Kei Kumai

Overview

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.

Acting
2006	What's a Director?	Actor		N/A N/A
Directing
2002	The Sea Is Watching	Directing	Director	58 Average
2001	Darkness in the Light	Directing	Director	58 Average
1997	To Love	Directing	Director	59 Average
1995	Deep River	Directing	Director	58 Average
1992	Luminous Moss	Directing	Director	58 Average
1990	Shikibu monogatari	Directing	Director	58 Average
1989	Death of a Tea Master	Directing	Director	58 Average
1986	The Sea and Poison	Directing	Director	59 Average
1981	Willful Murder	Directing	Director	59 Average
1980	An Ocean to Cross	Directing	Director	N/A N/A
1978	Love and Faith	Directing	Director	59 Average
1976	Cape of the North	Directing	Director	N/A N/A
1974	Sandakan No. 8	Directing	Director	59 Average
1973	Fantasia	Directing	Director	N/A N/A
1973	Rise, Fair Sun	Directing	Director	N/A N/A
1972	The Long Darkness	Directing	Director	59 Average
1970	Apart from Life	Directing	Director	59 Average
1968	The Sands of Kurobe	Directing	Director	58 Average
1965	A Chain of Islands	Directing	Director	59 Average
1964	The Long Death	Directing	Director	N/A N/A
1962	Sun and Stars	Directing	Assistant Director	N/A N/A
1953	Hiroshima	Directing	First Assistant Director	59 Average
Writing
2002	The Sea Is Watching	Writing	Screenplay	58 Average
2001	Darkness in the Light	Writing	Screenplay	58 Average
1997	To Love	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1995	Deep River	Writing	Screenplay	58 Average
1992	Luminous Moss	Writing	Writer	58 Average
1990	Shikibu monogatari	Writing	Screenplay	58 Average
1986	The Sea and Poison	Writing	Screenplay	59 Average
1976	Cape of the North	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A
1974	Sandakan No. 8	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1973	Rise, Fair Sun	Writing	Writer	N/A N/A
1972	The Long Darkness	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1970	Apart from Life	Writing	Writer	59 Average
1968	The Sands of Kurobe	Writing	Screenplay	58 Average
1965	A Chain of Islands	Writing	Screenplay	59 Average
1964	The Long Death	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A
1962	Hitoribotchi no futari daga	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A
1962	Sun and Stars	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A
1962	Love in Ginza	Writing	Screenplay	59 Average
1962	Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A
1961	Pursuit	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A
1961	Isseki Nicho	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A
1961	Taiheiyō no katsugiya	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A
1960	The Call of the Foghorn	Writing	Writer	N/A N/A
1960	The Cards Will Tell	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A
1959	Wounded Beast	Writing	Screenplay	N/A N/A

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Kei Kumai

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