Director

Kei Kumai

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Directed movies: 18Directed series: 0All crew credits: 32

TMDB ID: 24555

IMDb ID: nm0474743

Known for: Directing

Born: June 1, 1930

Died: May 23, 2007

Age: 76

Place of birth: Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2006

Years active: 54

Average TMDB rating: 6.55

Wikidata: Q503696

Also known as

Кэй Кумаи

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Director (17)First Assistant Director (1)Screenplay (12)Writer (2)

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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. 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.

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