RIP: Writer Zenzo Matsuyama dies at 91

Death of film director Zenzo Matsuyama

Film director/ writer Zenzo Matsuyama (Matsuyama Zenzo) died on August 27 of natural causes. He was 91-year-old.

His films depicts the socially vulnerable from the humanism of perspective and many announced. His directorial debut in 1961 with a couple of fellow deaf can survive until after World War II from the end of the war "name beautifully poor without". Thalidomide limb is starring himself crippled born women in the injury, feature films depicting the figure to live brightly, "Noriko, now" (81 years) have called a great response.

　Kobe was born. After Iwate Medical College (now Iwate Medical University) dropped out, 48 years, he joined Shochiku Ofuna studio. Kinoshita Keisuke participated as assistant director to such supervision "Twenty-Four pupil". From 54 years playwright activities as. Masaki Kobayashi of "human Joken (conditions)" series and director Mikio Naruse "disturbed" of supervision, Shiro Toyoda dealt with, such as "people of ecstasy" of supervision. Screenplay is the general public has been 77 years Kadokawa movie "Proof of the Man" ( Sato JunWataru the screenplay of Matsuyama's director), the professional was chosen. Such as "Mother," "Rainbow Bridge" to another director work.

Of the actor who starred in the "Twenty-Four pupil" Hideko Takamine and her marriage to 55 years. Takamine's in 2010, was known as a lovebird until his death.

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