Susumu Hani

Susumu Hani

Directing

“I am interested only in the inside of people.”

Susumu Hani 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.

Filmography

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Faraway Paradise Faraway Paradise 2025 History: The Age of the Nuclear Chaos History: The Age of the Nuclear Chaos 1983 Prophecy Prophecy 1982 Manga, the cartoon in contemporary Japanese Life Manga, the cartoon in contemporary Japanese Life 1982 A Tale of Africa ★ 6.5 A Tale of Africa 1980 The Morning Schedule ★ 7.0 The Morning Schedule 1972 Mio ★ 9.0 Mio 1971 Love Fantasia Love Fantasia 1970 Aido: Slave of Love ★ 8.0 Aido: Slave of Love 1969 Nanami: The Inferno of First Love ★ 7.0 Nanami: The Inferno of First Love 1968 Bride of the Andes ★ 7.0 Bride of the Andes 1966 The Song of the Bwana Toshi ★ 7.0 The Song of the Bwana Toshi 1965 Children Hand in Hand ★ 10.0 Children Hand in Hand 1964 She and He ★ 6.8 She and He 1963 Il paradiso dell'uomo ★ 10.0 Il paradiso dell'uomo 1963 A Publisher for 50 Years A Publisher for 50 Years 1963 A Full Life ★ 10.0 A Full Life 1962 Bad Boys ★ 6.7 Bad Boys 1961 Drumu To Shonen Drumu To Shonen 1959 The Living Sea The Living Sea 1958 Tokyo 1958 ★ 6.2 Tokyo 1958 1958 Hōryū-ji Hōryū-ji 1958 Diary of the Zoological Garden Diary of the Zoological Garden 1957 Twin Class Twin Class 1956 Children Who Draw ★ 6.5 Children Who Draw 1956 Children in the Classroom ★ 6.0 Children in the Classroom 1954 Our Life and Water Our Life and Water 1952 A Town Without Flies A Town Without Flies 1950