As Director, As Writer
The Sea Is Watching
2002
5.9
Kei Kumai
Directing
Birth Date
June 1, 1930
Place of Birth
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Date of Death
May 23, 2007
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.
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Darkness in the Light
2001
5.8
As Director, As Writer
To Love
1997
5.5
As Director, As Writer
Deep River
1995
7.2
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Luminous Moss
1992
5.5
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Shikibu monogatari
1990
1.0
As Director
Death of a Tea Master
1989
5.4
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The Sea and Poison
1986
6.9
As Director
Willful Murder
1981
7.3
As Director
Love and Faith
1978
6.3
As Director, As Writer
Sandakan No. 8
1974
7.7
As Director, As Writer
The Long Darkness
1972
6.8
As Director, As Writer
Apart from Life
1970
5.8
As Director, As Writer
The Sands of Kurobe
1968
6.5
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A Chain of Islands
1965
6.4
As Writer
Love in Ginza
1962
5.0