Umetsugu Inoue
Umetsugu Inoue | |
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井上 梅次 | |
 Inoue (standing) with Yumeji Tsukioka | |
| Born | 31 May 1923 |
| Died | 11 February 2010 (aged 86) |
| Occupations | film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1952–1983 |
Umetsugu Inoue (井上 梅次, Inoue Umetsugu; May 31, 1923 – February 11, 2010)[1][2] was a Japanese film director and scriptwriter. He directed 115 movies, wrote 101 screenplays, and is credited with the original story for five films.[3] In addition, he worked with all six major Japanese film production companies.
His film work extended to Hong Kong, and he provided technical guidance for movies there from 1966 to 1970.[4]
He was married to the actress Yumeji Tsukioka from 1957 until his death.
On 11 February 2010, Inoue died from a cerebral hemorrhage at a hospital in Minato, Tokyo.[5]
Filmography
[edit]The filmography of Umetsugu Inoue includes the:
Director
[edit]- Jazz on Parade 1954 nen: Tokyo Cinderella Musume (1954)
- Mittsu no Kao (1955) a.k.a. Three Faces
- Midori haruka ni (1955) a.k.a. The Green Music Box
- Hi no Tori (1956)
- Nikoyon Monogatari (1956)
- Crossroads of Death (1956)
- Man Who Causes a Storm (1957)
- Shori-sha (1957)
- Washi to Taka (1957)
- Arashi o Yobu yūjō (1959) a.k.a. A Friendship That Causes a Storm
- Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku (1958)
- Subarashiki dansei (1958)
- Yoru no kiba (1958)
- Arashi o Yobu Gakudan (1960)
- The Poem of the Blue Star (1960)
- Shōri to Haiboku (1960)
- Six Suspects (1960)
- Gonin no Totsugeki Tai (1961)
- The Man from the East (1961)
- Heiten Jikan (1962) a.k.a. Closing
- Hell's Kitchen (1962)
- Hoseki Dorobo (1962)
- Kurotokage (1962) a.k.a. Black Lizard
- Ankokugai Saidai no Kettō (1963) a.k.a. Duel of the Underworld (暗黒街最大の決闘)
- Bury Me Deep (1963)
- Daisanno Kagemusha (1963)
- The Night I Want to Dance (1963)
- Yakuza no Kunsho (1963)
- Ankokugai Odori (1964)
- Modae (1964)
- Gyangu Chōjō Sakusen (1965)
- Kuroi Yuwaku (1965)
- Yoru no Nettaigyo (1965) a.k.a. BGS of Ginza
- 1966 Koi to Namida no Taiyō
- 1967 Gekijo no Chibusa
- 1967 Hong Kong Nocturne - Director, screenwriter. [6][7]
- 1967 King Drummer
- 1967 Operation Lipstick - Director, screenwriter. [8][9]
- 1968 The Brain-Stealers
- 1968 Hong Kong Rhapsody
- Kushiro no Yoru (1968)
- Long Live Youth! (1969)
- The Millionaire Chase (1969)
- 1970 Apartment for Ladies [10]
- The Five Million Dollar Legacy (1970)
- The Performers (1970)
- Whose Baby Is in the Classroom? (1970)
- Young Lovers (1970)
- The Yellow Muffler (1971)
- Lill, My Darling Witch (1971)
- Sunset (1971)
- We Love Millionaires (1971)
- The Venus Tear Diamond (1971)
- Ikare Doku Hebi: Moku Gekisha o Kese (1976) a.k.a. Cobra
- Utareru Mae ni Ute! (1976)
- Aitsu to Lullaby (1983)
- Man Who Causes a Storm (1983)
Sources: [3]
Screenplays
[edit]- Mōjū tsukai no shōjo (1952)
Sources: [3]
References
[edit]- ^ 井上梅次監督が死去 「鷲と鷹」「嵐を呼ぶ男」 [Director Umetsugu Inoue dies: Washi to Taka and Man Who Causes a Storm] (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. February 15, 2010. Archived from the original on February 18, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ 訃報：井上梅次さん８６歳＝「嵐を呼ぶ男」監督 [Obituary: Mr. Umetsugu Inoue, 86, director of Man Who Causes a Storm] (in Japanese). Mainichi Shinbun. February 15, 2010. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ a b c 井上梅次 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ "Inoue Umetsugu 井上梅次" (PDF). Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "月丘夢路さんの夫で映画監督の井上梅次氏死去". Sports Nippon. 2010-02-15. Archived from the original on 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "Hong Kong Nocturne". fareastfilm.com. 2006. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Hong Kong Nocturne". hkmdb.com. February 8, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Operation Lipstick (1967) review". coolasscinema.com. January 25, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Operation Lipstick". hkmdb.com. April 27, 1967. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Film Screenings - Apartment for Ladies". lcsd.gov.hk. January 17, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Umetsugu Inoue at IMDb
- Umetsugu Inoue at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- Umetsugu Inoue at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Hong Kong Cinemagic entry[dead link]
- https://inoue-tsukioka.com The Inoue and Tsukioka Film Foundation (in Japanese)
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