Kazui Nihonmatsu
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Born
9 April 1922
Yoshimitsu Nihonmatsu
9 April 1922
Kamakura, Japan
Diedbefore 2001
Occupation(s)Assistant director, director, screenwriter
Yearsactive1951–1968
Kazui Nihonmatsu | |
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二本松 嘉瑞 | |
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| Born | Yoshimitsu Nihonmatsu 9 April 1922 Kamakura, Japan |
| Died | before 2001 |
| Occupation(s) | Assistant director, director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1951–1968 |
Kazui Nihonmatsu (二本松 嘉瑞, Nihonmatsu Yoshimitsu) (born 9 April 1922, date of death unknown) was a Japanese film director.
After graduating in Business at the Waseda University, Nihonmatsu was hired at the Shochiku Ofuna Photographic Office in 1948 and later became assistant director to filmmakers such as Akira Kurosawa,[1] Keisuke Kinoshita and more often to Masaki Kobayashi.
As a director, Nihonmatsu directed two kaiju films:[2] The X from Outer Space and Genocide, both produced by Shochiku, at its first experiences producing J-Horror films.[3][4]
Nihonmatsu died prior to 2001.[5]
