Susumu Hani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Susumu Hani

Japanese film director, screenwriter

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1928

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Profession: screenwriter, film director, videographer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Susumu Hani (?? ?, Hani Susumu, born 10 October 1928) 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.
His 1962 film Mitasareta seikatsu was entered into the 12th Berlin International Film Festival.
His 1963 documentary film Children Hand in Hand was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival winning him a Special Diploma.One of his most famous films is Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (??·??? - Hatsukoi Jigokuhen, 1968), which Hani co-scripted with Terayama Shuji.