Director
Birthday: (76) 1930-06-01 - Deathday: 2007-05-23
Birthplace: Nagano Prefecture, JapanAlso known as: Кэй Кумаи,
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.
Sandakan No. 8
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Sandakan No. 8
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Hiroshima
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Willful Murder
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Deep River
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Deep River
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The Sea and Po...
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The Sea and Po...
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The Long Darkn...
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The Long Darkn...
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A Chain of Isl...
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A Chain of Isl...
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Love and Faith
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The Sands of K...
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The Sands of K...
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The Sea Is Wat...
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The Sea Is Wat...
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Apart from Life
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Apart from Life
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Darkness in th...
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Darkness in th...
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To Love
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To Love
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Luminous Moss
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Luminous Moss
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Death of a Tea...
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Love in Ginza
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Shikibu monoga...
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Shikibu monoga...
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Cape of the No...
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Sun and Stars
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Rise, Fair Sun
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Rise, Fair Sun
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The Cards Will...
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Pursuit
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An Ocean to Cr...
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Hitoribotchi n...
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Wounded Beast
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The Long Death
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The Long Death
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Otoko to otoko...
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Cape of the No...
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Sun and Stars
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Assistant Dire...
The Call of th...
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Isseki Nicho
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Taiheiyō no ka...
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Sora no shita ...
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Shichinin no c...
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