
Zenzō Matsuyama
Writing
Born: 1925-04-03 · Kobe, Japan
Died: 2016-08-27
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, f
🎬 Movies (30)

Ishibumi
2015
Original Film Writer

Adan
2006
Writer

Jesus is My Boss
2001
Writer
Home Sweet Home
2000
Writer
一本の手
1998
Director

Bokyo
1993
Screenplay

Rainbow Bridge
1993
Director

Mother
1988
Director

Foxes of Chironup
1987
Screenplay

Kimi ga kagayaku toki
1985
Screenplay

This Is Noriko
1981
Screenplay

Wings of Icarus' Flight
1980
Screenplay

Proof of the Man
1977
Writer

Two Iida
1976
Director

The Twilight Years
1973
Writer

Long Journey into Love
1973
Screenplay

The Black Battlefront Kidnappers
1973
Screenplay

The Age of Undutiful Children
1968
Story

Sôshun
1968
Screenplay

O Luna, My Pony!
1967
Story

River of Forever
1967
Writer

The Daphne
1966
Story

The Swan Elegy
1966
Story

Moment of Terror
1966
Screenplay

Come Marry Me
1966
Writer

Look Up, Noble One
1966
Writer

Rokujō yukiyama tsumugi
1965
Director

The Last Judgment
1965
Screenplay

Retirement of a Train Engineer
1965
Writer

Start Here
1965
Screenplay
