was a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 film director

Film director

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 and scriptwriter

Screenwriter

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. 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.

His film work extended to Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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, and he did the technical guidance for movies there from 1966 to 1970.

Director

• Jazz on Parade 1954 nen: Tokyo Cinderella Musume (1954)
• Mittsu no Kao (1955) aka Three Faces
• Hi no Tori (1956)
• Nikoyon Monogatari (1956)
• Shi no Jūjiro (1956)
• Man Who Causes a Storm
  Man Who Causes a Storm
  , or A Storming Drummer, is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue....
  
  (1957)
• Shorisha (1957)
• Washi to Taka
  Washi to taka
  is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue. Yujiro Ishihara won a Blue Ribbon Award in 1958 for best new actor in recognition of his performances in Washi to Taka and Man Who Causes a Storm ....
  
  (1957)
• Arashi o Yobu yūjō (1959) aka A Friendship That Causes a Storm
• Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
  Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku
  Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue....
  
  (1958)
• Subarashiki dansei
  Subarashiki dansei
  is a 1958 Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue....
  
  (1958)
• Yoru no kiba
  Yoru no kiba
  Yoru no kiba is a 1958 color Japanese film directed by Umetsugu Inoue....
  
  (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
  The Man from the East
  The Man from the East is a 1914 short Western film written, directed by and starring Tom Mix.-Cast:* Tom Mix - Tom Bates* Goldie Colwell - May* Leo D. Maloney - Ranch Foreman* Pat Chrisman - Stage Driver* Inez Walker - May's Aunt...
  
  (1961)
• Heiten Jikan (1962) aka Closing
• Hell's Kitchen (1962)
• Hoseki Dorobo (1962)
• Kurotokage (1962) aka Black Lizard
  Black Lizard
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• Ankokugai Saidai no Kettō (1963) aka Duel of the Underworld (暗黒街最大の決闘)
• 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 (1965) aka BGS of Ginza
• Koi to Namida no Taiyō (1966)
• Gekijo no Chibusa (1967)
• Hong Kong Nocturne
  Hong Kong Nocturne
  Hong Kong Nocturne is a 1967 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers musical film directed by Umetsugu Inoue.-Cast:* Paul Chang * Chan Hei * Chao Hsin Yen * Cheng Kang-Yeh - Wang Ying* Cheng Pei-pei - Chia Chuen-Chuen...
  
  (1967)
• King Drummer (1967)
• The Brain-Stealers (1968)
• Hong Kong Rhapsody
  Hong Kong Rhapsody
  Hong Kong Rhapsody is a 1968 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers musical film directed by Umetsugu Inoue.-Cast:* Chan Hung Lit * Chin Ping * Lily Ho * Peter Chen Ho - Chen Tzu-Hsin* Margaret Hsing Hui * Jing Ting...
  
  (1968)
• Kushiro no Yoru (1968)
• Long Live Youth! (1969)
• The Millionaire Chase (1969)
• Apartment for Ladies
  Apartment for Ladies
  Apartment for Ladies or Nu zi gong yu is a 1970 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers comedy film directed by Umetsugu Inoue.-Cast and roles:* Alice Au Yin Ching as Ding* Barry Chan as Tommy* Chou Chia-li* Ha Ping as Lulu* Man No Kuo...
  
  (1970)
• The Five Million Dollar Legacy (1970)
• The Performers (1970)
• Whose Baby Is in the Classroom? (1970)
• Young Lovers
  Young Lovers
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  (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 (1976) aka Cobra
• Utareru Mae ni Ute! (1976)
• Aitsu to Lullaby (1983)
• Man Who Causes a Storm (1983)

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