
Directing
Umetsugu Inoue
Born — Died
1923-05-31 — 2010-02-11
Place of birth
Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
40 titles
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
NRA crime film released in 1965
The Hoodlum Brothers
1965
7.0Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find a workable act after their magician father and younger sister leave to try their luck in Taiwan. A good friend gets them cast in a new movie, and the rest is history....
The Yellow Muffler
1972
8.0Order of Yakuza
Order of Yakuza
1962
10.0This is a film about three pretty young ladies from Hong Kong who work as sales agents who travel to a resort in Japan for the sole purpose of meeting and wooing millionaires.
We Love Millionaires
1971
10.0Legendary jewel thieves "Nocturnal Earl" (Ling Yun) and "Fragrant Night" (Lily Ho) are set on a collision course for destiny when both arrive in Japan to get their hands on the famous "Venus Tear Diamond." But sparks fly between the jewel thieves and the two fall instantly in love, without knowing that their beloved is after the very jewel each is seeking! To make matters worse, the diamond is in the possession of a randy widow who has her eye on the debonair male thief, and there's even a mystery man interested in the widow, too. Who's going to get the Venus Tear Diamond, and will it mean the end to a perfect love?
The Venus Tear Diamond
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fangs of Vengeance
1965
Behind the camera
NRA crime film released in 1965
The Hoodlum Brothers
1965
7.0Two sisters, Ching-ping (Irene Chen I-ling) and Pai-hung (Betty Ting Pei) struggle to find a workable act after their magician father and younger sister leave to try their luck in Taiwan. A good friend gets them cast in a new movie, and the rest is history....
The Yellow Muffler
1972
8.0Order of Yakuza
Order of Yakuza
1962
8.0Order of Yakuza
Order of Yakuza
1962
10.0This is a film about three pretty young ladies from Hong Kong who work as sales agents who travel to a resort in Japan for the sole purpose of meeting and wooing millionaires.
We Love Millionaires
1971
10.0Legendary jewel thieves "Nocturnal Earl" (Ling Yun) and "Fragrant Night" (Lily Ho) are set on a collision course for destiny when both arrive in Japan to get their hands on the famous "Venus Tear Diamond." But sparks fly between the jewel thieves and the two fall instantly in love, without knowing that their beloved is after the very jewel each is seeking! To make matters worse, the diamond is in the possession of a randy widow who has her eye on the debonair male thief, and there's even a mystery man interested in the widow, too. Who's going to get the Venus Tear Diamond, and will it mean the end to a perfect love?
The Venus Tear Diamond
1971
10.0Legendary jewel thieves "Nocturnal Earl" (Ling Yun) and "Fragrant Night" (Lily Ho) are set on a collision course for destiny when both arrive in Japan to get their hands on the famous "Venus Tear Diamond." But sparks fly between the jewel thieves and the two fall instantly in love, without knowing that their beloved is after the very jewel each is seeking! To make matters worse, the diamond is in the possession of a randy widow who has her eye on the debonair male thief, and there's even a mystery man interested in the widow, too. Who's going to get the Venus Tear Diamond, and will it mean the end to a perfect love?
The Venus Tear Diamond
1971
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fangs of Vengeance
1965
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Fangs of Vengeance
1965
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Red Scorpion Beauty
1979
2.0To prevent a drug ring from killing her brother, Ping Ping surrenders to police, claiming she is guilty of trafficking drugs. She is subsequently jailed. Years later she joins fellow inmates to escape and the girls are bent on smashing the drug ring and to wipe out its members.
Long Road to Freedom
1971
2.0To prevent a drug ring from killing her brother, Ping Ping surrenders to police, claiming she is guilty of trafficking drugs. She is subsequently jailed. Years later she joins fellow inmates to escape and the girls are bent on smashing the drug ring and to wipe out its members.
