Kei Kumai

Director

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.

Born: June 1, 1930 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Died: May 23, 2007 (Age 76)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
What's a Director? Movie	7.4	Actor		2006
To Love Movie	6.7	Directing	Director, Writer	1997
Death of a Tea Master Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	1989
Deep River Movie	7.4	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1995
Cape of the North Movie	7.3	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1976
Sandakan No. 8 Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	Director, Writer	1974
The Long Darkness Movie	7.1	Directing	Director, Writer	1972
The Sands of Kurobe Movie	6.5	Directing	Director, Writer	1968
The Sea Is Watching Movie	6.8	Directing	Screenplay, Director	2002
The Sea and Poison Movie	7.3	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1986
Darkness in the Light Movie	6	Directing	Director, Screenplay	2001
The Long Death Movie	7.2	Directing	Director, Screenplay	1964
Luminous Moss Movie	6.4	Directing	Director, Writer	1992
Love and Faith Movie	7.6	Directing	Director	1978
An Ocean to Cross Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1980
Hiroshima Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	7.3	Directing	First Assistant Director	1953
Apart from Life Movie	7.5	Directing	Director, Writer	1970
Love in Ginza Movie	5.9	Writing	Screenplay	1962
A Chain of Islands Movie	6.3	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1965
Rise, Fair Sun Movie	8	Directing	Director, Writer	1973
The Call of the Foghorn Movie	6.4	Writing	Writer	1960
Willful Murder Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	1981
Shikibu monogatari Movie	5.7	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1990
Wounded Beast Movie		Writing	Screenplay	1959
Isseki Nicho Movie		Writing	Screenplay	1961
The Cards Will Tell Movie		Writing	Screenplay	1960
Pursuit Movie		Writing	Screenplay	1961
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi Movie		Writing	Screenplay	1962
太陽と星 Movie		Writing	Screenplay
ひとりぼっちの二人だが Movie		Writing	Screenplay	1962
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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