
Kei Kumai
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.
- Known ForDirecting
- Born1 June 1930 (age 95)
- Place of BirthNagano Prefecture, Japan
Kei Kumai

- Known ForDirecting
- Born1 June 1930 (age 95)
- Place of BirthNagano Prefecture, Japan
KNOWN FOR
PHOTOS
CREDITS

What's a Director?
2006

The Sea Is Watching
2002

Darkness in the Light
2001

To Love
1997

Deep River
1995

Luminous Moss
1992

Shikibu monogatari
1990

Death of a Tea Master
1989

The Sea and Poison
1986

Willful Murder
1981

An Ocean to Cross
1980

Love and Faith
1978

Cape of the North
1976

Sandakan No. 8
1974

Rise, Fair Sun
1973

The Long Darkness
1972

Apart from Life
1970

The Sands of Kurobe
1968

A Chain of Islands
1965
