
Person
Umetsugu Inoue
Directing · 1923–2010 · Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Biography
Umetsugu Inoue was a Japanese film director and scriptwriter. 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.
Known for

Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
Director

The Green Music Box
Writer

Duel of the Underworld
Screenplay

We Love Millionaires
Director

Long Road to Freedom
Director

The Hoodlum Brothers
Director

Fangs of Vengeance
Screenplay

Black Thief
Director

Oinochi Chōdai
Director

Gang's Upward Strategy
Director
Filmography
- 1983Aitsu to lullabyWriter
- 1983Toshi in Takarazuka: Love ForeverDirector
- 1983The Guy Who Brings On A StormDirector
- 1982Beauty at the Bottom of the LakeDirector
- 1982The Beauty at the Dressing TableDirector
- 1982おんな霧隠才蔵 戦国忍者風雲録Screenplay
- 1982The Beauty of Heaven and HellDirector
- 1981Oinochi ChōdaiDirector
- 1981Beauty with White BreastsDirector
- 1981変装探偵 殺人鬼はバラが好きDirector
- 1981Beauty in the Mirror HellDirector
- 1981Beauty of the Five-Storied PagodaDirector
- 1980Enchanted BeautyDirector
- 1980Emmanuel's BeautyDirector
- 1980Beauty of the Land of Cherry BlossomsDirector
- 1979The Beauty of the Big ClockDirector
- 1979Red Scorpion BeautyDirector
- 1979Devilish BeautyDirector
- 1979The Jeweled BeautyDirector
- 1978Fairy BeautyDirector
- 1978The Beauty of the Black NarcissusScreenplay
- 1978White Mermaid BeautyDirector
- 1978Beauty on Death RowDirector
- 1978The Beauty in the BathroomDirector
- 1977The Faceless ManDirector
- 1977Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzuDirector
- 1976Cobra 2Director
- 1975Visitor After DarkScreenplay
- 1974CobraDirector
- 1972The Yellow MufflerDirector
- 1971Hibari no SubeteDirector
- 1971SunsetDirector
- 1971Lill, My Darling WitchDirector
- 1971Human TargetScreenplay
- 1971We Love MillionairesDirector
- 1971The Man with Two WivesDirector
- 1971Long Road to FreedomDirector
- 1971The Venus Tear DiamondDirector
- 1970Apartment for LadiesDirector
- 1970Hana no fushichoScreenplay
- 1970Young LoversDirector
- 1970The Five Billion Dollar LegacyDirector
- 1970Whose Baby Is in the Classroom?Director
- 1970The PerformersScreenplay
- 1969Murder in the DeepWriter
- 1969The Singing EscortWriter
- 1969夕陽の恋人Director
- 1969The Millionaire ChaseDirector
- 1969BGs of GinzaDirector
- 1969Season of LoveDirector
- 1968The Brain-StealersDirector
- 1968Hong Kong RhapsodyWriter
- 1967King DrummerDirector
- 1967The Stronger SexDirector
- 1967Swift CurrentScreenplay
- 1967Operation LipstickDirector
- 1967Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: KamakiriDirector
- 1967Hong Kong NocturneDirector
- 1966Prison Release Loyalty OfferingDirector
- 1966フォークで行こう 銀嶺は恋してるDirector
- 1966The Stormy ManStory
- 1966The Sun of Love and TearsScreenplay
- 1966Flame and the CodeDirector
- 1965Gang's Upward StrategyDirector
- 1965Black TemptationScreenplay
- 1965The Hoodlum BrothersDirector
- 1965Fangs of VengeanceScreenplay
- 1965Grand ContestDirector
- 1965Back StairwaysScreenplay
- 1964Black ThiefDirector
- 1964ModaeDirector
- 1964Black Trump CardDirector
- 1964Main Street in the UnderworldScreenplay
- 1964Melody of CrimeDirector
- 1963The Night We DancedScreenplay
- 1963Operation UnderworldDirector
- 1963Tale of Scarlet LoveScreenplay
- 1963Duel of the UnderworldScreenplay
- 1963Bury Me DeepDirector
- 1963The Third Shadow WarriorDirector
- 1962Order of YakuzaScreenplay
- 1962Hell's KitchenDirector
- 1962The Venus' TearScreenplay
- 1962Closing TimeDirector
- 1962Black LizardDirector
- 1962The Actress and the Three RascalsDirector
- 1961With Wife, Children, and FriendsDirector
- 1961Refresher Course for WivesDirector
- 1961Gonin no totsugeki taiDirector
- 1961The Man from the EastDirector
- 1961Nocturne of a WomanDirector
- 1961The Ginza Three BoysWriter
- 1960The 6th SuspectDirector
- 1960The Last BetrayalDirector
- 1960Singing in the SunDirector
- 1960Victory and DefeatDirector
- 1960The Poem of the Blue StarDirector
- 1959The Forgotten WaterfrontDirector
- 1959Elegy to YouthDirector
- 1959Tokyo no KodokuDirector
- 1959Gunshū no naka no taiyōDirector
- 1959Friendship of JazzDirector
- 1958Zoku fûfu hyakkeiDirector
- 1958That Wonderful GuyDirector
- 1958Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga FukuDirector
- 1958The Husband Wore the ApronDirector
- 1958Fangs of NightDirector
- 1957Man Who Causes a StormScreenplay
- 1957The Eagle and the HawkWriter
- 1957Jûnana-sai no teikôDirector
- 1957The ChampionScreenplay
- 1957Dancing SistersDirector
- 1956Lunar EclipseDirector
- 1956Nikoyon monogatariDirector
- 1956PhoenixDirector
- 1956Drums Love and DreamsScreenplay
- 1956CrossroadDirector
- 1956Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the BackstreetsDirector
- 1955The juvenileWriter
- 1955Three FacesDirector
- 1955The Green Music BoxWriter
- 1955Cheers to the Jazz GirlScreenplay
- 1954Wedding SeasonDirector
- 1954乾杯!女学生Director
- 1954東京シンデレラ娘Director
- 1954A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz FestivalDirector
- 1953Achako's Notebook of Youth 4: Happy MarriageDirector
- 1952Love's CheerleaderDirector
- 1952Mōjū Tsukai no ShōjoScreenplay
- 1951Meeting of the Ghost of Apres-GuerreScreenplay
- 1950Red Peony of NightAssistant Director
- 1950Duel in the SunAssistant Director
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