Directing
Kei Kumai
- Titles
- 32movies
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2002, busiest in 1961 and 1962 with 4 main titles each.
- Directed
- 19titles as director
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Sandakan No. 876/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.1average 2.6
- Melancholy7.8average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism6.1average 3.3
- Pathos7.9average 5.2
- Social Commentary7.0average 4.9
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.8
- Psychological6.7average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.4
- Situational Comedy1.2, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.2, average 2.4
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 4
- Forbidden Love 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Melancholy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTeizō MatsumuraComposerDeath of a Tea Master, The Long Darkness, Darkness in the Light, Luminous Moss, The Sea and Poison, +7 more
Osamu InoueEditorDeath of a Tea Master, Willful Murder, Darkness in the Light, Luminous Moss, The Sea and Poison, +4 more
Eiji OkudaActorDeath of a Tea Master, Luminous Moss, The Sea and Poison, Deep River, The Sea Is Watching, +1 more- MMasao TochizawaCinematographerDeath of a Tea Master, Luminous Moss, The Sea and Poison, Deep River, To Love, +1 more
Hisashi IgawaActorThe Long Darkness, Luminous Moss, An Ocean to Cross, Deep River- SShinsaku HimedaCinematographerAn Ocean to Cross, The Call of the Foghorn, Sun and Stars, A Chain of Islands
Akira IfukubeComposerSandakan No. 8, Love and Faith, The Long Death, A Chain of Islands
Jūkichi UnoActorThe Sands of Kurobe, Apart from Life, A Chain of Islands
Tetta SugimotoActorLuminous Moss, Deep River, Shikibu monogatari
Gō KatōActorDeath of a Tea Master, The Long Darkness, Cape of the North
Toshirō MifuneActorDeath of a Tea Master, The Sands of Kurobe, Deep River- TTatsuji NakashizuEditorSandakan No. 8, Rise, Fair Sun, Love and Faith
Movies and TV shows
32Type
2000s
2 titles · average score 53
Screenplay, Director
Director, Screenplay
1990s
4 titles
Writer, Director
Screenplay, Director
Director, Writer
Director, Screenplay
1980s
4 titles · average score 69
Director
Screenplay, Director
Director
Director
1970s
6 titles · average score 72
Director
Director, Screenplay
Director, Writer
Writer, Director
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
1960s
14 titles
Screenplay, Director
Director, Screenplay
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Assistant Director, Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
1950s
2 titles · average score 74
Screenplay
First Assistant Director