Director
Kei Kumai
Born 1930 · Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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.
Directed
Hiroshima
First Assistant Director · 1953
Sandakan No. 8
Director · 1974
Rise, Fair Sun
Director · 1973
The Sea and Poison
Director · 1986
An Ocean to Cross
Director · 1980
The Long Death
Director · 1964
Cape of the North
Director · 1976
Willful Murder
Director · 1981
The Sea Is Watching
Director · 2002
Deep River
Director · 1995
The Long Darkness
Director · 1972
The Sands of Kurobe
Director · 1968
A Chain of Islands
Director · 1965
Death of a Tea Master
Director · 1989
Love and Faith
Director · 1978
Darkness in the Light
Director · 2001
To Love
Director · 1997
Luminous Moss
Director · 1992
Writing
Sandakan No. 8
Writer · 1974
Rise, Fair Sun
Writer · 1973
Pacific Porters
Screenplay · 1961
The Sea and Poison
Screenplay · 1986
The Call of the Foghorn
Writer · 1960
The Long Death
Screenplay · 1964
Cape of the North
Screenplay · 1976
The Sea Is Watching
Screenplay · 2002
Deep River
Screenplay · 1995
The Long Darkness
Writer · 1972
The Sands of Kurobe
Screenplay · 1968
A Chain of Islands
Screenplay · 1965