Kazui Nihonmatsu
Kazui Nihonmatsu | |
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二本松 嘉瑞 | |
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| Born | Yoshimitsu Nihonmatsu 9 April 1922 Kamakura, Japan |
| Occupation | Assistant director, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1951 – 1968 |
Kazui Nihonmatsu (二本松 嘉瑞, Nihonmatsu Yoshimitsu, born 9 April 1922) is a Japanese film director.
Biography[]
After graduating in Business at the Waseda University, Nihonmatsu was hired at the Shochiku Ofuna Photographic Office in 1948 and later became assistant director to filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa,[1] Keisuke Kinoshita and more often to Masaki Kobayashi.
As a director, Nihonmatsu directed only two kaiju films:[2] The X from Outer Space and Genocide, both produced by Shochiku, at its first experiences producing J-Horror films.[3][4]
Filmography[]
Assistant director[]
- Carmen Comes Home (1951, directed by Keisuke Kinoshita)
- The Idiot (1951, directed by Akira Kurosawa)
- Youth of the Son (1952, directed by Masaki Kobayashi)
- Sincere Heart (1953, directed by Masaki Kobayashi)
- The Thick-Walled Room (1956, directed by Masaki Kobayashi)
- The Inheritance (1962, directed by Masaki Kobayashi)
Director[]
- The X from Outer Space (1967, also screenwriter)
- Genocide (1968)
References[]
- ^ Yoshimoto, Mitsuhiro (2000). Kurosawa: Film Studies and Japanese Cinema. Duke University Press Books. ISBN 0822325195.
- ^ "A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Kazui Nihonmatsu's The X from Outer Space". criterioncast.com. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "The X from Outer Space (1967)". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Genocide (1968)". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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Categories:
- Japanese film directors
- Horror film directors
- 1922 births
- Living people