Long Road to Freedom
1971
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Duel of the Underworld
1963
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Duel of the Underworld
1963
8.0A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
The Brain-Stealers
1968
8.0A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
The Brain-Stealers
1968
NRKanako is an intelligent and beautiful girl in her third year of high school, but there was a dark shadow. Raised by her father, Jusaburo, who is the owner of the Matsukawa troupe, she grew up without knowing the love of her mother. She has been on stage since she was a child, but oneday she cried and complained to her father, and she stopped going to school. In a mock exams, Kanako overtook her classmate Tetsuji to take the lead. That evening, Kanako went to the Yasue Theater in the neighboring town with Eikichi, and saw the affair of her stepmother, Yumi, who should have been resting due to her illness. The man ran away in a hurry, and Yumi confessed that Kanako's mother, Miyako, had also run away for the same reason...
Jûnana-sai no teikô
1957
5.0Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect.
The Green Music Box
1955
5.0Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect.
The Green Music Box
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Three Brides for Three Sons
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Flame and the Code
1966
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Flame and the Code
1966
6.1No synopsis available yet.
Main Street in the Underworld
1964
6.1No synopsis available yet.
Main Street in the Underworld
1964
NRA young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.
Back Stairways
1965
NRA young man named Kijima who works as a pianist in a small bar is surprised when one of the customers asks if he won't pretend to be the fiance of his sister. He is even more surprised when he is offered a million yen to play this apparently harmless role. Actually, it is anything but harmless. Both the customer and his sister are involved in a jewel robbery in which they have double-crossed two of their accomplices who are now out of prison and thirsting for revenge.
Back Stairways
1965
NRA young girl travels to Ginza and fulfills her dream of singing to help the children of a poor orphanage and is mistaken for the missing granddaughter of a wealthy and heartless businessman.
Jazz on Parade (1956): The Tomboy from the Backstreets
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
乾杯!女学生
1954
6.7Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko’s father. He lost a title match five years ago as he was besotted by Natsuko, but Eikichi actually cannot give up the dream of the championship. One day, he meets Shuntaro Fuma, who is a punk kid but a promising boxer, and realizes the dream that he himself could never fulfill. Then, they together start to train with the aim of the title. Mari Shiraki is an up-and-coming ballerina under the patronage of Eikichi as well. Eikichi forbids Shuntaro and Mari to be romantically involved with someone during their training, however, they start to go on a date.
The Champion
1957
6.7Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko’s father. He lost a title match five years ago as he was besotted by Natsuko, but Eikichi actually cannot give up the dream of the championship. One day, he meets Shuntaro Fuma, who is a punk kid but a promising boxer, and realizes the dream that he himself could never fulfill. Then, they together start to train with the aim of the title. Mari Shiraki is an up-and-coming ballerina under the patronage of Eikichi as well. Eikichi forbids Shuntaro and Mari to be romantically involved with someone during their training, however, they start to go on a date.
The Champion
1957
6.7Eikichi Yamashiro, who is a former contender for the boxing title, works as a manager at a Club Champion owned by his fiancé Natsuko’s father. He lost a title match five years ago as he was besotted by Natsuko, but Eikichi actually cannot give up the dream of the championship. One day, he meets Shuntaro Fuma, who is a punk kid but a promising boxer, and realizes the dream that he himself could never fulfill. Then, they together start to train with the aim of the title. Mari Shiraki is an up-and-coming ballerina under the patronage of Eikichi as well. Eikichi forbids Shuntaro and Mari to be romantically involved with someone during their training, however, they start to go on a date.
The Champion
1957
NRA magician who targets the Yucun family, who obtain huge wealth through gemstones. Even the wise Kogoro was fooled by his meticulous criminal plan
The Beauty in the Bathroom
1978
NRPinky and Yoko are about to graduate. Full of hope and uncertainties they embark on a tale of temptation.
Season of Love
1969
6.0Story of love, jealousy and hatred among waitresses of a deluxe bar.
BGs of Ginza
1969
6.0Story of love, jealousy and hatred among waitresses of a deluxe bar.
BGs of Ginza
1969
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Beauty of the Black Narcissus
1978
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Gang's Upward Strategy
1965
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Gang's Upward Strategy
1965
NRshaw production
The Man with Two Wives
1971
