Yasuzo Masumura (増村 保造 Masumura Yasuzō, August 25, 1924 - November 23, 1986) was a Japanese film director. Masumura was born in Kōfu on Honshū. After dropping out of a law course at the University of Tokyo he worked as an assistant director at the Daiei studio, later returning to university to study philosophy; he graduated in 1949. He then won a scholarship allowing him to study film in Italy at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia under Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini and Luchino Visconti. Masumura returned to Japan in 1953 and from 1955 worked as a second-unit director on films directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and Kon Ichikawa, before directing his own first film, Kisses, in 1957. Over the next three decades he directed around 60 films in a variety of genres. His work is noted for his dark satire and fluid style. Notable films include Red Angel, Black Test Car, Giants and Toys, Blind Beast and Hoodlum Soldier. 마스무라 야스조(1924년생, Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 濡れた二人, 천 마리 학, 赤い衝撃가 있으며, 그 외에도 문신, 붉은 천사, 不敵な男, 女体, 대지의 아이, 호색일대남, 눈 먼 짐승, 痴人の愛, Eden no sono, 만지, 女経, 두 아내 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2022년 鳩のごとく 蛇のごとく 斜陽 집필을 맡았다. 1985년 少女に何が起ったか 집필을 맡았다. 1982년 이 아이의 7번째 생일을 축하하러 연출을 맡았다.