Takumi Furukawa
Japanese film director (1917–2018) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Takumi Furukawa (古川 卓己, Furukawa Takumi, 27 March 1917 – 4 October 2018), aka Tai Kao-Mei (Chinese: 戴高美), was a Japanese film director.
Takumi Furukawa | |
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古川卓己 | |
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| Born | Iwasaki Takumi [1] 27 March 1917 |
| Died | 4 October 2018 (aged 101) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Tai Kao-Mei |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Career
Born in Tokyo as Iwasaki Takumi,[1] Furukawa graduated from the College of Art at Nihon University in 1941 and entered the Nikkatsu studio first in the screenwriting division before becoming an assistant director.[2] After serving in the war, he returned to work at Daiei Film before returning to Nikkatsu when it resumed producing films in 1954.[2] While working as an assistant director, he assisted such directors as Tomotaka Tasaka, Kajiro Yamamoto, Akira Kurosawa, and Heinosuke Gosho.[2]
He made his directorial debut in 1955 with Jigoku no Yōjinbō, which starred Rentarō Mikuni and for which he wrote the script.[2][1] He is most known for directing Season of the Sun in 1956, which was a box office success and helped launch the career of Yujiro Ishihara.[1][3] His Cruel Gun Story (1964) was released on DVD with English subtitles by Eclipse from the Criterion Collection.[4] Furukawa directed two films in Hong Kong and dramas for television.[5][2]
Furukawa died of heart failure on 4 October 2018 in a Tokyo hospital at the age of 101.[1]
Filmography
Films
This is a partial list of films.
- 1955 Jigoku no Yōjinbō
- 1956 Season of the Sun
- 1964 Cruel Gun Story
- 1967 Black Falcon - Screenwriter, Director. Mandarin language Hong Kong film.[6]
- 1967 Kiss and Kill - Director. Mandarin language Hong Kong film.[7]
References
External links
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