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Kei Kumai

Japanese film director (1930–2007)

5.33body-of-work score · ranked #191 of 2631 directors · 8 films in our library

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Born
June 1, 1930 · Toyoshina
Died
May 23, 2007 · Tokyo
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Kei Kumai
キネマ旬報社 撮影者不明 · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    Sandakan No. 8サンダカン八番娼館 望郷

    1974 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1974 #1 · Kurosawa's 100 favorite films

    1.182 citations
  2. 2
    Shinobu Kawa忍ぶ川

    1972 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1972 #1

    1.001 citation
  3. 3
    The Sea and Poison海と毒薬

    1986 · Japan · war, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1986 #1

    1.001 citation
  4. 4
    A Chain of Islands日本列島

    1965 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1965 #3

    0.501 citation
  5. 5
    Death of a Tea Master千利休 本覺坊遺文

    1989 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1989 #3

    0.501 citation
  6. 6
    The Sands of Kurobe黒部の太陽

    1968 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1968 #4

    0.431 citation
  7. 7
    Apart from Life地の群れ

    1970 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1970 #5

    0.391 citation
  8. 8
    Deep River深い河

    1995 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1995 #7

    0.331 citation

Complete filmography

All 19 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.