Yasuzō Masumura Movies

  • 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
  • 1968
    The Sex Check

    The Sex Check

    The Sex Check

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    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
  • 1956
    Punishment Room

    Punishment Room

    Punishment Room

    6.91956HD

    Shimada is a student of U College. When the college's baseball team wins the day, he and his friend Ito drug two girls they met at the game.

    Punishment Room
  • 1966
    Red Angel

    Red Angel

    Red Angel

    7.61966HD

    In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. She has to assist the surgeon...

    Red Angel
  • 1971
    Games

    Games

    Games

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    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
  • 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
  • 1960
    Afraid to Die

    Afraid to Die

    Afraid to Die

    61960HD

    On his release from prison a young yakuza, along with his brother, decides to turn his back on criminal life instead of taking over the position of...

    Afraid to Die
  • 1958
    Disobedience

    Disobedience

    Disobedience

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    A university student wants to avenge his sister from a businessman who abandoned her after leaving her pregnant. To do this, he decides to seduce the...

    Disobedience
  • 1957
    The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

    The Blue Sky Maiden

    6.81957HD

    Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she...

    The Blue Sky Maiden
  • 1966
    The School of Spies

    The School of Spies

    The School of Spies

    6.51966HD

    Nakano Institution is the so-called ‘Spy School’ where many young men are trained to be excellent spies. They erase their names,...

    The School of Spies
  • 1974
    Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

    Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

    Akumyo: Notorious Dragon

    51974HD

    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
  • 1957
    Warm Current

    Warm Current

    Warm Current

    7.71957HD

    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
  • 1975
    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director

    7.0771975HD

    In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts...

    Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director
  • 1959
    The Cast-Off

    The Cast-Off

    The Cast-Off

    61959HD

    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
  • 1968
    The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

    The House of Wooden Blocks

    6.51968HD

    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
  • 1978
    Double Suicide of Sonezaki

    Double Suicide of Sonezaki

    Double Suicide of Sonezaki

    6.11978HD

    Suicide has long been used as a form of social protest in Japan. In this film, set in 1703, samurai culture is being transformed by the emergence of...

    Double Suicide of Sonezaki
  • 1967
    A Certain Killer

    A Certain Killer

    A Certain Killer

    6.71967HD

    A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.

    A Certain Killer
  • 1958
    Giants and Toys

    Giants and Toys

    Giants and Toys

    6.91958HD

    Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

    Giants and Toys
  • 1960
    A Woman's Testament

    A Woman's Testament

    A Woman's Testament

    5.81960HD

    The first story concerns an attractive young woman who works in a Tokyo nightclub. Her plan for a solid financial future has a double whammy. In the...

    A Woman's Testament
  • 1967
    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

    6.2221967HD

    The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined...

    The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka