Kazuyoshi Sekine (関根和美 ''Sekine Kazuyoshi''), also known as Kazumi Sekine, is a Japanese

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

, a dramatist, and a movie producer and the president of Sekine Production production company (関根プロ). He mainly directs movies produced by

independent film An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies (or, i ...

studios. He is married to the actress

Izumi Aki , a.k.a. ; (born May 15, 1960), is a Japanese actress especially known for her roles in '' pink film''. Izumi made her '' pink film'' debut in October 1980 in produced by Shishi Pro () and released by Toei. In the next four years, Aki appeare ...

, who has appeared in his films. Many of his films are urban love stories.

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