Kazui Nihonmatsu (äºŒæœ¬æ ¾ 嘉ç'ž, Nihonmatsu Yoshimitsu, born 9
April 1922) is a Japanese film director.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, Keisuke Kinoshita and more often to
Masaki Kobayashi.As a director, Nihonmatsu directed only two kaiju
films: The X from Outer Space and Genocide, both produced by Shochiku,
at its first experiences producing J-Horror films.
April 1922) is a Japanese film director.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, Keisuke Kinoshita and more often to
Masaki Kobayashi.As a director, Nihonmatsu directed only two kaiju
films: The X from Outer Space and Genocide, both produced by Shochiku,
at its first experiences producing J-Horror films.
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