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Born October 10, 1928 · Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
“I am interested only in the inside of people.” Susumu Hani is a Japanese film director, and one of the most prominent representatives of the 1960s Japanese New Wave. Born in Tokyo, he has directed both documentaries and feature films. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first fiction film, Bad Boys, in 1961.
Faraway Paradise
2025

History: The Age of the Nuclear Chaos
1983
Prophecy
1982

Manga, the cartoon in contemporary Japanese Life
1982

A Tale of Africa
1980

The Morning Schedule
1972
Mio
1971

Love Fantasia
1970

Aido: Slave of Love
1969

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
1968

Bride of the Andes
1966

The Song of the Bwana Toshi
1965

Children Hand in Hand
1964

She and He
1963

Il paradiso dell'uomo
1963

A Publisher for 50 Years
1963

A Full Life
1962

Bad Boys
1961
Drumu To Shonen
1959

The Living Sea
1958

Tokyo 1958
1958

Hōryū-ji
1958

Diary of the Zoological Garden
1957
Twin Class
1956

Children Who Draw
1956

Children in the Classroom
1954

Our Life and Water
1952