Masashige Narusawa Explained

Masashige Narusawa
Birth Date:	29 January 1925
Birth Place:	Ueda, Nagano Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Death Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Occupation:	Screenwriter Director

Masashige Narusawa (Japanese: 成沢昌茂, Narusawa Masashige; 29 January 1925 – 13 February 2021) was a Japanese screenwriter and director.^[1]

Biography

Narusawa was best known for writing screenplays for the last films of director Kenji Mizoguchi, including The Woman in the Rumor, Princess Yang Kwei Fei, Shin Heike Monogatari, and Street of Shame. He directed six films and wrote over 80 screenplays between 1949 and 1975.^[2]

Masashige Narusawa died in Tokyo on 13 February 2021 at the age of 96.

Filmography

Screenwriter

• The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa (1952)
• Tange Sazen (1952)
• The Wild Geese (1953)
• The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
• Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)
• Shin Heike Monogatari (1955)
• Street of Shame (1956)
• (1959)
• (1961)
• Love Under the Crucifix (1962)
• Black Lizard (1968)
• Curse of the Blood (1968)

Director

• (1966)
• Portrait of Madame Yuki (1975)^[3]

Television

• The Scent of Incense (1965)
• Playgirl (1970)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 成沢昌茂さん死去. 17 February 2021. Asahi Digital. Japanese.
2. Web site: 成沢昌茂. jmdb.ne.jp. Japanese.
3. Web site: 雪夫人繪圖. 27 February 2021. Kinenote. Japanese. Film produced in 1969 and released in 1975.