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Takashi Matsuyama(1908-1977)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Set Decorator
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Takashi Matsuyama was born on 22 September 1908 in Kobe, Japan. He was an art director and production designer, known for Seven Samurai (1954), Rashomon (1950) and Stray Dog (1949). He died on 14 July 1977.
BornSeptember 22, 1908
DiedJuly 14, 1977(68)
BornSeptember 22, 1908
DiedJuly 14, 1977(68)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Toshirō Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katō, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai
8.6
  • Art Director(as Sô Matsuyama)
  • 1954
Toshirō Mifune and Machiko Kyô in Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon
8.1
  • Production Designer
  • 1950
Toshirō Mifune, Keiko Awaji, and Takashi Shimura in Stray Dog (1949)
Stray Dog
7.8
  • Production Designer
  • 1949
Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru
8.3
  • Production Designer
  • 1952

Credits

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Art Director

  • Toshirō Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, and Tatsuya Nakadai in The Sword of Doom (1966)
    The Sword of Doom
    7.9
    • Art Director
    • 1966
  • Yoake no uta (1965)
    Yoake no uta
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • The Flame of Devotion (1964)
    The Flame of Devotion
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1964
  • Shutsugeki
    • Art Director (as Sô Matsuyama)
    • 1964
  • Hikaru umi (1963)
    Hikaru umi
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • Alone on the Pacific (1963)
    Alone on the Pacific
    7.0
    • Art Director (as Sô Matsuyama)
    • 1963
  • Escape Into Terror (1963)
    Escape Into Terror
    • Art Director
    • 1963
  • Shirobanba (1962)
    Shirobanba
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Ginza no koi no monogatari (1962)
    Ginza no koi no monogatari
    6.0
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Season of Farewell (1962)
    Season of Farewell
    • Art Director
    • 1962
  • Arabu no arashi (1961)
    Arabu no arashi
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1961
  • Ineko Arima and Chikage Awashima in Mozu (1961)
    Mozu
    7.4
    • Art Director (as Sô Matsuyama)
    • 1961
  • Shokei zen'ya (1961)
    Shokei zen'ya
    • Art Director (as Sô Matsuyama)
    • 1961
  • Tōru Abe, Shinsuke Ashida, and Jun Hamamura in The Jungle Block (1960)
    The Jungle Block
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Ajisai no uta (1960)
    Ajisai no uta
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1960

Production Designer

  • Go! Go! Wakadaishô (1969)
    Go! Go! Wakadaishô
    • Production Designer
    • 1969
  • Kamo to negi
    • Production Designer
    • 1968
  • Bakumatsu: Tenamonya daizôdô
    • Production Designer
    • 1967
  • Tenamonya yurei dochu (1967)
    Tenamonya yurei dochu
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1967
  • Green Light to Joy (1967)
    Green Light to Joy
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1967
  • Kore ga seishun da!
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Big Wind from Tokyo
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Tenamonya Tôkaidô
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Izuko e
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Yūjirō Ishihara in Shirotori (1965)
    Shirotori
    8.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1965
  • Shima Iwashita in The Scarlet Camellia (1964)
    The Scarlet Camellia
    6.6
    • Production Designer
    • 1964
  • Brand of Evil (1964)
    Brand of Evil
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1964
  • Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi (1962)
    Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
    4.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1962
  • Taiheiyô no katsugiya (1961)
    Taiheiyô no katsugiya
    • Production Designer
    • 1961
  • Machi kara machi e tsumujikaze (1961)
    Machi kara machi e tsumujikaze
    • Production Designer
    • 1961

Set Decorator

  • Toshirō Mifune and Takashi Shimura in Drunken Angel (1948)
    Drunken Angel
    7.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1948
  • The Whole Family Works (1939)
    The Whole Family Works
    6.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1939
  • Etchan no sen'ninbari
    • Set Decorator
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sô Matsuyama
  • Born
    • September 22, 1908
    • Kobe, Japan
  • Died
    • July 14, 1977

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