Occupation Film director Name Shinji Somai | Years active 1980-2000 Role Film director | |
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Born 13 January 1948 ( 1948-01-13 ) Morioka, Iwate, Japan Died September 9, 2001, Isehara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Awards Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award - Most popular film Movies Typhoon Club, Moving, Love Hotel, Sailor Suit and Machine, P P Rider Similar People Minori Terada, Noriko Hayami, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Ken Ogata, Youki Kudoh | ||
Love Hotel (1985) [Ending]
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. His 1998 film, Wait and See, won the FIPRESCI prize at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999.
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.
Filmography
References
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