
Known for
Writing
Born
April 3, 1925
Birthplace
Kobe, Japan
Died
August 27, 2016 (aged 91)
Zenzō Matsuyama (松山 善三 Matsuyama Zenzō, 3 April 1925 - 27 August 2016) was a Japanese script writer and film director. He was born in Kobe and grew up in Yokohama. After leaving school, he began training to become a doctor but dropped out of medical school to take up a career in films. In 1948 he became an assistant director at Shochiku studios. With the support of Keisuke Kinoshita, he also began writing film scripts. His first filmed script was Kojo no tsuki, based on the song Kōjō no Tsuki, filmed in 1954. In 1955 he married actress Hideko Takamine. He made his debut as a director with a film called Na mo naku mazushiku utsukushikuin 1961. He continued to work as a scriptwriter for films...
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Adaptation
2015
Original Film Writer
2006
Writer
2001
Writer
2000
Writer
1998
Director, Screenplay
1993
Screenplay
1993
Director, Screenplay
1988
Writer, Director
1987
Screenplay
1985
Screenplay
1981
Screenplay, Director
1980
Screenplay
1977
Writer
1977
1976
Screenplay, Director
1973
Screenplay
1973
Screenplay
1973
Writer
1968
1968
Screenplay
1967
Screenplay
1967
Story, Director, Screenplay
1967
Director, Screenplay
1967
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