Takumi Furukawa

Takumi Furukawa

Known for

Directing

Born

March 27, 1917

Birthplace

Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

Died

October 4, 2018 (aged 101)

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.

Best known work

Ultraman Ace
Ultraman Ace
1972
Cruel Gun Story
Cruel Gun Story
1964
Season of the Sun
Season of the Sun
1956
Kiss and Kill
Kiss and Kill
1967
Black Falcon
Black Falcon
1967
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha
Sugata Naki Tsuisekisha
1962
Human Torpedoes Attack
Human Torpedoes Attack
1956
The Valley Between Love and Death
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1959
Ashita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire
Ashita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire
1961

Filmography

  1. 1972

    Ultraman AceTV

    Director

  2. 1967

  3. 1967

    Black Falcon

    Director, Writer

  4. 1964

  5. 1963

  6. 1963

    Umi no taka

    Director

  7. 1962

  8. 1962

  9. 1962

  10. 1962

  11. 1962

  12. 1961

    Ashita ni Mukatte Tsuppashire

    Director, Screenplay

  13. 1959

    大学の暴れん坊

    Director, Screenplay

  14. 1959

  15. 1959

    The Fugitive

    Director

  16. 1958

  17. 1956

    Human Torpedoes Attack

    Director, Screenplay

  18. 1956

    Okinawa no Tami

    Director, Screenplay

  19. 1956

    Gyakukōsen

    Director

  20. 1956

    Season of the Sun

    Director, Screenplay

  21. 1955

    Vanished Glory

    Director, Screenplay

  22. 1955

    Bodyguard from Hell

    Director, Screenplay

  23. 1954

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