Shinji Sōmai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1948 |
| Died | 9 September 2001 (aged 53) |
| 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 and almost always he focused on the young generation problems, being the successful A Sailor suit and a Machine-gun (1981) and Typhoon Club (1985) as the best examples of that.
Career and style
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]
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 sensibilities. [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
- Kimura, Tatsuya; Nakamura, Hideyuki; Fujii, Jinshi, eds. (2011). 甦る相米慎二 [Shinji Somai: A Film Director in the Japanese Post-Studio Era] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Inscrpit. ISBN 978-4-900997-32-5.
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Moving". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ Elley, Derek (21 February 1999). "'Line' best in Berlin - Variety". Variety.
- ^ Dunn, Jamie (28 May 2012). "Forgotten Man: EIFF director Chris Fujiwara on Shinji Somai". The Skinny.
External links
- Shinji Sōmai at IMDb
- Shinji Sōmai at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
Shinji Sōmai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1948 |
| Died | 9 September 2001 (aged 53) |
| 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 and almost always he focused on the young generation problems, being the successful A Sailor suit and a Machine-gun (1981) and Typhoon Club (1985) as the best examples of that.
Career and style
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]
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 sensibilities. [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
- Kimura, Tatsuya; Nakamura, Hideyuki; Fujii, Jinshi, eds. (2011). 甦る相米慎二 [Shinji Somai: A Film Director in the Japanese Post-Studio Era] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Inscrpit. ISBN 978-4-900997-32-5.
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Moving". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ Elley, Derek (21 February 1999). "'Line' best in Berlin - Variety". Variety.
- ^ Dunn, Jamie (28 May 2012). "Forgotten Man: EIFF director Chris Fujiwara on Shinji Somai". The Skinny.
External links
- Shinji Sōmai at IMDb
- Shinji Sōmai at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |