Umetsugu Inoue

Umetsugu Inoue
井上 梅次
Inoue (standing) with Yumeji Tsukioka
Born(1923-05-31)31 May 1923
Japan
Died11 February 2010(2010-02-11) (aged 86)
Japan
Occupationsfilm director, screenwriter
Years active1952–1983

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

The filmography of Umetsugu Inoue includes:

Director

  • Jazz on Parade 1954 nen: Tokyo Cinderella Musume (1954)
  • Mittsu no Kao a.k.a. Three Faces (1955)
  • Midori haruka ni a.k.a. The Green Music Box (1955)
  • 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 a.k.a. A Friendship That Causes a Storm (1959)
  • 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 a.k.a. Closing (1962)
  • Hell's Kitchen (1962)
  • Hoseki Dorobo (1962)
  • Kurotokage a.k.a. Black Lizard (1962)
  • Ankokugai Saidai no Kettō a.k.a. Duel of the Underworld (暗黒街最大の決闘) (1963)
  • 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 a.k.a. BGS of Ginza (1965)
  • Koi to Namida no Taiyō (1966)
  • Gekijo no Chibusa (1967)
  • Hong Kong Nocturne (1967) - Director, screenwriter.[6][7]
  • King Drummer (1967)
  • Operation Lipstick (1967) - Director, screenwriter.[8][9]
  • The Brain-Stealers (1968)
  • Hong Kong Rhapsody (1968)
  • Kushiro no Yoru (1968)
  • Long Live Youth! (1969)
  • The Millionaire Chase (1969)
  • Apartment for Ladies (1970)[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 a.k.a. Cobra (1976)
  • Utareru Mae ni Ute! (1976)
  • Aitsu to Lullaby (1983)
  • Man Who Causes a Storm (1983)
  • Toshi in Takarazuka: Love Forever (1983)

Sources: [3]

Screenplays

Sources: [3]

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 井上梅次 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Inoue Umetsugu 井上梅次" (PDF). Hong Kong Film Archive. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-12-28. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Hong Kong Nocturne". fareastfilm.com. 2006. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Hong Kong Nocturne". hkmdb.com. February 8, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Operation Lipstick (1967) review". coolasscinema.com. January 25, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Operation Lipstick". hkmdb.com. April 27, 1967. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Film Screenings - Apartment for Ladies". lcsd.gov.hk. January 17, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
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