Kiyoshi Komori

Kiyoshi Komori (小森白, Komori Kiyoshi, January 27, 1920 - August 3, 2003), also known as Midori Otaki (大滝 翠, Otaki Midori) is a Japanese film director, screenwriter & movie producer. During his 20 years as a film director, he directed over 60 films. He is also the founder and president of Tokyo Koei, Co., Ltd..
== Career ==
Komori grew up in Taikodo, Setagaya-ku (Tokyo, Japan) on January 27, 1920. He moved to Beijing, China as a child, graduated from the former Beijing Japan High School in 1933. In 1944, Komori return to Tokyo during World War II and worked as a garrison volunteer. in March 1945, he graduated from the Hosei University College of Economics and in April, he joined Toho at the age of 24. In 1946, Komori participated in the establishment of Shintoho (then Shintoho Film Factory), and served as an assistant director to Kenji Mizoguchi, Yutaka Abe, Shigeo Tanaka, Nobuo Nakagawa and others. In 1953, he was promoted to director at the age of 33 and made his first feature comedy film called "Ittô nyôbo to santô teishu" starring Yūnosuke Itō. 
In 1958, he was attached to another company, Fuji Eiga Co., Ltd., headed by Mitsugi Ōkura, and after directing "Taiyô musume to shachô-zoku" starring Naoko Kubo, Komori returned to Shintoho in 1959. He directed 27 films, including Fuji films until it went into bankruptcy in 1961. In 1962, he directed "Taiheiyô Sensô to Himeyuri Butai" in the film's successor Fuji, the Okura Movie Co.,Ltd. In 1963, inspired by Gualtiero Jacopetti's "Mondo Cane", Komori directed "This Is Japan" composed of archival footage with Nobuo Nakagawa (along with other staffs), and distributed by Shintoho Eiga (also known as Shintoho Pictures Company). 
In 1964, he founded Komori Productions (later renamed Tokyo Koei, Co., Ltd) at the age of 44 and directed his first pink film "Nihon gōmon keibatsu-shi". He then established his company located in the street of Ginza (Chūō, Tokyo) on March 8, 1966 ad became the representative director, directing 24 pink films in the company in 8 years. In 1973, Komori directed "Nihon ryôki jiken" with Shin'ya Yamamoto and Yoshiaki Horikoshi, which was released in January of the same year. Eventually, the company ceased operations and Komori retired at the age of 53.
In his later years, Komori became a condo and apartment owner. He passed away in 2003 from a heart disease at the age of 83.
== Films ==
* All films on IMDB