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Yôichi Matsue(1930-2019)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Actor
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Yôichi Matsue was born on 26 October 1930 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. He was an assistant director and producer, known for Dersu Uzala (1975), High and Low (1963) and The Hidden Fortress (1958). He died on 9 March 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornOctober 26, 1930
DiedMarch 9, 2019(88)
BornOctober 26, 1930
DiedMarch 9, 2019(88)
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Known for

Akira Kurosawa in Dersu Uzala (1975)
Dersu Uzala
8.2
  • Producer(as Yoiti Mattsue)
  • 1975
Toshirô Mifune, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, and Tatsuya Nakadai in High and Low (1963)
High and Low
8.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1963
Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, and Misa Uehara in The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Hidden Fortress
8.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1958
Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
The Bad Sleep Well
8.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1960

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • John Boorman, Lee Marvin, and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
    Hell in the Pacific
    7.2
    • assistant director (as Yoichi Matsue)
    • 1968
  • Doto ichiman kairi (1966)
    Doto ichiman kairi
    4.0
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Kiganjô no bôken (1966)
    Kiganjô no bôken
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1966
  • Toshirô Mifune and Yûzô Kayama in Red Beard (1965)
    Red Beard
    8.3
    • assistant director
    • 1965
  • Nippon ichi no iro otoko (1963)
    Nippon ichi no iro otoko
    6.8
    • third assistant director
    • 1963
  • Toshirô Mifune, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi, and Tatsuya Nakadai in High and Low (1963)
    High and Low
    8.4
    • assistant director
    • 1963
  • Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi in The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
    The Bad Sleep Well
    8.0
    • assistant director
    • 1960
  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, and Misa Uehara in The Hidden Fortress (1958)
    The Hidden Fortress
    8.0
    • assistant director
    • 1958

Producer



  • Friends (1988)
    Friends
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1988
  • A Tale of Africa (1980)
    A Tale of Africa
    4.8
    • producer
    • 1980
  • Akira Kurosawa in Dersu Uzala (1975)
    Dersu Uzala
    8.2
    • producer (as Yoiti Mattsue)
    • 1975
  • Dodes'ka-den (1970)
    Dodes'ka-den
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1970
  • Song of the Horse (1970)
    Song of the Horse
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Yoichi Matsue)
    • 1970

Actor



  • The Wind Cannot Read (1958)
    The Wind Cannot Read
    6.1
    • Corporal Mori
    • 1958

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Yoichi Matsue
  • Born
    • October 26, 1930
    • Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Died
    • March 9, 2019
    • Tokyo, Japan(pneumonia)

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