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Shinji Sômai(1948-2001)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
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Shinji Sômai
Shinji Sômai was born on 13 January 1948 in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. He was a director and assistant director, known for Typhoon Club (1985), Ah haru (1998) and Moving (1993). He died on 9 September 2001 in Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.
BornJanuary 13, 1948
DiedSeptember 9, 2001(53)
BornJanuary 13, 1948
DiedSeptember 9, 2001(53)
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  • Awards
    • 10 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Typhoon Club (1985)
Typhoon Club
7.0
  • Director
  • 1985
Ah haru (1998)
Ah haru
6.4
  • Director
  • 1998
Kiichi Nakai, Junko Sakurada, and Tomoko Tabata in Moving (1993)
Moving
7.6
  • Director
  • 1993
Noriko Hayami in Love Hotel (1985)
Love Hotel
6.7
  • Director
  • 1985

Credits

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Director

  • Umbrella Flower (2000)
    Umbrella Flower
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Ah haru (1998)
    Ah haru
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Natsu no niwa: The Friends (1994)
    Natsu no niwa: The Friends
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Kiichi Nakai, Junko Sakurada, and Tomoko Tabata in Moving (1993)
    Moving
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Tôkyô jôkû irasshaimase (1990)
    Tôkyô jôkû irasshaimase
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Hikaru onna (1987)
    Hikaru onna
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion (1985)
    Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Noriko Hayami in Love Hotel (1985)
    Love Hotel
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Typhoon Club (1985)
    Typhoon Club
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Sweetheart
    Video
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Gyoei no mure (1983)
    Gyoei no mure
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1983
  • P. P. Rider (1983)
    P. P. Rider
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
    Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Hiroko Yakushimaru in Tonda kappuru (1980)
    Tonda kappuru
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1980

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Grass Labyrinth (1979)
    Grass Labyrinth
    7.3
    Short
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
    The Man Who Stole the Sun
    7.6
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • Collections privées (1979)
    Collections privées
    5.2
    • assistant director (segment "Kusa-Meikyu")
    • 1979
  • Seishun no satsujinsha (1976)
    Seishun no satsujinsha
    6.8
    • second assistant director
    • 1976
  • Takako Kitagawa in Late Bloom: Campus Erotica (1976)
    Late Bloom: Campus Erotica
    3.0
    • assistant director
    • 1976
  • Hostess Confidential: Three Juicy Sisters
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • 100 High School Girls: Secret Motel Report (1975)
    100 High School Girls: Secret Motel Report
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Lesbian World: Fondling
    • assistant director
    • 1975

Producer

  • Sora ga konnani aoi wake ga nai (1993)
    Sora ga konnani aoi wake ga nai
    6.6
    • executive producer
    • 1993

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Shinji Somai
  • Born
    • January 13, 1948
    • Morioka, Iwate, Japan
  • Died
    • September 9, 2001
    • Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan(lung cancer)

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