Shinji Sōmai
Directing
Born: 1948-01-13 · Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Died: 2001-09-09
Biography
Shinji Sōmai (相米 慎二, Sōmai Shinji, 13 January 1948 – 9 September 2001) was a Japanese film director. He was born in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, and was brought up in Hokkaido. Somai began his career in 1975 as an assistant director with Nikkatsu Co., one of Japan's leading film production companies, after he dropped out of Chuo University. Somai made made his debut as a director in 1980 with The Terrible Couple - an adaptation of a popular boys' manga of the time. The film deals with the trials
🎬 Movies (22)
Kaza-hana
2001
Director
Wait and See
1998
Director
The Friends
1994
Director
Moving
1993
Director
Tokyo Heaven
1990
Director
Luminous Woman
1987
Director
Typhoon Club
1985
Director
Love Hotel
1985
Director
Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion
1985
Director
Beloved Woman
1985
Director
P. P. Rider
1983
Director
The Catch
1983
Director
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
Director
Dreamy Fifteen
1980
Director
The Man Who Stole the Sun
1979
Assistant Director
Grass Labyrinth
1979
Assistant Director
Almost Transparent Blue
1979
Assistant Director
The Youth Killer
1976
Assistant Director
Late Bloom: Campus Erotica
1976
Assistant Director
100 High School Girls: Secret Motel Report
1975
Assistant Director
Hostess Confidential: Three Juicy Sisters
1975
Assistant Director
Lesbian World: Fondling
1975
Assistant Director