Zenzō Matsuyama
Writing
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 like Proof of the Man as well as a director. He also wrote the lyrics for a song Ippon no enpitsu for Hibari Misora.
Known for
Writing77
movieIshibumi
2015
Original Film Writer
movieAdan
2006
Writer
一本の手
1998
Screenplay
movieBokyo
1993
Screenplay
movieRainbow Bridge
1993
Screenplay
movieMother
1988
Writer
movieFoxes of Chironup
1987
Screenplay
movieKimi ga kagayaku toki
1985
Screenplay
movieThis Is Noriko
1981
Screenplay
movieWings of Icarus' Flight
1980
Screenplay
tvFushoku no kōzō
1977
Screenplay
movieTwo Iida
1976
Screenplay
movieLong Journey into Love
1973
Screenplay
movieSôshun
1968
Screenplay
movieO Luna, My Pony!
1967
Story, Screenplay
movieCome Marry Me
1966
Writer
movieThe Swan Elegy
1966
Story, Screenplay
movieThe Daphne
1966
Story, Screenplay
movieMoment of Terror
1966
Screenplay
movieWe Will Remember
1965
Screenplay
movieThe Last Judgment
1965
Screenplay
movieStart Here
1965
Screenplay
movieYearning
1964
Screenplay
movieDouble Wedding
1963
Screenplay
movieHonolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
1963
Screenplay
movieFutari dake no toride
1963
Screenplay
My Hobo
1962
Writer
movieFour Sisters
1962
Screenplay
movieTokyo Bay
1962
Screenplay
movieMother Country
1962
Screenplay
movieThe Injured Boy
1962
Screenplay
movieOur Marriage
1962
Screenplay
movieDrunkard's Paradise
1962
Screenplay
movieThe Wiser Age
1962
Screenplay
movieDifferent Sons
1961
Writer
movieThe Youth and His Amulet
1961
Screenplay
movieA Good Man, A Good Day
1961
Screenplay
movieThe Other Woman
1961
Screenplay
movieHappiness of Us Alone
1961
Screenplay
movieThe Lovelorn Geisha
1960
Screenplay
movieDaughters, Wives and a Mother
1960
Screenplay
movieGoodbye to Glory
1960
Screenplay
movieYurakucho 0 Street
1958
Screenplay
movieTokyo 1958
1958
Screenplay
movieBlack River
1957
Writer
movieAkuma no kao
1957
Screenplay
movieKarada no naka o kaze ga fuku
1957
Screenplay
movieI Will Buy You
1956
Screenplay
movieBlue Buds
1956
Screenplay
movieThe Lady Was Pawn
1956
Adaptation
movieFountainhead
1956
Writer
movieEyes of Children
1956
Screenplay
movieYouth
1955
Screenplay
movieThe First Kiss
1955
Writer
movieThe Tattered Wings
1955
Screenplay
movieBeautiful Days
1955
Writer
Directing14
一本の手
1998
Director
movieRainbow Bridge
1993
Director
movieMother
1988
Director
movieThis Is Noriko
1981
Director
movieTwo Iida
1976
Director
movieO Luna, My Pony!
1967
Director
movieRokujō yukiyama tsumugi
1965
Director
movieWe Will Remember
1965
Director
movieCould I But Live
1964
Director
My Hobo
1962
Director
movieMother Country
1962
Director
movieHappiness of Us Alone
1961
Director
movieTokyo 1958
1958
Director
movieCarmen Comes Home
1951
Assistant Director
Editing1
movieTokyo 1958
1958
Editor
Production1
movieTokyo 1958
1958
Producer