Takumi Furukawa

Director

Born: March 27, 1917 (101 years old)

Died: October 4, 2018

Place of birth: Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Filmography (3)

• Ultraman Ace (1972, ★ 7.8)
• Cruel Gun Story (1964, ★ 6.5)
• Season of the Sun (1956, ★ 6.6)