Biography
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.
Wrote 81
2010s
- 2015
Ishibumi
Original Film Writer
2000s
- 2006
Adan
Writer
- 2001
Jesus is My Boss
Writer
1990s
- 1993
Bokyo
Screenplay
Rainbow Bridge
Screenplay
1980s
- 1988
Mother
Writer
- 1987
Foxes of Chironup
Screenplay
- 1985
Kimi ga kagayaku toki
Screenplay
- 1981
This Is Noriko
Screenplay
- 1980
Wings of Icarus' Flight
Screenplay
1970s
- 1977
Fushoku no kōzō
Screenplay
- 1976
Two Iida
Screenplay
- 1973
The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
Screenplay
Long Journey into Love
Screenplay
The Twilight Years
Writer
1960s
- 1968
The Age of Undutiful Children
Story
Sôshun
Screenplay
- 1967
Happiness For You — Sentimental Boy
Screenplay
O Luna, My Pony!
Story, Screenplay
Our Silent Love
Screenplay
River of Forever
Writer
- 1966
Come Marry Me
Writer
The Swan Elegy
Story, Screenplay
Look Up, Noble One
Writer
The Daphne
Story, Screenplay
Moment of Terror
Screenplay
- 1965
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
Writer
Retirement of a Train Engineer
Writer
We Will Remember
Screenplay
The Last Judgment
Screenplay
Start Here
Screenplay
- 1964
Could I But Live
Writer
Yearning
Screenplay
- 1963
Miren
Screenplay
Kagami no naka no razō
Writer
Double Wedding
Screenplay
Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong
Screenplay
Futari dake no toride
Screenplay
- 1962
Mother Country
Screenplay
Our Marriage
Screenplay
Drunkard's Paradise
Screenplay
The Wiser Age
Screenplay
- 1961
Different Sons
Writer
The Youth and His Amulet
Screenplay
A Good Man, A Good Day
Screenplay
The Other Woman
Screenplay
Eternity of Love
Writer
- 1960
The Lovelorn Geisha
Screenplay
The Dangerous Kiss
Writer
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
Screenplay
Goodbye to Glory
Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
I Love You
Adaptation
- 1958
Tokyo 1958
Screenplay
- 1957
Akuma no kao
Screenplay
Karada no naka o kaze ga fuku
Screenplay
Good Luck to These Two
Writer
A Town with a Mountain and River
Screenplay
- 1956
Blue Buds
Screenplay
Fountainhead
Writer
Eyes of Children
Screenplay
- 1955
Tama wa kudakezu
Writer
Youth
Screenplay
The First Kiss
Writer
The Tattered Wings
Screenplay
Beautiful Days
Writer
- 1954
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
Screenplay
No release date
Chiemi's High-Heeled Shoes
Adaptation
Directed 13
1990s
- 1993
Rainbow Bridge
Director
1980s
- 1988
Mother
Director
- 1981
This Is Noriko
Director
1970s
- 1976
Two Iida
Director
1960s
- 1967
O Luna, My Pony!
Director
Our Silent Love
Director
- 1965
Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
Director
We Will Remember
Director
- 1964
Could I But Live
Director
- 1962
Mother Country
Director
- 1961
1950s
- 1958
Tokyo 1958
Director
- 1951
Produced 1
1950s
- 1958
Tokyo 1958
Producer
Edited 1
1950s
- 1958
Tokyo 1958
Editor