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Hani Susumu
- Profile
- He was born in Tokyo in 1928. He was a film director. He was the eldest son of the historian Gorō Hani and the women’s rights activist Setsuko Hani. In 1947, he graduated from Jiyugakuen, a school founded by his grandmother. After working as a journalist for Kyodo News for one year, he became a founding member of Iwanami Productions in 1949. In 1952, he made his directorial debut with the PR film Seikatsu to Mizu (Life and Water), commissioned by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. He gained widespread recognition for writing and directing Kyōshitsu no Kodomotachi (Children in the Classroom, 1955), and Furyō Shōnen (Bad Boys, 1961), the latter produced by Iwanami Films and distributed by Shintoho, Following these successes, he released a series of popular and controversial works. His television scripts include Chiyamo to Gotashin (Chiyamo and Gotashin, 1959, Radio Tokyo [now TBS]), Onna no Shiki (Women’s Four Seasons, 1960, NET [now TV Asahi]), Tantei to Hashika (The Detective and the Measles, 1960, NHK), 3000-en no Sekai Ryokō (Travel around the World for 3000 Yen, 1961, TBS), and Futatabi Gogatsu ga... (May Once Again..., 1964, NHK), which won the Encouragement Prize at the Art Festival. In the 1980s, he teamed up with producer Minoru Henmi to produce a series of animal programs, including Dōbutsu Kazoku (Animal Family, 1974–1975, Fuji TV).
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