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Takumi Furukawa(1917-2018)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Takumi Furukawa was born on 27 March 1917 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Gyangu no shôzô (1965), Black Falcon (1967) and Ningen gyorai shutsugekisu (1956). He died on 4 October 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornMarch 27, 1917
DiedOctober 4, 2018(101)
BornMarch 27, 1917
DiedOctober 4, 2018(101)
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Known for

Gyangu no shôzô
  • Director
  • 1965
Black Falcon (1967)
Black Falcon
5.8
  • Director(as Kao Mei Tai)
  • 1967
Ningen gyorai shutsugekisu (1956)
Ningen gyorai shutsugekisu
6.4
  • Director
  • 1956
Bosu (1955)
Bosu
  • Director
  • 1955

Credits

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Director



  • Ultraman Ace (1972)
    Ultraman Ace
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972–1973
  • Feng liu tie han (1967)
    Feng liu tie han
    5.7
    • Director (as Kao-Mei Tai)
    • 1967
  • Black Falcon (1967)
    Black Falcon
    5.8
    • Director (as Kao Mei Tai)
    • 1967
  • Gyangu no shôzô
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Shinizama o miro
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Cruel Gun Story (1964)
    Cruel Gun Story
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Ore wa jigoku no butaichô (1963)
    Ore wa jigoku no butaichô
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Umi no taka
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Bôkyô no umi
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Jûdan no arashi
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Blue Town: Aoi machi no ôkami (1962)
    Blue Town: Aoi machi no ôkami
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Sugata naki tsuisekisha
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Yajû no mon (1961)
    Yajû no mon
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Kyô aku no hatoba
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Ashita ni mukatte tsuppashire (1961)
    Ashita ni mukatte tsuppashire
    • Director
    • 1961

Writer



  • Black Falcon (1967)
    Black Falcon
    5.8
    • screenplay (as Kao-Mei Tai)
    • 1967
  • Gyangu no shôzô
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Kôroshi o ôtte (1962)
    Kôroshi o ôtte
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Koroshi o oe (1962)
    Koroshi o oe
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Ashita ni mukatte tsuppashire (1961)
    Ashita ni mukatte tsuppashire
    • screenplay
    • 1961
  • Shiroi senkô
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Daigaku no abarembô (1959)
    Daigaku no abarembô
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Umi wa kurutte iru (1959)
    Umi wa kurutte iru
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Kunin no shikeishû
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Watashi wa zenkamono de aru
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Ningen gyorai shutsugekisu (1956)
    Ningen gyorai shutsugekisu
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Gyakukôsen (1956)
    Gyakukôsen
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Season of the Sun (1956)
    Season of the Sun
    6.4
    • screenplay
    • 1956
  • Bosu (1955)
    Bosu
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Nanatsu button (1955)
    Nanatsu button
    • Writer
    • 1955

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Nyonin no yakata (1954)
    Nyonin no yakata
    • assistant director
    • 1954

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Kao Mei Tai
  • Born
    • March 27, 1917
    • Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • October 4, 2018
    • Tokyo, Japan(heart failure)

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    Furukawa, aka Tai Kao-Mei, also directed two films in Hong Kong and dramas for television.

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