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Umetsugu Inoue

Directing • 1923-05-31 • Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

Umetsugu Inoue (井上梅次 Inoue Umetsugu) was a Japanese film director and scriptwriter. He directed 115 movies, wrote 101 screenplays, and is credited with the original story for five films. In addition, he worked with all six major Japanese film production companies.

Known For

Oinochi Chōdai

Oinochi Chōdai

1981

The Third Shadow Warrior

The Third Shadow Warrior

1963

Black Lizard

Black Lizard

1962

Main Street in the Underworld

Main Street in the Underworld

1964

Man Who Causes a Storm

Man Who Causes a Storm

1957

The Eagle and the Hawk

The Eagle and the Hawk

1957

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Filmography

1983
The Guy Who Brings On A StormFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1983
Aitsu to lullabyFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1983
Toshi in Takarazuka: Love ForeverFilm
Director
1982
The Beauty of Heaven and HellFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1982
Beauty at the Bottom of the LakeFilm
Director
1982
The Beauty at the Dressing TableFilm
Director
1982
おんな霧隠才蔵　戦国忍者風雲録Film
Director
1981
Oinochi ChōdaiTV
Director • 13 episodes
★ 10.0
1981
Beauty with White BreastsFilm
Director
1981
Beauty of the Five-Storied PagodaFilm
Director
1981
Beauty in the Mirror HellFilm
Director
1981
変装探偵殺人鬼はバラが好きFilm
Director
1980
Enchanted BeautyFilm
Director
★ 5.5
1980
Beauty of the Land of Cherry BlossomsFilm
Director
1980
Emmanuel's BeautyFilm
Director
1979
Red Scorpion BeautyFilm
Director
1979
Devilish BeautyFilm
Director
1979
The Beauty of the Big ClockFilm
Director
1979
The Jeweled BeautyFilm
Director
1978
The Beauty of the Black NarcissusFilm
Director
1978
Beauty on Death RowFilm
Director
1978
White Mermaid BeautyFilm
Director
1978
Fairy BeautyFilm
Director
1978
The Beauty in the BathroomFilm
Director
1977
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzuTV
Director • 19 episodes
1977
The Faceless ManFilm
Director
1976
Cobra 2Film
Director
1975
Visitor After DarkFilm
Director
1974
CobraFilm
Director
★ 8.7
1972
The Yellow MufflerFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1971
The Venus Tear DiamondFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1971
We Love MillionairesFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1971
Lill, My Darling WitchFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1971
SunsetFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1971
Human TargetFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1971
Long Road to FreedomFilm
Director
★ 2.0
1971
The Man with Two WivesFilm
Director
1971
Hibari no SubeteFilm
Director
1970
Apartment for LadiesFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1970
The Five Billion Dollar LegacyFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1970
Young LoversFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1970
The PerformersFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1970
Whose Baby Is in the Classroom?Film
Director
★ 6.0
1970
Hana no fushichoFilm
Director
1969
BGs of GinzaFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1969
The Millionaire ChaseFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1969
Season of LoveFilm
Director
1969
Murder in the DeepFilm
Director
1969
夕陽の恋人Film
Director
1969
The Singing EscortFilm
Director
1968
The Brain-StealersFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1968
Hong Kong RhapsodyFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1967
Hong Kong NocturneFilm
Director
★ 5.9
1967
King DrummerFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1967
Operation LipstickFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1967
The Stronger SexFilm
Director
1967
Swift CurrentFilm
Director
1967
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: KamakiriFilm
Director
1966
フォークで行こう銀嶺は恋してるFilm
Director
1966
The Sun of Love and TearsFilm
Director
1966
Prison Release Loyalty OfferingFilm
Director
1966
Flame and the CodeFilm
Director
1965
Gang's Upward StrategyFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1965
Black TemptationFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1965
Grand ContestFilm
Director
1965
The Hoodlum BrothersFilm
Director
1965
Back StairwaysFilm
Director
1965
Fangs of VengeanceFilm
Director
1964
Main Street in the UnderworldFilm
Director
★ 6.1
1964
Black ThiefFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1964
ModaeFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1964
Black Trump CardFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1964
Melody of CrimeFilm
Director
1963
The Third Shadow WarriorFilm
Director
★ 7.2
1963
Bury Me DeepFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1963
The Night We DancedFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1963
Duel of the UnderworldFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1963
Operation UnderworldFilm
Director
1963
Tale of Scarlet LoveFilm
Director
1962
Black LizardFilm
Director
★ 7.1
1962
The Venus' TearFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1962
Hell's KitchenFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1962
Order of YakuzaFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1962
Closing TimeFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1962
The Actress and the Three RascalsFilm
Director
1961
Last-Ditch GloryFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1961
The Man from the EastFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1961
Nocturne of a WomanFilm
Director
★ 7.0
1961
Refresher Course for WivesFilm
Director
1961
With Wife, Children, and FriendsFilm
Director
1961
The Ginza Three BoysFilm
Director
1960
Victory and DefeatFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1960
Singing in the SunFilm
Director
★ 8.0
1960
The 6th SuspectFilm
Director
1960
The Last BetrayalFilm
Director
1960
The Poem of the Blue StarFilm
Director
1959
Friendship of JazzFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1959
Tokyo no KodokuFilm
Director
1959
Gunshū no naka no taiyōFilm
Director
1959
Elegy to YouthFilm
Director
1959
The Forgotten WaterfrontFilm
Director
1958
That Wonderful GuyFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1958
Fangs of NightFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1958
Zoku fûfu hyakkeiFilm
Director
1958
The Husband Wore the ApronFilm
Director
1958
Tomorrow is Another DayFilm
Director
1957
Man Who Causes a StormFilm
Director
★ 6.8
1957
The Eagle and the HawkFilm
Director
★ 6.1
1957
The ChampionFilm
Director
★ 6.7
1957
Dancing SistersFilm
Director
1957
Jûnana-sai no teikôFilm
Director
1957
危険な関係Film
Director
1956
CrossroadFilm
Director
★ 4.4
1956
Nikoyon monogatariFilm
Director
★ 9.0
1956
PhoenixFilm
Director
★ 6.5
1956
Lunar EclipseFilm
Director
1956
Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the BackstreetsFilm
Director
1955
The Three FacesFilm
Director
★ 10.0
1955
The Green Music BoxFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1955
Cheers to the Jazz GirlFilm
Director
1955
The juvenileFilm
Director
1954
東京シンデレラ娘Film
Director
★ 8.0
1954
Wedding SeasonFilm
Director
1954
乾杯！女学生Film
Director
1954
A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz FestivalFilm
Director
1953
Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy MarriageFilm
Director
1952
Love's CheerleaderFilm
Director
1950
Duel in the SunFilm
Assistant Director
1950
Red Peony of NightFilm
Assistant Director
1950
Red Peony of NightFilm
First Assistant Director