Kazui Nihonmatsu


Kazui Nihonmatsu was a Japanese film director.

Biography

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, Keisuke Kinoshita and more often to Masaki Kobayashi.
As a director, Nihonmatsu directed two kaiju films: The X from Outer Space and Genocide, both produced by Shochiku, at its first experiences producing J-Horror films.
Nihonmatsu died prior to 2001.

Filmography

Assistant director

Carmen Comes Home The Idiot Youth of the Son Sincere Heart The Thick-Walled Room
  • ''The Inheritance''

Director

The X from Outer Space