Kei Kumai
DirectingKei 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
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
Willful Murder
Director
The Sea and Poison
Director
The Sea Is Watching
Director
Love and Faith
Director
Sandakan No. 8
Director
An Ocean to Cross
Director
The Sands of Kurobe
Director
Death of a Tea Master
Director
The Long Darkness
Director
Love in Ginza
Screenplay
Deep River
Screenplay
To Love
Director
Otoko to otoko no ikiru machi
Screenplay
Rise, Fair Sun
Director
A Chain of Islands
Director
Hitoribotchi no futari daga
Screenplay
Wounded Beast
Screenplay
Cape of the North
Director
Shikibu monogatari
Director
Luminous Moss
Director
The Cards Will Tell
Screenplay
The Long Death
Director
The Call of the Foghorn
Writer
Sun and Stars
Screenplay
Pacific Porters
Screenplay
Darkness in the Light
Director
Apart from Life
Writer
Isseki Nicho
Screenplay
Sora no shita tōi yume
Screenplay
Seven Challengers
Screenplay
Pursuit
Screenplay
Fantasia
Director