Fumio Kamei
DirectingBorn: April 1, 1908 in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Fumio Kamei (1908–1987) was a Japanese documentary and fiction film director known for his politically charged works. Influenced by Soviet montage theory, he began his career at Photo Chemical Laboratories (PCL), making propaganda films about Japan’s war in China. His 1939 film Fighting Soldiers was banned for its unflinching portrayal of exhausted troops, and he later became the first director to...
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21 Titles
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A Woman's Life1949

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War and Peace1947

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A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land1953

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Fighting Soldiers1939

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The World Is Terrified: The Reality of the “Ash of Death”1957

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Become a Mother, Become a Woman1952

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Shanghai1938

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It Is Good to Live1956
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Wheat Will Never Fall1955
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Living in a Rough Sea1958

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Kobayashi Issa1941

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Tragedy of Japan1946
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Children of the Base1953
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All Living Things Are Friends—Lullabies of Birds, Insects and Fish1987

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Record of Bloodshed: Sunagawa1957
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Peking1938

