04/01/1908
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan:
Fumio Kamei (1908–1987) was a Japanese documentary and fiction film director known for his politically charged works. Influenced by Soviet montage theory, he began his career at Photo Chemical Laboratories (PCL), making propaganda films about Japan’s war in China. His 1939 film Fighting Soldiers was banned for its unflinching portrayal of exhausted troops, and he later became the first director to lose his license under the 1939 Film Law and the only filmmaker arrested under the Peace Preservation Law. After World War II, Kamei helped reorganize Nippon Eiga-sha and directed The Japanese Tragedy (1946), a documentary critical of Japan’s imperialist past, which was ultimately censored. He continued making politically engaged documentaries and fiction films, tackling issues such as U.S. military bases in Japan, nuclear weapons, social discrimination, and environmental destruction.
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生物みなトモダチ〈教育編〉―トリ・ムシ・サカナの子守歌 (1987) Director |
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みんな生きなければならない―ヒト・ムシ・トリ“農事民俗館” (1984) Director |
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人間みな兄弟 部落差別の記録 (1960) Director |
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荒海に生きる―マグロ漁民の生態 (1958) Director |
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荒海に生きる―マグロ漁民の生態 (1958) Editor |
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世界は恐怖する―死の灰の正体 (1957) Director |
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流血の記録・砂川 (1957) Cinematography |
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流血の記録・砂川 (1957) Editor |
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流血の記録・砂川 (1957) Director |
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生きていてよかった (1956) Director |
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砂川の人々・麦死なず (1955) Director |
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砂川の人々・麦死なず (1955) Editor |
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砂川の人々― 基地反対斗争の記録 (1955) Director |
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女ひとり大地を行く (1953) Director |
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基地の子たち (1953) Director |
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母なれば女なれば (1952) Director |
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女の一生 (1949) Director |
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戦争と平和 (1947) Director |
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日本の悲劇 (1946) Director |
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信濃風土記より 小林一茶 (1941) Director |
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戦ふ兵隊 (1939) Director |
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戦ふ兵隊 (1939) Editor |
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北京 (1938) Director |
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北京 (1938) Editor |
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上海 -支那事変後方記録- (1938) Director |
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上海 -支那事変後方記録- (1938) Editor |
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姿なき姿 (1935) Director |
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姿なき姿 (1935) Editor |
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Shina jihen () Director |