Shinji Sōmai

Shinji Sōmai
Born (1948-01-13)13 January 1948
Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Died 9 September 2001(2001-09-09) (aged 53)
Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupation Film director
Years active 1980-2000

Shinji Sōmai (相米 慎二 Sōmai Shinji, 13 January 1948 9 September 2001) was a Japanese film director. He directed 13 films between 1980 and 2000.

Career

His film Moving was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[1] His 1998 film, Wait and See, won the FIPRESCI prize at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival in 1999.[2]

Style and influences

The Edinburgh International Film Festival artistic director Chris Fujiwara noted that American film director Nicholas Ray and French film director Jean Vigo shared Somai's sensibilites.[3]

Filmography

Further reading

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: Moving". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  2. Elley, Derek (21 February 1999). "'Line' best in Berlin - Variety". Variety.
  3. Dunn, Jamie (28 May 2012). "Forgotten Man: EIFF director Chris Fujiwara on Shinji Somai". The Skinny.
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