Yasuzô Masumura: Yasuzô Masumura. Director: Lullaby of the Earth. Born in Yamanashi, Japan, Yasuzô Masumura would become known as a maverick director whose main legacy was films portraying and promoting individualism, which was the opposite of the norm in Japanese society. He earned a law degree towards the end of World War II from Tokyo University, yet joined Daiei Studio as an assistant director in 1950. He pursued a second degree at...
Known For: Lullaby of the Earth (Director), A Woman's Testament (Director(segment Mimi o kamitagaru onna)), The Great Villains (Director), Band of Pure-Hearted Hoodlums (Director)