Masashige Narusawa
Masashige Narusawa (Narusawa Masashige; 29 January 1925 – 13 February 2021) was a Japanese screenwriter and director.
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Masashige Narusawa
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- Name
- Masashige Narusawa
- Born
- 29 January 1925
- Birthplace
- Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Empire of Japan
- Died
- 13 February 2021
- Place of death
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Screenwriter Director
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Education
- Nihon University
- Languages
- Japanese
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• Name — Masashige Narusawa • Born — 29 January 1925 • Birthplace — Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Empire of Japan • Died — 13 February 2021 • Place of death — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Screenwriter Director
Biography
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Narusawa was best known for writing screenplays for the last films of director Kenji Mizoguchi, including The Woman in the Rumor, Princess Yang Kwei Fei, Shin Heike Monogatari, and Street of Shame. He directed six films and wrote over 80 screenplays between 1949 and 1975. Masashige Narusawa died in Tokyo on 13 February 2021 at the age of 96.
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Director
• Yojōhan monogatari: Shōfu shino (1966) • Portrait of Madame Yuki (1975)
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• The Scent of Incense (1965) • Playgirl (1970)
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• The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa (1952) • Tange Sazen (1952) • The Wild Geese (1953) • The Woman in the Rumor (1954) • Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955) • Shin Heike Monogatari (1955) • Street of Shame (1956) • 浪花の恋の物語 (1959) • 宮本武蔵 (1961年の映画) (1961) • Love Under the Crucifix (1962) • Black Lizard (1968) • Curse of the Blood (1968)
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