Ishio SHIRASAKA, who was called a genius screenwriter, wrote scripts for 13 of Masumura's films, starting with "A Vivacious Girl" to "Double Suicide of Sonezaki," and was known as Masumura's good partner.
天才脚本家と呼ばれた白坂依志夫は、『青空娘』から『曽根崎心中』まで13作の脚本を担当しており、名コンビとして知られた。