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Katsu Kanai

Born July 9, 1936 Died April 22, 2026 (Age 89)Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan18 Credits

Katsu Kanai (金井勝, Kanai Katsu, born 9 July 1936) is a Japanese experimental and avant-garde film director. The Harvard Film Archive has called him "one of the most vital and inventive filmmakers in the history of Japanese underground film". Born the son of a farmer in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanai graduated from the College of Art of Nihon University before finding work at Daiei Film. He later became a freelance cinem…

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Katsu Kanai

Born July 9, 1936 Died April 22, 2026 (Age 89)Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan18 Credits

Katsu Kanai (金井勝, Kanai Katsu, born 9 July 1936) is a Japanese experimental and avant-garde film director. The Harvard Film Archive has called him "one of the most vital and inventive filmmakers in the history of Japanese underground film". Born the son of a farmer in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanai graduated from the College of Art of Nihon University before finding work at Daiei Film. He later became a freelance cinem…