- Director and writer
- 3 on MovieCove
What are Kei Kumai's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kei Kumai's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on The Criterion Channel (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Kei Kumai's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
3 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
Death of a Tea Master(1989)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Sandakan No. 8(1974)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Long Darkness(1972)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Career shape
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles from 1972 to 1989.
How do Kei Kumai's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Kei Kumai work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kei Kumai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gô Katô shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Gô KatôShared titles: Death of a Tea Master (1989), The Long Darkness (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Gô Katô
- Kaneko IwasakiShared titles: Sandakan No. 8 (1974), The Long Darkness (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Kaneko Iwasaki
Composers
- Teizô MatsumuraShared titles: Death of a Tea Master (1989), The Long Darkness (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Teizô Matsumura
Producers
- Hideyuki ShiinoShared titles: Sandakan No. 8 (1974), The Long Darkness (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Hideyuki Shiino
- Masayuki SatôShared titles: Sandakan No. 8 (1974), The Long Darkness (1972)See all 2 shared titles with Masayuki Satô