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Zenzô Matsuyama(1925-2016)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Zenzô Matsuyama was born on 3 April 1925. He was a writer and director, known for Happiness of Us Alone (1961), Niji no hashi (1993) and Burari burabura monogatari (1962). He was married to Hideko Takamine. He died on 27 August 2016 in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
BornApril 3, 1925
DiedAugust 27, 2016(91)
BornApril 3, 1925
DiedAugust 27, 2016(91)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Happiness of Us Alone (1961)
Happiness of Us Alone
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1961
Niji no hashi
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1993
Burari burabura monogatari (1962)
Burari burabura monogatari
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1962
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
8.8
  • Writer
  • 1961

Credits

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Writer



  • Kojin ko jitsu
    • Writer



  • Ishibumi (2015)
    Ishibumi
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 2015
  • Kujira to medaka
    TV Movie
    • original story by
    • 2008
  • Herupâ Haruko no sennyûki: Nani ga haha wo sôsaseta!?
    TV Movie
    • original screenplay
    • 2005
  • Frontier Dreams
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Mission Barabba (2001)
    Mission Barabba
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • Bokyo
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Niji no hashi
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Takasebune
    • screenplay
    • 1988
  • Ageinsuto
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • This Is Noriko (1981)
    This Is Noriko
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • Tobe ikarosu no tsubasa (1980)
    Tobe ikarosu no tsubasa
    4.3
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • Fushoku no kôzô
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • 1977
  • Proof of the Man (1977)
    Proof of the Man
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Futari no iida
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Fran Setzer in The Black Battlefront Kidnappers (1973)
    The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1973

Director



  • Niji no hashi
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Mother (1988)
    Mother
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Haha no higeki
    • Director
    • 1982
  • This Is Noriko (1981)
    This Is Noriko
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Nakinagara warau hi
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Futari no iida
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Sono hito wa mukashi (1967)
    Sono hito wa mukashi
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Zoku namonaku mazushiku utsukushiku: Haha to ko
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Chichi to ko: Zoku Na mo naku mazushiku utsukushiku
    • Director
    • 1967
  • Dark the Mountain Snow (1966)
    Dark the Mountain Snow
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1966
  • Senjo ni nagareru uta
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Could I But Live
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Burari burabura monogatari (1962)
    Burari burabura monogatari
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Mother Country (1962)
    Mother Country
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Happiness of Us Alone (1961)
    Happiness of Us Alone
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1961

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Carmen Falls in Love (1952)
    Carmen Falls in Love
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1952
  • Toshiko Kobayashi and Hideko Takamine in Carmen Comes Home (1951)
    Carmen Comes Home
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1951

Personal details

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  • Born
    • April 3, 1925
  • Died
    • August 27, 2016
    • Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan(old age)
  • Spouse
    • Hideko TakamineMarch 26, 1955 - December 28, 2010 (her death)

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    His marriage to Takamine Hideko was arranged by director Kinoshita Keisuke for whom he often worked.

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