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Kei Kumai

Kei Kumai

ActorDirectorWriterDirecting Jun 1 (died age 76) Nagano Prefecture, Japan 1953–2006 (53 year career)
5.9 avg rating

Biography

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. Sa…

Known For

Hiroshima
Film

Hiroshima

First Assistant Director
Sandakan No. 8
Film

Sandakan No. 8

Director
The Sea and Poison
Film

The Sea and Poison

Director
The Sea Is Watching
Film

The Sea Is Watching

Director
The Long Darkness
Film

The Long Darkness

Director
Death of a Tea Master
Film

Death of a Tea Master

Director
The Sands of Kurobe
Film

The Sands of Kurobe

Director
Deep River
Film

Deep River

Director

Filmography

Acting (1)

Crew (49)

Movies (49)

The Sea Is Watching

The Sea Is Watching

2002

Director

5.7
The Sea Is Watching

The Sea Is Watching

2002

Screenplay

5.7
Darkness in the Light

Darkness in the Light

2001

Director

5.8
Darkness in the Light

Darkness in the Light

2001

Screenplay

5.8
To Love

To Love

1997

Director

5.5
To Love

To Love

1997

Writer

5.5
Deep River

Deep River

1995

Director

7.0
Deep River

Deep River

1995

Screenplay

7.0
Luminous Moss

Luminous Moss

1992

Director

5.5
Luminous Moss

Luminous Moss

1992

Writer

5.5
Shikibu monogatari

Shikibu monogatari

1990

Director

1.0
Shikibu monogatari

Shikibu monogatari

1990

Screenplay

1.0
Death of a Tea Master

Death of a Tea Master

1989

Director

5.5
The Sea and Poison

The Sea and Poison

1986

Director

6.9
The Sea and Poison

The Sea and Poison

1986

Screenplay

6.9
Willful Murder

Willful Murder

1981

Director

7.3
An Ocean to Cross

An Ocean to Cross

1980

Director

Love and Faith

Love and Faith

1978

Director

6.3
Cape of the North

Cape of the North

1976

Director

Cape of the North

Cape of the North

1976

Screenplay

Sandakan No. 8

Sandakan No. 8

1974

Director

7.7
Sandakan No. 8

Sandakan No. 8

1974

Writer

7.7
Rise, Fair Sun

Rise, Fair Sun

1973

Director

Rise, Fair Sun

Rise, Fair Sun

1973

Writer

Fantasia

Fantasia

1973

Director

The Long Darkness

The Long Darkness

1972

Director

6.4
The Long Darkness

The Long Darkness

1972

Writer

6.4
Apart from Life

Apart from Life

1970

Director

5.8
Apart from Life

Apart from Life

1970

Writer

5.8
The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe

1968

Director

6.5
The Sands of Kurobe

The Sands of Kurobe

1968

Screenplay

6.5
A Chain of Islands

A Chain of Islands

1965

Director

6.4
A Chain of Islands

A Chain of Islands

1965

Screenplay

6.4
The Long Death

The Long Death

1964

Director

The Long Death

The Long Death

1964

Screenplay

Sora no shita tōi yume

Sora no shita tōi yume

1963

Screenplay

Hitoribotchi no futari daga

Hitoribotchi no futari daga

1962

Screenplay

Love in Ginza

Love in Ginza

1962

Screenplay

5.0
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi

1962

Screenplay

Sun and Stars

Sun and Stars

1962

Assistant Director

Sun and Stars

Sun and Stars

1962

Screenplay

Isseki Nicho

Isseki Nicho

1961

Screenplay

Shichinin no chōsensha

Shichinin no chōsensha

1961

Screenplay

Pacific Porters

Pacific Porters

1961

Screenplay

Pursuit

Pursuit

1961

Screenplay

The Cards Will Tell

The Cards Will Tell

1960

Screenplay

The Call of the Foghorn

The Call of the Foghorn

1960

Writer

Wounded Beast

Wounded Beast

1959

Screenplay

Hiroshima

Hiroshima

1953

First Assistant Director

7.4