Biography
Toshio Masuda (born October 5, 1927 in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese film director. He developed a reputation as a consistent box office hit-maker. Over the course of five decades, 16 of his films made the yearly top ten lists at the Japanese box office—a second place record in the industry. Between 1958 and 1968 he directed 52 films for the Nikkatsu Company. He was their top director of action films and worked with the company's top stars, including Yujiro Ishihara with whom he made 25 films. After the breakdown of the studio system, he moved on to a succession of big-budget movies including the American-Japanese co-production Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) and the science fiction epic Catastrophe 1999: The Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974). He worked on such anime productions as the Space Battleship Yamato series. His corporate drama Company Funeral (1989) earned him a Japanese Academy Award nomination and wins at the Blue Ribbon Awards and Mainichi Film Awards. In Japan, his films are well remembered by fans and called genre landmarks by critics. He remains little known abroad save for rare exceptions of his post-Nikkatsu work such as Tora! Tora! Tora!. However, a number of his films were screened in a 2005 Nikkatsu Action Cinema retrospective in Italy and a few have since made their way to the United States. At the age of 81, he is currently prepping to helm Uchū Senkan Yamato: Fukkatsu hen (2009).
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Filmography
all 117
Movies 112
Director 84
Writer 6
TV Shows 5
Creator 1
Producer 1
Screenplay 1
Father and Son Hawk (1994)
Heavenly Sin (1992)
三国志 (1992)
Sure Death 5 (1991)
Dohten (1991)
Minamoto Yoshitsune (1990)
Miyamoto Musashi (1990)
Company Executives (1989)
This Story of Love (1987)
Tokyo Blackout (1987)
Revengence Superlady (1986)
Zero (1984)
L・O・V・I・N・G (1983)
Battle Anthem (1983)
Final Yamato (1983)
Future War 198X (1982)
Highteen Boogie (1982)
The Battle of Port Arthur: Will Love Die? (1981)
Port Arthur (1980)
Be Forever Yamato (1980)
Triton of the Sea (1979)
Down with The Big Boss (1979)
Lord Mito (1978)
Japanese Godfather: Ambition (1977)
The Smart Aleck Ten (1977)
Japan's Don (1977)
Jail Breakers (1976)
Human Revolution II (1976)
Operation Plazma in Osaka (1976)
Scoundrel Boss (1975)
Company Buggers (1975)
The Karate 2 (1974)
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
The Karate (1974)
Jeans Blues: No Future (1974)
Tokyo-Seoul-Bangkok Drug Triangle (1973)
The Human Revolution (1973)
Lone Wolf and Cub (1973)
Aesthetics of a Bullet (1973)
Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973)
Turtle Geisha (1972)
Shadow Hunters (1972)
Sword and Flower (1972)
Chase That Man (1972)
The Viper Brothers: Prison Gang 13 (1972)
A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers (1971)
Twisted Sex (1971)
Capone's Younger Brother: Heart and Speculation (1971)
Whipmaster: Ballad of Murder (1970)
Kanto Street Peddlers Clan: Violent Loyalty (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
The Cleanup (1969)
The Fatal Raid (1969)
Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage (1969)
Exiled to Hell (1969)
Man of a Stormy Era (1968)
Song of my Life (1968)
Outlaw: Gangster VIP (1968)
Velvet Hustler (1967)
The Man of Victory (1967)
Challenge for Glory (1966)
The Stormy Man (1966)
Kill the Night Rose (1966)
Blood Shed (1966)
Why Are We Young? (1965)
Taking the Castle (1965)
Jinsei Gekijo (1964)
Red Handkerchief (1964)
Prince of Wolves (1963)
Escape Into Terror (1963)
Hana to ryu (1962)
零戦黒雲一家 (1962)
Keep Your Chin Up (1962)
Lost in the Sun (1961)
Hotbed of Crime (1961)
The Day of Youth (1960)
The Sky Is Mine (1959)
A Man Explodes (1959)
The Perfect Game (1958)
Red Pier (1958)
Rusty Knife (1958)
The Eagle and the Hawk (1957)
The Champion (1957)
Dancing Sisters (1957)
Gesshoku (1956)
Nikoyon monogatari (1956)
The Burmese Harp (1956)
Evil Reward (1956)
The Heart (1955)
Three Faces (1955)
Man at the Bullfight
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1927-10-05 (97 years old)
Birth PlaceKobe, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As舛田利雄, 舛田 利雄
AwardsMainichi Film Award for Best Director, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Director
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