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Susumu Hani
Born
10 October 1928
Place
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Directing

Susumu Hani

“I am interested only in the inside of people.”

Susumu Hani is a Japanese film director, and one of the most prominent representatives of the 1960s Japanese New Wave. Born in Tokyo, he has directed both documentaries and feature films. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for his first fiction film, Bad Boys, in 1961.

As director

Faraway Paradise

2025 · Director
History: The Age of the Nuclear Chaos

History: The Age of the Nuclear Chaos

1983 · Director
Manga, the cartoon in contemporary Japanese Life

Manga, the cartoon in contemporary Japanese Life

1982 · Director

Prophecy

1982 · Director
A Tale of Africa

A Tale of Africa

1980 · Director
The Morning Schedule

The Morning Schedule

1972 · Director

Mio

1971 · Director
Love Fantasia

Love Fantasia

1970 · Director
Aido: Slave of Love

Aido: Slave of Love

1969 · Director
Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

1968 · Director
The Song of the Bwana Toshi

The Song of the Bwana Toshi

1966 · Director
Bride of the Andes

Bride of the Andes

1966 · Director
Children Hand in Hand

Children Hand in Hand

1964 · Director
She and He

She and He

1963 · Director
Il paradiso dell'uomo

Il paradiso dell'uomo

1963 · Director
A Publisher for 50 Years

A Publisher for 50 Years

1963 · Director
A Full Life

A Full Life

1962 · Director
Bad Boys

Bad Boys

1961 · Director

Drumu To Shonen

1959 · Director
Tokyo 1958

Tokyo 1958

1958 · Director
Hōryū-ji

Hōryū-ji

1958 · Director
The Living Sea

The Living Sea

1958 · Director
Diary of the Zoological Garden

Diary of the Zoological Garden

1957 · Director
Children Who Draw

Children Who Draw

1956 · Director

Twin Class

1956 · Director
Children in the Classroom

Children in the Classroom

1954 · Director
Our Life and Water

Our Life and Water

1952 · Director

As actor

Faraway Paradise

2025 · (Narrator)