FILM DIRECTOR
Yasuzo Masumura
1924 - 1986
Yasuzo Masumura
Yasuzō Masumura (増村 保造, Masumura Yasuzō, 25 August 1924 – 23 November 1986) was a Japanese film director. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yasuzo Masumura has received more than 95,857 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Yasuzo Masumura is the 715th most popular film director (down from 670th in 2019), the 993rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 902nd in 2019) and the 36th most popular Japanese Film Director.
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96k
Page Views (PV)
51.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.41
Effective Languages (L*)
1.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Yasuzo Masumura ranks 715 out of 2,041. Before him are Olle Hellbom, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Enzo G. Castellari, Jacques Rozier, Dante Ferretti, and J. Stuart Blackton. After him are Paul Grimault, Steno, Tatyana Lioznova, Charles Vidor, Otakar Vávra, and Corey Yuen.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOlle Hellbom
1925 - 1982
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 709
Andrey Zvyagintsev
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 710
Enzo G. Castellari
1938 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 711
Jacques Rozier
1926 - 2023
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 712
Dante Ferretti
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 713
J. Stuart Blackton
1875 - 1941
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 714
Yasuzo Masumura
1924 - 1986
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 715
Paul Grimault
1905 - 1994
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 716
Steno
1917 - 1988
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 717
Tatyana Lioznova
1924 - 2011
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 718
Charles Vidor
1900 - 1959
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 719
Otakar Vávra
1911 - 2011
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 720
Corey Yuen
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 721
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Yasuzo Masumura ranks 225. Before him are Olivier Gendebien, Klaus Huber, Mike Bongiorno, Edwin Ernest Salpeter, Martha Hyer, and George Segal. After him are Tatyana Lioznova, Dennis Weaver, Max van der Stoel, Philip Stone, Mutesa II of Buganda, and Li Li-hua. Among people deceased in 1986, Yasuzo Masumura ranks 136. Before him are Teddy Wilson, Moses Finley, W. Averell Harriman, Lili Kraus, Ilmari Salminen, and Keenan Wynn. After him are Broderick Crawford, Ivan Papanin, Murray Hamilton, Tahir Yahya, Moderato Wisintainer, and Ernst Lehner.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsOlivier Gendebien
RACING DRIVER
1924 - 1998
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 219
Klaus Huber
COMPOSER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 220
Mike Bongiorno
PRESENTER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 221
Edwin Ernest Salpeter
ASTRONOMER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 222
Martha Hyer
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 223
George Segal
PAINTER
1924 - 2000
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 224
Yasuzo Masumura
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1986
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 225
Tatyana Lioznova
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2011
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 226
Dennis Weaver
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 227
Max van der Stoel
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 228
Philip Stone
ACTOR
1924 - 2003
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 229
Mutesa II of Buganda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1969
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 230
Li Li-hua
ACTOR
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 231
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsTeddy Wilson
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 130
Moses Finley
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 131
W. Averell Harriman
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1986
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 132
Lili Kraus
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1986
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 133
Ilmari Salminen
ATHLETE
1902 - 1986
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 134
Keenan Wynn
ACTOR
1916 - 1986
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 135
Yasuzo Masumura
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1986
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 136
Broderick Crawford
ACTOR
1911 - 1986
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 137
Ivan Papanin
EXPLORER
1894 - 1986
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 138
Murray Hamilton
ACTOR
1923 - 1986
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 139
Tahir Yahya
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1986
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 140
Moderato Wisintainer
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1986
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 141
Ernst Lehner
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1986
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 142
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Yasuzo Masumura ranks 993 out of 6,245. Before him are Makino Nobuaki (1861), Kyōko Kagawa (1931), Akira Ifukube (1914), Nagayasu Honda (null), Ryōtarō Shiba (1923), and Tsubouchi Shōyō (1859). After him are Nakahama Manjirō (1827), Jien (1155), Natsuo Kirino (1951), Akio Ōtsuka (1959), Takehito Koyasu (1967), and Tōson Shimazaki (1872).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsMakino Nobuaki
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1949
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 987
Kyōko Kagawa
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 988
Akira Ifukube
COMPOSER
1914 - 2006
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 989
Nagayasu Honda
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 990
Ryōtarō Shiba
WRITER
1923 - 1996
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 991
Tsubouchi Shōyō
WRITER
1859 - 1935
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 992
Yasuzo Masumura
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1986
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 993
Nakahama Manjirō
LINGUIST
1827 - 1898
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 994
Jien
WRITER
1155 - 1225
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 995
Natsuo Kirino
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 996
Akio Ōtsuka
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 997
Takehito Koyasu
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 998
Tōson Shimazaki
WRITER
1872 - 1943
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 999
Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan
Among film directors born in Japan, Yasuzo Masumura ranks 36. Before him are Juzo Itami (1933), Mamoru Hosoda (1967), Yoji Yamada (1931), Keisuke Kinoshita (1912), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (1950), and Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910). After him are Sion Sono (1961), Shinobu Hashimoto (1918), Tadashi Imai (1912), Yasushi Akimoto (1958), Masato Harada (1949), and Yoshishige Yoshida (1933).
Juzo Itami
1933 - 1997
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 30
Mamoru Hosoda
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 31
Yoji Yamada
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 32
Keisuke Kinoshita
1912 - 1998
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 33
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 34
Tomoyuki Tanaka
1910 - 1997
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 35
Yasuzo Masumura
1924 - 1986
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 36
Sion Sono
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 37
Shinobu Hashimoto
1918 - 2018
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 38
Tadashi Imai
1912 - 1991
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 39
Yasushi Akimoto
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 40
Masato Harada
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 41
Yoshishige Yoshida
1933 - 2022
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 42