Susumu Hani

Director

Born: October 10, 1928 (97 years old)

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (6)

• Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (1968, ★ 7)
• The Morning Schedule (1972, ★ 7)
• Tokyo 1958 (1958, ★ 6.2)
• She and He (1963, ★ 6.8)
• Children in the Classroom (1954, ★ 6)
• Bad Boys (1961, ★ 6.7)