Susumu Hani
Susumu Hani was born 10 October 1928 is a Japanese film director, and one of the most prominent representatives of the 1960s Japanese New Wave. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first fiction film, Bad Boys, in 1961. His 1962 film Mitasareta seikatsu was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Susumu Hani
フジ・インターナショナル・コンサルタント出版部 · 『暮しの夢のフロンティア 西武百貨店』1962年2月25日。発行所：フジ・インターナショナル・コンサルタント出版部。 · Public domain
- Name
- Susumu Hani
- Born
- 10 October 1928
- Birthplace
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Japan
- Movements
- auteur
- Honours
- Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
- Languages
- Japanese
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Susumu Hani was born 10 October 1928 is a Japanese film director, and one of the most prominent representatives of the 1960s Japanese New Wave. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first fiction film, Bad Boys, in 1961. His 1962 film Mitasareta seikatsu was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Biography
Biography
His 1963 documentary film Children Hand in Hand was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival winning him a Special Diploma. One of his most famous films is Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (初恋・地獄篇 - Hatsukoi Jigokuhen, 1968), which Hani co-scripted with Shūji Terayama.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Susumu Hani • Born — 10 October 1928 • Birthplace — Tokyo • Occupation — Film director
Filmography
Filmography
• Bad Boys (1961) • Mitasareta seikatsu (1962) • Kanojo to kare (1963) • Children Hand in Hand (1963) • Bwana Toshi no uta (1967) • Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968) • Aido: Slave of Love (1969) • Yōsei no Uta (1972) • A Tale of Africa (1980) • Yogen (1982)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Hani Susumu. His recorded language was Japanese. He was the child of Gorō Hani. He married Sachiko Hidari. One child is recorded: Mio Hani.
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1928
Susumu Hani born at Tokyo.
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