Yûzô Kawashima was born on February 4, 1918 in Tanabu, Aomori, Japan [now Mutsu, Aomori, Japan]. He was a director and writer, known for
Le temple des oies sauvages (1962),
Chronique du soleil à la fin de l'ère Edo (1957) and
Noren (1958). He died on June 11, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan.