Azuma Morisaki (森崎 æ ±, Morisaki Azuma, 19 November 1927 â€" 16
July 2020) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.Morisaki was
born in Nagasaki Prefecture and graduated from Kyoto University. After
editing the film magazine Jidai Eiga, he joined the Shochiku studio in
1956.Moving from the Kyoto to Ofuna Studio, he wrote screenplays for
Yoji Yamada's comedies and made his directorial debut in 1969 with
Woman Can't Be Beaten. Known for his earthy, acerbic comedy, he also
directed one episode of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. Turning
freelance in 1975, he continued to make films. His last film,
Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013), was made when he was 86 years
old. He died on 16 July 2020 of a stroke at a hospital in Chigasaki,
Kanagawa.
July 2020) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.Morisaki was
born in Nagasaki Prefecture and graduated from Kyoto University. After
editing the film magazine Jidai Eiga, he joined the Shochiku studio in
1956.Moving from the Kyoto to Ofuna Studio, he wrote screenplays for
Yoji Yamada's comedies and made his directorial debut in 1969 with
Woman Can't Be Beaten. Known for his earthy, acerbic comedy, he also
directed one episode of the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. Turning
freelance in 1975, he continued to make films. His last film,
Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013), was made when he was 86 years
old. He died on 16 July 2020 of a stroke at a hospital in Chigasaki,
Kanagawa.
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