Masumura Yasuzo

[Arnault CASTEL]

Hong Kong Arts Centre is presenting a retrospective of this director in
June : "The Stories of Passion - The Liberating Women of Masumura Yasuzo"
Movies shown are the following :
     - Kisses (Kuchisuzuke)
     - The Blue Sky Maiden (Aozora Musume)
     - The precipice (Hyoheki)
     - Giants and Toys (Kyojin to Gangu)
     - The bogus student (Nise Daigakusei)
     - The black test car (Kuro no shisosha)
     - Manji
     - Seisaku's wife (Seisaku no tsuma)
     - Nakano spy school (Rikugun nakano gakko)
     - Red Angel (Akaai Tenshi)
     - The wife of seishu Hanaoka (Hanaoka seishu no tsuma)
     - Thousand cranes (Sembazuru)
     - Play with fire (Asobi)
     - Lullaby of the earth (Daichi no komoriuta)
I've never seen any movie by this director and would appreciate to receive
comments on this director and his work, as well as recommendations on which
movies in the above list are worth checking and/or "must see"
Thanks
Arnault Castel