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Shinji Sōmai

Director

Shinji Sōmai

Directing
1981 — 2001 · 7 films
Lived
13 January 1948 — d. 2001
From
Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

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.

Career Signature

How Shinji Sōmai’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.