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Kazui Nihonmatsu

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Kazui Nihonmatsu
二本松 嘉瑞
Born
Yoshimitsu Nihonmatsu

(1922-04-09)9 April 1922
Kamakura, Japan
Diedbefore 2001
Occupation(s)Assistant director, director, screenwriter
Years active1951–1968

Kazui Nihonmatsu (二本松 嘉瑞, Nihonmatsu Yoshimitsu) (born 9 April 1922, date of death unknown) was a Japanese film director.

Biography

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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

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Assistant director

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Director

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References

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  1. ^ Yoshimoto, Mitsuhiro (2000). Kurosawa: Film Studies and Japanese Cinema. Duke University Press Books. ISBN 0822325195.
  2. ^ "A Journey Through the Eclipse Series: Kazui Nihonmatsu's The X from Outer Space". criterioncast.com. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ "The X from Outer Space (1967)". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Genocide (1968)". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ A 2001 Collector's Edition printing of The X from Outer Space includes a booklet that states he is deceased.
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