Takashi Matsuyama

Production designer. Born 22 September 1908 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Died 14 July 1977.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nominations

Born

22 September 1908, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

Died

14 July 1977

Active

1950–1954

Frequently works with

Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Takashi Shimura

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Fi1m against the critics

93Fi1m

89Critics

We rate Takashi’s work 4 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 790

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $105m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 2 Oscar nominations
Active: 1950–1954

Genres

Drama3
Action1
Crime1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

95BestSeven Samurai1954

92WorstIkiru1952

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31930s

221940s

491950s

201960s

Directors most worked with

Akira Kurosawa2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Takashi Shimura2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards2 nominated

Nominated1957Best Art Direction, Black and White · Seven Samurai
Nominated1953Best Art Direction, Black and White · Rashomon

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Takashi Matsuyama