Biography
Takashi Matsuyama (松山 崇, Matsuyama Takashi (Sō), September 22, 1908 - July 14, 1977), a.k.a. Sō Matsuda and Sō Matsuyama, was a Japanese production designer and art director. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction: the first time for his work in Rashomon (1950), and the second time for his work in Seven Samurai (1954). In 1950 he won the award for Best Art Direction at the Mainichi Film Concours for Stray Dog, directed by Akira Kurosawa.He also contributed to an uncertain James Bond film only known to be of the first run of the film series but he chose not to receive credit as it was for a Hollywood film and not created by the japanese.
Filmography
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Wild Ducks and Green Onions (1968)
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Green Light to Joy (1967)
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Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya (1967)
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The Sword of Doom (1966)
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Art Direction
Song of Dawn (1965)
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Taking the Castle (1965)
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The Scarlet Camellia (1964)
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Brand of Evil (1964)
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Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
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Children of Izu (1962)
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Love in Ginza (1962)
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Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi (1962)
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Season of Farewell (1962)
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That Guy and I (1961)
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For This We Fight (1961)
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Wait for Tomorrow (1960)
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Sixteen years old (1960)
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The Lovelorn Geisha (1960)
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Jungle Block (1960)
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The Girls and the Students (1960)
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The Age of Our Own (1959)
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A Secret Rendezvous (1959)
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The Praying Man (1959)
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Crimson Wings (1958)
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Zesshou (1958)
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Face in the Dark (1958)
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The Man Who Wagers Tomorrow (1958)
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The Hotelman's Holiday (1958)
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Rusty Knife (1958)
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Forever, My Love (1958)
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The Flesh Is Weak (1957)
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Temptation (1957)
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The Temptress and the Monk (1957)
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Who's The Real Killer (1957)
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The Champion (1957)
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Dancing Sisters (1957)
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Gesshoku (1956)
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Saigo no sentō-ki (1956)
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Summer Storm (1956)
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The Shadow of Fear (1956)
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Crazed Fruit (1956)
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Season of the Sun (1956)
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The Burmese Harp (1956)
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Christ in Bronze (1955)
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Bodyguard from Hell (1955)
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Life of Geisha (1955)
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The Surf (1954)
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Seven Samurai (1954)
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An Inn at Osaka (1954)
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Hanran (1954)
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Hiroba no kōdoku (1953)
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Husband and Wife (1953)
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Ikiru (1952)
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Muntinlupa no yo wa fukete (1952)
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Foghorn (1952)
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Vendetta of a Samurai (1952)
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The Lady of Musashino (1951)
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The Blue Pearl (1951)
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The Idiot (1951)
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Elegy (1951)
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Battle of Roses (1950)
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Rashomon (1950)
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Escape at Dawn (1950)
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Escape from Prison (1950)
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Stray Dog (1949)
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Art Direction
The Blue Mountains: Part II (1949)
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The Blue Mountains: Part I (1949)
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Flirtation in Spring (1949)
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Kaze no ko (1949)
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The Beauty of the Evening Sky (1948)
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Drunken Angel (1948)
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These Foolish Times (1947)
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Four Love Stories (1947)
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Art Direction
Once More (1947)
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An Enemy of the People (1946)
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Nichijô no tatakai (1944)
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Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)
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Art Direction
Suicide Troops of the Watchtower (1943)
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The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya (1942)
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Currents of Youth (1942)
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Art Direction
The Battle of Kawanakajima (1941)
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Horse (1941)
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Art Direction
China Night (1940)
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Set Decoration
The Whole Family Works (1939)
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Composition Class (1938)
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Production Design
Five Scouts (1938)
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Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1908-09-22
Deathday1977-07-14 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceKobe, Hyogo, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As松山崇, まつやま たかし, So Matsuyama, So Matsuda
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