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Director
Kei Kumai
- Born June 1, 1930 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Died May 23, 2007
Kei Kumai (熊井 啓, Kumai Kei, 1 June 1930 – 23 May 2007) was a Japanese film director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he began work as a director's assistant. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first film, Nihon rettō, in 1965.[2] His 1972 film Shinobu Kawa was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.[3] His 1973 film Rise, Fair Sun was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Sandakan No. 8 received widespread acclaim for tackling the issue of a woman forced into prostitution in Borneo before the outbreak of World War II. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 48th Academy Awards.
Known for
Hiroshima1953
The Sea Is Watching2002
Sandakan No. 81974
The Sea and Poison1986
Death of a Tea Master1989
The Long Darkness1972
The Sands of Kurobe1968
Deep River1995
Filmography
- 2006What's a Director?Film
- 2002The Sea Is WatchingFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 2001Darkness in the LightFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1997To LoveFilmDirector, Writer
- 1995Deep RiverFilmScreenplay, Director
- 1992Luminous MossFilmDirector, Writer
- 1990Shikibu monogatariFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1989Death of a Tea MasterFilmDirector
- 1986The Sea and PoisonFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1981Willful MurderFilmDirector
- 1980An Ocean to CrossFilmDirector
- 1978Love and FaithFilmDirector
- 1976Cape of the NorthFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1974Sandakan No. 8FilmDirector, Writer
- 1973Rise, Fair SunFilmDirector, Writer
- 1972The Long DarknessFilmDirector, Writer
- 1970Apart from LifeFilmWriter, Director
- 1968The Sands of KurobeFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1965A Chain of IslandsFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1964The Long DeathFilmDirector, Screenplay
- 1963Sora no shita tōi yumeFilmScreenplay
- 1962Love in GinzaFilmScreenplay
- 1962Sun and StarsFilmScreenplay, Assistant Director
- 1962Two People, Yet All AloneFilmScreenplay
- 1962A City Where Men LiveFilmScreenplay
- 1961Pacific PortersFilmScreenplay
- 1961PursuitFilmScreenplay
- 1961Isseki NichoFilmScreenplay
- 1961Seven ChallengersFilmScreenplay
- 1960The Call of the FoghornFilmWriter
- 1960The Cards Will TellFilmScreenplay
- 1959Wounded BeastFilmScreenplay
- 1953HiroshimaFilmFirst Assistant Director