Yasuzō Masumura Movies

  • 1957
    Warm Current

    Warm Current

    Warm Current

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    The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose between two women, a dedicated nurse or a spoiled rich...

    Warm Current
  • 1972
    Music

    Music

    Music

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    A young woman undergoes psychiatric treatment after she no longer hears music and develops sexual hang-ups.

    Music
  • 1982
    Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

    Lullaby of Death

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    Also known as: For My Daughter's 7th Birthday. Many years following her mother’s suicide, Maya seeks out her father, who deserted them, for...

    Lullaby of Death
  • 1964
    Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

    Love and Greed

    6.51964HD

    Namiko gets a crush on Ishizuka, a young CEO of a nightclub, but he was plotting to destroy her husband’s company by greenmail.

    Love and Greed
  • 2022
    The Setting Sun

    The Setting Sun

    The Setting Sun

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    The Setting Sun
  • 1962
    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

    A Woman's Life

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    One of many adaptations of "Onna no isshō", this time by Yasuzo Masumura as a starring vehicle for famed actress Machiko Kyo.

    A Woman's Life
  • 1958
    The Precipice

    The Precipice

    The Precipice

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    Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s Day. The investigators try to find the cause...

    The Precipice
  • 1960
    The Woman Who Touched Legs

    The Woman Who Touched Legs

    The Woman Who Touched Legs

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    Detective Katahachi meets a young and beautiful pickpocket and doesn’t arrest her because she was not in the act. Instead, he listens to the...

    The Woman Who Touched Legs
  • 1968
    The Great Villains

    The Great Villains

    The Great Villains

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    Psychological noir drama involving the tangled web of a disgraced yakuza, an innocent school girl, a blackmailed singer, and a corrupt lawyer.

    The Great Villains
  • 1963
    When Women Lie

    When Women Lie

    When Women Lie

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    Three stories about the relationship between men and women: "Playgirl" (Masumura/Shirasaka), "Company No. 2" (Yoshimura/Kasahara), and "San Nyotai"...

    When Women Lie
  • 1969
    Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

    Thousand Cranes

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    The entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his father's life. Based on the novel by Kawabata...

    Thousand Cranes
  • 1968
    The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

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    On his return from school, young Ichiro finds his father in bed with his adopted sister, Namie. Enraged, he decides to outdo his father in terms of...

    The House of Wooden Blocks
  • 1971
    Games

    Games

    Games

    61971HD

    A 16-year-old girl works in a factory to pay her late father’s debt. When she makes up her mind to become a hostess, a boy approaches her with...

    Games
  • 1974
    Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

    Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

    Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

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    About small-time gangster Asakichi's chaotic life in the 1930s. His gambling addiction means that he must not continue working in the family...

    Akumyo: Notorious Dragon
  • 1958
    The Lowest Man

    The Lowest Man

    The Lowest Man

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    A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to...

    The Lowest Man
  • 1968
    The Sex Check

    The Sex Check

    The Sex Check

    01968HD

    Ken Ogata plays Shiro Miyagi, a sprinter with Olympic aspirations whose dreams were shattered by WWII. A broken man, he leads the dissolute life of a...

    The Sex Check
  • 1968
    One Day at Summer's End

    One Day at Summer's End

    One Day at Summer's End

    01968HD

    A Yasuzō Masumura film about a love affair starring Ayako Wakao. The literal title is The Two Who Got Wet.

    One Day at Summer's End
  • 1959
    The Cast-Off

    The Cast-Off

    The Cast-Off

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    The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his...

    The Cast-Off
  • 1970
    Just for You

    Just for You

    Just for You

    01970HD

    Yumi Ishikawa (Mari Atsumi) is nineteen and a popular geisha. Orphaned when a child, Yumi she was raised by Shizuko, the madame of a geisha house....

    Just for You
  • 1978
    Horror of the Giant Vortex

    Horror of the Giant Vortex

    Horror of the Giant Vortex

    01978HD

    Japanese horror move from 1978.

    Horror of the Giant Vortex