Susumu Hani
Known for
Directing
Born
October 10, 1928 (age 97)
Birthplace
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Biography
“I am interested only in the inside of people.”
Susumu Hani is a Japanese film director, and one of the most prominent representatives of the 1960s Japanese New Wave. Born in Tokyo, he has directed both documentaries and feature films. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first fiction film, Bad Boys, in 1961.
Best known work
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
1968
Tokyo 1958
1958
She and He
1963
Children in the Classroom
1954
Bad Boys
1961
The Morning Schedule
1972
Aido: Slave of Love
1969
Children Who Draw
1956
A Tale of Africa
1980
Bride of the Andes
1966Filmography
2025
Faraway Paradiseas (Narrator), Director
1983
History: The Age of the Nuclear ChaosDirector, Writer
1982
ProphecyDirector
1982
1980
A Tale of AfricaDirector
1972
The Morning ScheduleDirector, Editor, Screenplay
1971
MioDirector, Editor
1970
Love FantasiaDirector, Screenplay
1969
Aido: Slave of LoveDirector, Editor, Screenplay
1968
Nanami: The Inferno of First LoveDirector, Editor, Writer
1966
Bride of the AndesScreenplay, Director
1966
The Song of the Bwana ToshiDirector, Writer
1964
Children Hand in HandDirector, Writer, Editor
1963
She and HeWriter, Director
1963
Il paradiso dell'uomoDirector
1963
A Publisher for 50 YearsDirector
1962
A Full LifeDirector, Screenplay
1961
Bad BoysDirector, Screenplay
1959
Drumu To ShonenDirector
1958
The Living SeaWriter, Director
1958
Tokyo 1958Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
1958
Hōryū-jiDirector
1957
Diary of the Zoological GardenDirector, Writer
1956
Twin ClassDirector, Writer
1956
Children Who DrawDirector, Writer