Zenzō Matsuyama (松山 善三, Matsuyama Zenzō, 3 April 1925 – 27 August 2016)[1] was a Japanese screenwriter and film director.[2] 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 utsukushiku in 1961. He continued to work as a scriptwriter for films like Proof of the Man as well as a director. He also wrote the lyrics for a song "Ippon no enpitsu" for Hibari Misora.[3]
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ZenzōMatsuyama (松山 善三, MatsuyamaZenzō, 3 April 1925 – 27 August 2016) was a Japanese screenwriter and film director. He was born in Kobe and grew up...
drama so that I would be even more real." She married writer-director ZenzoMatsuyama in 1955, but continued her acting career, stating that she wanted to...
from the original series, composed by Chuuji Kinoshita with lyrics by ZenzoMatsuyama. The Italian version's song was sung by singer-songwriter Roberto Vecchioni...
the Man Japanese name Kanji 人間の証明 Directed by Junya Satō Written by ZenzōMatsuyama Produced by Haruki Kadokawa Starring Yūsaku Matsuda Cinematography...
Come Marry Me Directed by Ishirō Honda Written by ZenzôMatsuyama Produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto Starring Yūzō Kayama Yôko Naitô Keiko Sawai Ichirô Arishima...
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The Human Condition Namonaku Mazushiku Utsukushiku Futari no Musuko ZenzoMatsuyama 1962 Being Two Isn't Easy The Broken Commandment Natto Wada 1963 High...
Nagasaki Directed by Yves Ciampi Written by Jean-Charles Tacchella ZenzôMatsuyama Annette Wademant Yves Ciampi Produced by Jacques Bar Raymond Froment...
Kaori Amano Takayoshi Watanabe Lead role 1993 Rainbow Bridge Chiyo ZenzoMatsuyama Lead role 1995 Birthday Present Michio Mitsuno Lead role 2004 Tange...
Long Journey into Love Directed by Masanobu Deme Screenplay by ZenzoMatsuyama Noriyoshi Masuda Story by Yuzo Kitaizumi Produced by Masayuki Sato Kazuo...
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