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Born June 1, 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.

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
Fantasia
1973

Rise, Fair Sun
1973

The Long Darkness
1972

Apart from Life
1970

The Sands of Kurobe
1968

A Chain of Islands
1965

The Long Death
1964