Takumi Furukawa (å ¤å· å "å·±, Furukawa Takumi, 27 March 1917 â€" 4
October 2018) was a Japanese film director.Born in Tokyo, Furukawa
graduated from the College of Art at Nihon University in 1941 and
entered the Nikkatsu studio first in the screenwriting division before
becoming an assistant director. After serving in the war, he returned
to work at Daiei Film before returning to Nikkatsu when it resumed
producing films in 1954. While working as an assistant director, he
assisted such directors as Tomotaka Tasaka, Kajiro Yamamoto, Akira
Kurosawa, and Heinosuke Gosho. He made his directorial debut in 1955
with Jigoku no YÅ jinbÅ , which starred RentarÅ Mikuni and for which
he wrote the script. He is most known for directing Season of the Sun
in 1956, which was a box office success and helped launch the career
of Yujiro Ishihara. His Cruel Gun Story (1964) was released on DVD
with English subtitles by Eclipse from the Criterion Collection. He
also directed two films in Hong Kong and dramas for
television.Furukawa died of heart failure on 4 October 2018 in a Tokyo
hospital at the age of 101.
October 2018) was a Japanese film director.Born in Tokyo, Furukawa
graduated from the College of Art at Nihon University in 1941 and
entered the Nikkatsu studio first in the screenwriting division before
becoming an assistant director. After serving in the war, he returned
to work at Daiei Film before returning to Nikkatsu when it resumed
producing films in 1954. While working as an assistant director, he
assisted such directors as Tomotaka Tasaka, Kajiro Yamamoto, Akira
Kurosawa, and Heinosuke Gosho. He made his directorial debut in 1955
with Jigoku no YÅ jinbÅ , which starred RentarÅ Mikuni and for which
he wrote the script. He is most known for directing Season of the Sun
in 1956, which was a box office success and helped launch the career
of Yujiro Ishihara. His Cruel Gun Story (1964) was released on DVD
with English subtitles by Eclipse from the Criterion Collection. He
also directed two films in Hong Kong and dramas for
television.Furukawa died of heart failure on 4 October 2018 in a Tokyo
hospital at the age of 101.
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