Biografía y filmografía

Toshio Masuda

Toshio Masuda (舛田 利雄. Masuda Toshio, nacido el 5 de octubre de 1927 en Kobe, Hyōgo, Japón) fue un director de cine japonés. Se ganó la reputación de ser un cineasta que lograba éxitos de taquilla de manera constante. A lo largo de cinco décadas, 16 de sus películas figuraron en las listas de las diez más taquilleras del año en Japón, un récord que lo sitúa en segundo lugar dentro de la industria.

Entre 1958 y 1968, dirigió 52 películas para la compañía Nikkatsu. Fue su principal director de cine de acción y trabajó con las mayores estrellas del estudio, entre ellas Yujiro Ishihara, con quien realizó 25 filmes. Tras el colapso del sistema de estudios, pasó a dirigir una serie de producciones de gran presupuesto, como la coproducción entre Estados Unidos y Japón «Tora! Tora! Tora!» (1970) y la epopeya de ciencia ficción «Catastrophe 1999: The Prophecies of Nostradamus» (1974). También participó en producciones de anime, como la serie «Space Battleship Yamato». Su drama corporativo «Company Funeral» (1989) le valió una nominación a los premios de la Academia Japonesa, además de galardones en los premios Blue Ribbon y los premios de cine Mainichi.

En Japón, sus películas son muy recordadas por los aficionados y consideradas por la crítica como hitos dentro de sus respectivos géneros. Fuera de su país, sigue siendo poco conocido, salvo por contadas excepciones de su etapa posterior a Nikkatsu, como «Tora! Tora! Tora!». No obstante, varias de sus obras fueron proyectadas en 2005 durante una retrospectiva del cine de acción de Nikkatsu celebrada en Italia, y algunas han llegado posteriormente a Estados Unidos.

Fotos

Películas (99)

Fujisawa Shuhei's Sparkling Sword: Puppeteer in the Shadows

Fujisawa Shuhei's Sparkling Sword: Puppeteer in the Shadows

1997 · Director

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon

Date Masamune: The One-Eyed Dragon

1993 · Director

Heavenly Sin

Heavenly Sin

1992 · Director

The Unruly Ronin's Journey II

The Unruly Ronin's Journey II

1992 · Director

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

1992 · Director

Sure Death 5

Sure Death 5

1991 · Director

The Great Shogunate Battle

The Great Shogunate Battle

1991 · Director

Dohten

Dohten

1991 · Director, Screenplay

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Minamoto Yoshitsune

1990 · Director

The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls

The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls

1990 · Director

Company Executives

Company Executives

1989 · Director

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

1989 · Director

This Story of Love

This Story of Love

1987 · Director

Tokyo Blackout

Tokyo Blackout

1987 · Director, Writer

Katayoku dake no tenshi

Katayoku dake no tenshi

1986 · Director

Vendetta of Obligation

Vendetta of Obligation

1985 · Director

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

Odin: Starlight Mutiny

1985 · Director, Screenplay

Love: Starting on a Journey

Love: Starting on a Journey

1985 · Screenplay, Director

Zero

Zero

1984 · Director

L・O・V・I・N・G

L・O・V・I・N・G

1983 · Director

Battle Anthem

Battle Anthem

1983 · Director

Final Yamato

Final Yamato

1983 · Screenplay

Future War 198X

Future War 198X

1982 · Director

Highteen Boogie

Highteen Boogie

1982 · Director, Writer

The Imperial Japanese Empire

The Imperial Japanese Empire

1982 · Director

The Last Days of Planet Earth

The Last Days of Planet Earth

1981 · Screenplay, Adaptation, Director

Port Arthur

Port Arthur

1980 · Director

Be Forever Yamato

Be Forever Yamato

1980 · Director, Screenplay

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage

1979 · Director, Writer

Triton of the Sea

Triton of the Sea

1979 · Supervising Producer

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato

1978 · Director, Screenplay, Original Story

High Seas Hijack

High Seas Hijack

1977 · Screenplay

Space Battleship Yamato

Space Battleship Yamato

1977 · Director

Human Revolution II

Human Revolution II

1976 · Director

Conflagration

Conflagration

1975 · Screenplay

My Blood is the Blood of Others

My Blood is the Blood of Others

1974 · Director, Screenplay

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974 · Voice, Director, Screenplay, Adaptation

