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Fumio Kamei

Fumio Kamei

DirectorEditor Apr 1 (died age 78) Fukushima Prefecture, Japan 1935–1987 (52 year career)
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Biography

Fumio Kamei (1908–1987) was a Japanese documentary and fiction film director known for his politically charged works. Influenced by Soviet montage theory, he began his career at Photo Chemical Laboratories (PCL), making propaganda films about Japan’s war in China. His 1939 film Fighting Soldiers was banned for its unflinching portrayal of exhausted troops, and he later became the first director to lose his license under the 1939 Film Law and the only filmmaker arrested under the Peace Preservati…

Known For

It Is Good to Live
Film

It Is Good to Live

Director
A Woman's Life
Film

A Woman's Life

Director
War and Peace
Film

War and Peace

Director
A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land
Film

A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land

Director
Men Are All Brothers
Film

Men Are All Brothers

Director
Record of Bloodshed: Sunagawa
Film

Record of Bloodshed: Sunagawa

Editor
The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”
Film

The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”

Director
Become a Mother, Become a Woman
Film

Become a Mother, Become a Woman

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Filmography