Shinji Sōmai
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| Shinji Sōmai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1948 Morioka, Iwate, Japan |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1980-2000 |
Shinji Sōmai (相米 慎二 Sōmai Shinji?, 13 January 1948 – 9 September 2001) was a Japanese film director. He directed 13 films between 1980 and 2000.
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Career
His film Moving was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[1] His 1998 film, Wait and See, won the FIPRESCI prize at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999.[2]
Style and influences
The Edinburgh International Film Festival artistic director Chris Fujiwara noted that American film director Nicholas Ray and French film director Jean Vigo shared Somai's sensibilites.[3]
Filmography
- Tonda Couple (1980)
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
- P.P. Rider (1983)
- The Catch (1983)
- Love Hotel (1985)
- Typhoon Club (1985)
- Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion (1985)
- Luminous Woman (1987)
- Tokyo Heaven (1990)
- Moving (1993)
- The Friends (1994)
- Wait and See (1998)
- Kaza-hana (2000)
Further reading
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References
External links
- Shinji Sōmai at the Internet Movie Database
- Shinji Sōmai at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
