Yasuzô Masumura(1924-1986)

In 1950 he traveled to Rome to study film-making at the prestigious Centro Sperimentale Cinematografico.

My goal is to create an exaggerated depiction featuring only the ideas and passions of living human beings. In Japanese society, which is essentially regimented, freedom and the individual do not exist. The theme of Japanese film is the emotions of the Japanese people, who have no choice but to live according to the norms of that society . . . After experiencing Europe for two years, I wanted to portray the type of beautifully vital, strong people I came to know there.