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Fumio Kamei

Fumio Kamei

Director, Editor, Writer

Born April 1, 1908 in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Died February 27, 1987

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Fumio Kamei began his career in 1928 with a brief study of filmmaking in the Soviet Union. He later worked at Photo Chemical Laboratories, producing documentaries known as bunka eiga (culture films), heavily influenced by Soviet montage theory. While some of these films served as pro-Imperial Japan propaganda, one titled Tatakau heitai (Fighting Soldiers) was criticized by authorities for its perceived anti-war message. The film stirred further controversy by humanizing Chinese soldiers and victims of Japan’s harsh conquest, leading to its ban. After creating a film about poet Kobayashi Issa, Kamei became the first filmmaker to lose his directing license under the 1939 Film Law and was the only Japanese director arrested under the Peace Preservation Law. He spent a year in detention before his indictment was suspended, but remained under police surveillance and probation. Kamei’s opposition to Japan’s nationalism and imperialism intensified after this. Following Japan’s defeat in World War II and the Allied occupation, he produced Nihon no higeki (Tragedy of Japan), a film that condemned the Empire of Japan’s expansionist nationalist policies, attributing them to capitalism. The film also addressed war criminals imprisoned at Sugamo Prison and claimed others, including Emperor Hirohito, were still at large. According to Kamei, the film provoked violent reactions from nationalist Japanese, and all prints were eventually confiscated to prevent potential civil unrest. Kamei continued making films until his retirement in the 1960s, after which he opened an antique shop named Toyojin in Shibuya. He attempted to create a final film focused on the environment and Earth’s destruction titled All Living Things are Friends, but it remained unfinished due to his death in February 1987.

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Filmography

Director

10

Type

Year

Ningen mina kyoudai Poster

Ningen mina kyoudai Documentary1960

Ikiteite yokatta Poster

Ikiteite yokatta Documentary1956

Onna hitori daichi o yuku Poster

Onna hitori daichi o yuku Feature Film1953

Haha nareba onna nareba Poster

Haha nareba onna nareba Feature Film1952

Onna no issho Poster

Onna no issho Feature Film1949

War and Peace Poster

War and Peace Feature Film1947

Shinano fudoki yori: Kobayashi Issa Poster

Shinano fudoki yori: Kobayashi Issa Documentary1941

Fighting Soldiers Poster

Fighting Soldiers Documentary1939

Peking Documentary1938

Shanghai Poster

Shanghai Documentary1938

Editor

4

Type

Year

Kichi no ko tachi Short Film1953

Nippon no higeki Poster

Nippon no higeki Short Film1946

Peking Documentary1938

Shanghai Poster

Shanghai Documentary1938

Writer

2

Type

Year

Peking Documentary1938

Hiking no uta Short Film1935

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