The Human Revolution

The Human Revolution

1973 · Director

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny

1972 · Director

Shadow Hunters

Shadow Hunters

1972 · Director

Sword and Flower

Sword and Flower

1972 · Director

Chase That Man

Chase That Man

1972 · Director

Law of the Outlaw

Law of the Outlaw

1971 · Director

Challenge at Dawn

Challenge at Dawn

1971 · Director

Spartan Education

Spartan Education

1970 · Director

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970 · Director

The Cleanup

The Cleanup

1969 · Director

The Fatal Raid

The Fatal Raid

1969 · Director, Screenplay

Exiled to Hell

Exiled to Hell

1969 · Director, Screenplay

Monument to the Girl's Corps

Monument to the Girl's Corps

1968 · Director

Man of a Stormy Era

Man of a Stormy Era

1968 · Director, Screenplay

Song of my Life

Song of my Life

1968 · Director

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

Outlaw: Gangster VIP

1968 · Director

The Endless Duel

The Endless Duel

1967 · Director, Screenplay

Velvet Hustler

Velvet Hustler

1967 · Director, Writer

対決

対決

1967 · Director, Screenplay

The Man of Victory

The Man of Victory

1967 · Director, Screenplay

Challenge for Glory

Challenge for Glory

1966 · Director, Screenplay

The Stormy Man

The Stormy Man

1966 · Director

Kill the Night Rose

Kill the Night Rose

1966 · Director

Blood Shed

Blood Shed

1966 · Director, Screenplay

Showdown in the Red Valley

Showdown in the Red Valley

1965 · Director

Why Are We Young?

Why Are We Young?

1965 · Director, Screenplay

Taking the Castle

Taking the Castle

1965 · Director, Screenplay

Eliminate The Killer

Eliminate The Killer

1964 · Director

Jinsei Gekijo

Jinsei Gekijo

1964 · Director

Red Handkerchief

Red Handkerchief

1964 · Director, Screenplay

Prince of Wolves

Prince of Wolves

1963 · Director

Escape into Terror

Escape into Terror

1963 · Director

A Man with Dragon Tattoos

A Man with Dragon Tattoos

1962 · Director

Two People, Yet All Alone

Two People, Yet All Alone

1962 · Director

零戦黒雲一家

零戦黒雲一家

1962 · Director, Screenplay

Keep Your Chin Up

Keep Your Chin Up

1962 · Director

A City Where Men Live

A City Where Men Live

1962 · Director, Screenplay

Quiet Man of the Underworld

Quiet Man of the Underworld

1961 · Director

Lost in the Sun

Lost in the Sun

1961 · Director

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun

Where the Horizon Meets the Sun

1961 · Director

Hotbed of Crime

Hotbed of Crime

1961 · Director, Screenplay

Man at the Bullfight

Man at the Bullfight

1960 · Director, Screenplay

The Brawler

The Brawler

1960 · Director

The Day of Youth

The Day of Youth

1960 · Director

Yakuza Song

Yakuza Song

1960 · Director

The Sky Is Mine

The Sky Is Mine

1959 · Director

A Man Explodes

A Man Explodes

1959 · Director

We Live Today

We Live Today

1959 · Director

Get Over Her

Get Over Her

1959 · Director, Screenplay

The Perfect Game

The Perfect Game

1958 · Director

Red Pier

Red Pier

1958 · Director, Writer

Rusty Knife

Rusty Knife

1958 · Director, Writer

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

1957 · Assistant Director

The Champion

The Champion

1957 · Screenplay, Assistant Director

Dancing Sisters

Dancing Sisters

1957 · Assistant Director

Lunar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse

1956 · Writer

Nikoyon monogatari

Nikoyon monogatari

1956 · Assistant Director

Phoenix

Phoenix

1956 · Assistant Director

The Burmese Harp

The Burmese Harp

1956 · Assistant Director

Evil Reward

Evil Reward

1956 · Screenplay

The Heart

The Heart

1955 · Assistant Director

The Three Faces

The Three Faces

1955 · Screenplay

Series (5)