Keisuke Kinoshita
Birthday December 5, 1912
Birth Sign Sagittarius
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About
Japanese film director known directing the 1951 film Carmen Comes Home, the first full color feature made in Japan. He directed 49 films during his lifetime.
Before Fame
He began working as a photographer and was eventually promoted to assistant director.
Trivia
In 1984, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his work in Japanese film.
Family Life
He was born in Hamamatsu, where his parents ran a grocery store.
Associated With
In 1943, he beat fellow director Akira Kurosawa to win the New Director Award.
