KUMAGAI, Hiroko

熊谷博子, b. Tokyo 1951

• began directed TV documentaries for Nippon Audio-Visual Productions on themes such as war, drugs, and drug poisoning
• became a freelance documentary journalist in 1985
• since turning freelance she has directed more than 50 TV documentaries
• co-directed Afghan Spring (1989) with Noriaki Tsuchimoto
• A Tale of Two Neighbourhoods - From Ottensen to Mukojiima (1995) is based on her own experiences raising children
• Women Make Films (2004) follows the struggle of female directors in Japan

Resources:

• Zakka Films Profile
• wikipedia (JP)
• Kawabata, Kai. Film Mines Rich Seam of History. The Japan Times. 14 August 2011.

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