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Kim Kurumada(1945-2009)

  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Kim Kurumada was born on 24 September 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Ghosts of Mars (2001), 15 Minutes (2001) and The China Syndrome (1979). He died on 19 November 2009 in Northridge, California, USA.
BornSeptember 24, 1945
DiedNovember 19, 2009(64)
BornSeptember 24, 1945
DiedNovember 19, 2009(64)
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Known for

Pam Grier, Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Richard Cetrone, and Clea DuVall in Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Ghosts of Mars
4.9
  • Production Manager
  • 2001
15 Minutes (2001)
15 Minutes
6.1
  • Production Manager
  • 2001
The China Syndrome (1979)
The China Syndrome
7.4
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1979
Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men
7.9
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1976

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Production Manager

  • Pam Grier, Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Richard Cetrone, and Clea DuVall in Ghosts of Mars (2001)
    Ghosts of Mars
    4.9
    • unit production manager
    • 2001
  • 15 Minutes (2001)
    15 Minutes
    6.1
    • unit production manager
    • 2001
  • Andy Garcia in Swing Vote (1999)
    Swing Vote
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1999
  • Vampires (1998)
    Vampires
    6.1
    • unit production manager
    • 1998
  • Danny Glover and Dennis Quaid in Switchback (1997)
    Switchback
    6.4
    • unit production manager: second unit
    • 1997
  • Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)
    Weapons of Mass Distraction
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1997
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Jennifer Tilly, Caroline Aaron, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Pollak, Wallace Shawn, Mooky Arizona, Herbert Russell, Kyle Howard, Sheila McCarthy, Amy Sakasitz, Alex Seltz-Wald, Harry Winer, and Josh Wolford in House Arrest (1996)
    House Arrest
    5.8
    • production manager
    • 1996
  • Dennis Quaid, Kathleen Turner, and Michelle Schuelke in Undercover Blues (1993)
    Undercover Blues
    6.0
    • unit production manager
    • 1993
  • John Ritter, Michael Oliver, and Ivyann Schwan in Problem Child 2 (1991)
    Problem Child 2
    4.9
    • unit production manager
    • 1991
  • Mel Brooks in Life Stinks (1991)
    Life Stinks
    5.9
    • production manager
    • 1991
  • Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Class Action (1991)
    Class Action
    6.4
    • unit production manager
    • 1991
  • Solar Crisis (1990)
    Solar Crisis
    4.1
    • production manager
    • 1990
  • Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989)
    Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1989
  • Kelly McGillis and Kurt Russell in Winter People (1989)
    Winter People
    6.2
    • production manager
    • 1989
  • Richard Pryor in Moving (1988)
    Moving
    6.1
    • unit production manager
    • 1988

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Some Kind of Hero (1982)
    Some Kind of Hero
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1982
  • John Belushi and Blair Brown in Continental Divide (1981)
    Continental Divide
    6.2
    • assistant director
    • 1981
  • The Hand (1981)
    The Hand
    5.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1981
  • Urban Cowboy (1980)
    Urban Cowboy
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1980
  • Kathleen Beller and Marsha Mason in Promises in the Dark (1979)
    Promises in the Dark
    6.5
    • first assistant director
    • 1979
  • The China Syndrome (1979)
    The China Syndrome
    7.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1979
  • Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Sada Thompson, Michael Schackelford, and David Schackelford in Family (1976)
    Family
    7.7
    TV Series
    • first assistant director
    • 1978
  • September 30, 1955 (1977)
    September 30, 1955
    6.3
    • second assistant director
    • 1977
  • The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
    The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
    5.7
    • second assistant director
    • 1977
  • The San Pedro Bums (1977)
    The San Pedro Bums
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • first assistant director
    • 1977
  • Bernie Casey and Vonetta McGee in Brothers (1977)
    Brothers
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1977
  • Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
    All the President's Men
    7.9
    • second assistant director
    • 1976
  • Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway in Three Days of the Condor (1975)
    Three Days of the Condor
    7.4
    • second assistant director
    • 1975

Producer

  • Patrick Swayze in Black Dog (1998)
    Black Dog
    5.5
    • producer: second unit
    • 1998
  • Dennis Quaid, Kathleen Turner, and Michelle Schuelke in Undercover Blues (1993)
    Undercover Blues
    6.0
    • associate producer
    • 1993
  • John Ritter, Michael Oliver, and Ivyann Schwan in Problem Child 2 (1991)
    Problem Child 2
    4.9
    • associate producer
    • 1991
  • Mel Brooks in Life Stinks (1991)
    Life Stinks
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 1991
  • Gene Hackman and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in Class Action (1991)
    Class Action
    6.4
    • associate producer
    • 1991
  • Mothers, Daughters and Lovers (1989)
    Mothers, Daughters and Lovers
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Richard Pryor in Moving (1988)
    Moving
    6.1
    • associate producer
    • 1988
  • Danny DeVito and Richard Dreyfuss in Tin Men (1987)
    Tin Men
    6.6
    • associate producer
    • 1987
  • Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta in Perfect (1985)
    Perfect
    4.7
    • executive producer
    • 1985
  • Debra Winger in Mike's Murder (1984)
    Mike's Murder
    5.8
    • executive producer
    • 1984

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 24, 1945
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  • Died
    • November 19, 2009
    • Northridge, California, USA(esophageal cancer)
  • Spouse
    • ?? - November 19, 2009 (his death, 1 child)

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