Directing
Kei Kumai
- Career
Active from 1959 to 2002, busiest in 1961 and 1962 with 4 main titles each.
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
Sandakan No. 875/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
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
- Melancholy 2
- Forbidden Love 2
- Japanese Cinema 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
- TTeizō MatsumuraComposerThe Long Darkness, Darkness in the Light, Death of a Tea Master, The Sea and Poison, The Sea Is Watching, +7 more
Osamu InoueEditorDarkness in the Light, Death of a Tea Master, The Sea and Poison, The Sea Is Watching, Deep River, +4 more
Eiji OkudaActorDeath of a Tea Master, The Sea and Poison, The Sea Is Watching, Deep River, Luminous Moss, +1 more- MMasao TochizawaCinematographerDeath of a Tea Master, The Sea and Poison, Deep River, To Love, Luminous Moss, +1 more
Hisashi IgawaActorThe Long Darkness, Deep River, An Ocean to Cross, Luminous Moss- SShinsaku HimedaCinematographerA Chain of Islands, An Ocean to Cross, The Call of the Foghorn, Sun and Stars
Akira IfukubeComposerSandakan No. 8, Love and Faith, A Chain of Islands, The Long Death
Toshirō MifuneActorDeath of a Tea Master, The Sands of Kurobe, Deep River
Gō KatōActorThe Long Darkness, Death of a Tea Master, Cape of the North
Tetta SugimotoActorDeep River, Luminous Moss, Shikibu monogatari
Jūkichi UnoActorThe Sands of Kurobe, A Chain of Islands, Apart from Life- MMitsuji KanauCinematographerSandakan No. 8, The Sands of Kurobe, Cape of the North
Movies and TV shows
32Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by
2000s
2 titles · average score 55
GoodWatch score 55Screenplay, Director
Director, Screenplay
1990s
4 titles
Writer, Director
Screenplay, Director
Writer, Director
Director, Screenplay
1980s
4 titles · average score 70
GoodWatch score 68Director
GoodWatch score 72Screenplay, Director
Director
Director
1970s
6 titles · average score 72
Director
Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 75Director, Writer
Director, Writer
GoodWatch score 70Writer, Director
Director, Writer
1960s
14 titles
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Assistant Director, Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
Screenplay
1950s
2 titles · average score 74
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 74First Assistant Director