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Kei Kumai (1930-2007)

Alias:
Кэй Кумаи

Birthplace:
Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Born:
June 1, 1930

Died:
May 23, 2007

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.  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.

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Film Production

Assistant Director:
1962  Sun and stars

Director:
1962  Sun and stars
1964  The Long Death
1965  A Chain of Islands
1968  The Sands of Kurobe
1970  Apart from Life
1972  The Long Darkness
1973  Fantasia
1973  Rise, Fair Sun
1974  Sandakan No. 8
1976  Cape of the North
1978  Love and Faith
1980  An Ocean to Cross
1981  Willful Murder
1986  The Sea and Poison
1989  Death of a Tea Master
1990  Shikibu monogatari
1992  Luminous Moss
1995  Deep River
1997  To Love
2001  Darkness in the Light
2002  The Sea Is Watching

First Assistant Director:
1953  Hiroshima
1962  Sun and stars
1964  The Long Death
1965  A Chain of Islands
1968  The Sands of Kurobe
1970  Apart from Life
1972  The Long Darkness
1973  Fantasia
1973  Rise, Fair Sun
1974  Sandakan No. 8
1976  Cape of the North
1978  Love and Faith
1980  An Ocean to Cross
1981  Willful Murder
1986  The Sea and Poison
1989  Death of a Tea Master
1990  Shikibu monogatari
1992  Luminous Moss
1995  Deep River
1997  To Love
2001  Darkness in the Light
2002  The Sea Is Watching

Screenplay:
1953  Hiroshima
1959  Wounded Beast
1960  The Cards Will Tell
1961  Isseki Nicho
1961  Pursuit
1962  Hitoribotchi no futari daga
1962  Love in Ginza
1962  Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962  Sun and stars
1964  The Long Death
1965  A Chain of Islands
1968  The Sands of Kurobe
1970  Apart from Life
1972  The Long Darkness
1973  Fantasia
1973  Rise, Fair Sun
1974  Sandakan No. 8
1976  Cape of the North
1978  Love and Faith
1980  An Ocean to Cross
1981  Willful Murder
1986  The Sea and Poison
1989  Death of a Tea Master
1990  Shikibu monogatari
1992  Luminous Moss
1995  Deep River
1997  To Love
2001  Darkness in the Light
2002  The Sea Is Watching

Writer:
1953  Hiroshima
1959  Wounded Beast
1960  The Call of the Foghorn
1960  The Cards Will Tell
1961  Isseki Nicho
1961  Pursuit
1962  Hitoribotchi no futari daga
1962  Love in Ginza
1962  Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
1962  Sun and stars
1964  The Long Death
1965  A Chain of Islands
1968  The Sands of Kurobe
1970  Apart from Life
1972  The Long Darkness
1973  Fantasia
1973  Rise, Fair Sun
1974  Sandakan No. 8
1976  Cape of the North
1978  Love and Faith
1980  An Ocean to Cross
1981  Willful Murder
1986  The Sea and Poison
1989  Death of a Tea Master
1990  Shikibu monogatari
1992  Luminous Moss
1995  Deep River
1997  To Love
2001  Darkness in the Light
2002  The Sea Is Watching

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