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 |
| Died | before 2001 |
| Occupation(s) | Assistant director, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1951–1968 |
Kazui Nihonmatsu (二本松 嘉瑞, Nihonmatsu Yoshimitsu) (born 9 April 1922, date of death unknown) was a Japanese film director.
Biography[edit]
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 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]
Nihonmatsu died prior to 2001.[5]
Filmography[edit]
Assistant director[edit]
- 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[edit]
- The X from Outer Space (1967, also screenwriter)
- Genocide (1968)
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ A 2001 Collector's Edition printing of The X from Outer Space includes a booklet that states he is deceased.
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