Takumi Furukawa

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Takumi Furukawa

Born March 27, 1917 · Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

Died October 4, 2018 · aged 101

Takumi Furukawa was a Japanese film director. 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. At the end of his career Furukawa, a.k.a. Tai Kao-Mei (Chinese), directed two films in Hong Kong and dramas for television.

Known For

Cruel Gun StoryCruel Gun Story · 1964
Cruel Gun Story
★ 6.71964
MovieActionCrime
Businessmen arrange the early release from prison of Togawa, serving time for taking revenge on the truck driver whose carelessness confined Togawa's sister, Rie, to a wheelchair. They want Togawa to hijack an armored truck loaded with 120 million yen; their leverage is to promise him money for surgery for Rie. Togawa consents and plans the heist with three others. The plan is solid, but it doesn't go smoothly. Togawa must improvise, there are traitors somewhere, and double-crosses mount. Can Togawa escape with enough money to help his sister and ensure a passage out of Japan?
Ashita ni Mukatte TsuppashireAshita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire · 1961
Ashita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire
1961
MovieAction
Jūdan no arashiJūdan no arashi · 1962
Jūdan no arashi
1962
Movie
1962 Japanese movie
The Valley Between Love and DeathThe Valley Between Love and Death · 1954
The Valley Between Love and Death
★ 8.01954
MovieDrama
A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.
Satsujin-sha o oeSatsujin-sha o oe · 1962
Satsujin-sha o oe
1962
Movie
1962 Japanese movie
Human Torpedoes AttackHuman Torpedoes Attack · 1956
Human Torpedoes Attack
★ 10.01956
MovieActionWar
Black FalconBlack Falcon · 1967
Black Falcon
★ 5.01967
MovieAction
Zhang Shijie is an international spy, like James Bond, and has to seduce Julie Tan, the daughter of an organization’s leader in order to find their headquarters.
Burūtaun aoi machi no ōkamiBurūtaun aoi machi no ōkami · 1962
Burūtaun aoi machi no ōkami
1962
Movie
1962 Japanese movie

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