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

Season of the SunSeason of the Sun · 1956
Season of the Sun
6.61956
MovieDrama
The film tells the story of a group of high school boxing team members who spend their days drinking, sailing and chasing girls, and who more often than not spend their nights getting into brawls. In particular, it focuses upon Tatsuya, a sullen young man, who falls in love with Eiko, a proud upper-class girl.
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.
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?
Kiss and KillKiss and Kill · 1967
Kiss and Kill
7.71967
MovieDramaAction
A military plane carrying a nuclear load explodes mid-air after being hit by mysterious electronic rays. Sculptor Liang Tien Hong (Paul Chang Chung) discovers the ray was invented by his uncle and he must find it before Communist agents steal it for their own nefarious purposes.
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.
Bodyguard from HellBodyguard from Hell · 1955
Bodyguard from Hell
1955
MovieCrimeDrama
Kitagawa, a drug control officer in the Kanto Shinetsu area, was ordered to investigate the situation of drug trafficking around Yokohama.
Sugata Naki TsuisekishaSugata Naki Tsuisekisha · 1962
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha
10.01962
Movie
1962 Japanese movie
Ore wa Jigoku no ButaichouOre wa Jigoku no Butaichou · 1963
Ore wa Jigoku no Butaichou
1963
MovieHistoryDrama

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