Zenzo Matsuyama

In 1948 he became an assistant director at Shochiku studios. 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 utsukushiku in 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.

• Name — Zenzō Matsuyama • Born — 3 April 1925 • Birthplace — Kobe, Japan • Died — 27 August 2016 • Occupation — * Screenwriter • director

• Title (English) — Release date — Title (Japanese) — Job • The Human Condition — 1959-1961 — 人間の條件 — Scriptwriter • Na mo Naku Mazushiku Utsukushiku — 1961 — 名もなく貧しく美しく — Scriptwriter, director • Sanga Ari — 1962 — 山河あり — Scriptwriter, director • Burari Bura-bura Monogatari — 1962 — ぶらりぶらぶら物語 — Scriptwriter, director • Yearning — 1964 — 乱れる — Scriptwriter • Could I But Live — 1964 — われ一粒の麦なれど — Scriptwriter, director • Long Journey into Love — 1973 — Scriptwriter • The Twilight Years — 1973 — 恍惚の人 — Scriptwriter • Proof of the Man — 1978 — 人間の証明 — Scriptwriter