Takumi Furukawa

Takumi Furukawa

Director · Writer

Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
March 27, 1917

Biography

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.

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Takumi Furukawa 1

Representative Works

Cruel Gun Story
Cruel Gun Story
6.7
/ Japanese
Black Falcon
Black Falcon
5.0
/ Chinese Simplified
Bodyguard from Hell
Bodyguard from Hell
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Gyakukōsen
Gyakukōsen
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Kiss and Kill
Kiss and Kill
7.7
/ Chinese Simplified
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
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/ Japanese
Season of the Sun
Season of the Sun
6.6
/ Japanese
Vanished Glory
Vanished Glory
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
大学の暴れん坊
大学の暴れん坊
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Ashita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire
Ashita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire
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/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Cruel Gun Story
1964Nominee

Best Director

Cruel Gun Story

Black Falcon
1967Nominee

Best Director

Black Falcon

Bodyguard from Hell
1955Nominee

Best Director

Bodyguard from Hell

Career Highlights

The Valley Between Love and Death
1954Highlight

Best Director

The Valley Between Love and Death

Gyakukōsen
1956Highlight

Best Director

Gyakukōsen