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Kei Kumai

Director, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born June 1, 1930Died May 23, 2007 (76 years)
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.
Known For
  • The Sea Is Watching
  • Sandakan No. 8
  • Hiroshima
  • Death of a Tea Master
  • The Sea and Poison
  • The Sands of Kurobe
  • To Love
  • Luminous Moss
  • Darkness in the Light
  • Apart from Life
  • Love and Faith
  • The Long Death
  • A Chain of Islands
  • Muteki ga ore o yondeiru
  • Ginza no koi no monogatari
  • Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

Filmography

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