Takumi Furukawa (古川 卓己, Furukawa Takumi, 27 March 1917 – 4 October 2018) was a Japanese film director.
Takumi Furukawa | |
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古川卓己 | |
Born | (1917-03-27)27 March 1917 Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan |
Died | 4 October 2018(2018-10-04) (aged 101) Tokyo |
Nationality | Japanese |
Other names | Tai Kao-Mei, Takumi |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
Born in Tokyo, 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.[1] After serving in the war, he returned to work at Daiei Film before returning to Nikkatsu when it resumed producing films in 1954.[1] While working as an assistant director, he assisted such directors as Tomotaka Tasaka, Kajiro Yamamoto, Akira Kurosawa, and Heinosuke Gosho.[1] He made his directorial debut in 1955 with Jigoku no Yōjinbō, which starred Rentarō Mikuni and for which he wrote the script.[1][2] 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.[2][3] His Cruel Gun Story (1964) was released on DVD with English subtitles by Eclipse from the Criterion Collection.[4]
Furukawa, aka Tai Kao-Mei (Chinese: 戴高美), also directed two films in Hong Kong and dramas for television.[5][1]
Furukawa died of heart failure on 4 October 2018 in a Tokyo hospital at the age of 101.[2]
This is a partial list of films.