Wait for One and a Half Years
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • Kagerô ezu
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • The Rite of Loss (2016)
    The Rite of Loss
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • Kuroi Jukai (2016)
    Kuroi Jukai
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • Masakazu Tamura in The Woman Who Buys the Local Newspaper (2016)
    The Woman Who Buys the Local Newspaper
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2016
  • Kaseifu wa mita! (2015)
    Kaseifu wa mita!
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2015
  • Yasuo Daichi, Seichô Matsumoto, Alisa Mizuki, Toshiyuki Mizutani, Junpei Nakagawa, Susumu Terajima, Kôji Yamamoto, You, Taeko Asano, Riisa Naka, and Moemi Katayama in Partner in Crime (2015)
    Partner in Crime
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2015
  • Matsumoto Seichô Mystery Jidaigeki
    TV Mini Series
    • based on the novel by
    • 2015
  • Shadow Area
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2015
  • Art Book in Black
    TV Movie
    • based on the novel by
    • 2015

Actor

  • Hi no kioku
    TV Movie
    • Shimada's colleague
    • 1978
  • Amagi goe (1978)
    Amagi goe
    TV Movie
    • Pilgrim
    • 1978
  • Saigo no jigazô
    TV Movie
    • Old Man
    • 1977
  • Jiko (1975)
    Jiko
    TV Movie
    • The man at the amusement park (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Tooi sekkin
    TV Movie
    • A tobacco vendor
    • 1975
  • Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph (1966)
    Cat Girls Gamblers: Abandoned Fangs of Triumph
    6.3
    • 1966
  • Shiro to kuro (1963)
    Shiro to kuro
    7.4
    • Crime Novelist
    • 1963
  • Kaze no shisen (1963)
    Kaze no shisen
    6.4
    • Tominaga
    • 1963

Producer

  • The Wicked (1980)
    The Wicked
    5.5
    • planner
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 21, 1909
    • Kitakyushu, Japan
  • Died
    • August 4, 1992
    • Tokyo, Japan(undisclosed)

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