About
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.
Filmography
The Sea Is Watching2002 · Director, Screenplay
Darkness in the Light2001 · Director, Screenplay
To Love1997 · Writer, Director
Deep River1995 · Screenplay, Director
Luminous Moss1992 · Writer, Director
Shikibu monogatari1990 · Director, Screenplay
Death of a Tea Master1989 · Director
The Sea and Poison1986 · Director, Screenplay
Willful Murder1981 · Director
An Ocean to Cross1980 · Director
Love and Faith1978 · Director
Cape of the North1976 · Director, Screenplay
Sandakan No. 81974 · Director, Writer
Fantasia1973 · Director
Rise, Fair Sun1973 · Director, Writer
The Long Darkness1972 · Director, Writer
Apart from Life1970 · Writer, Director
The Sands of Kurobe1968 · Director, Screenplay
A Chain of Islands1965 · Director, Screenplay
The Long Death1964 · Screenplay, Director