So Matsuyama

Japanese art director
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroJapanese art director
PlacesJapan
wasFilm producer Production designer
Work fieldCreativity Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth22 September 1908, Kōbe, Japan
Death14 July 1977 (aged 68 years)
Star signVirgo
The details

Biography

Takashi Matsuyama (松山 崇, Matsuyama Takashi (Sō), September 22, 1908 - July 14, 1977), a.k.a. Sō Matsuda and Sō Matsuyama, was a Japanese production designer and art director. He was nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction: the first time for his work in Rashomon (1950), and the second time for his work in Seven Samurai (1954). In 1950 he won the award for Best Art Direction at the Mainichi Film Concours for Stray Dog, directed by Akira Kurosawa.

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