Shinji Sōmai

Japanese film director (1948-2001)
Person human Q45253
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Shinji Sōmai

Summary

Shinji Sōmai is a human[1]. He was born in Morioka[2]. He was born on January 13, 1948[3]. He passed away in Isehara[4]. He died on September 9, 2001[5]. He worked as a film director[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Shinji Sōmai's place of birth was Morioka[2].
  • Shinji Sōmai died in Isehara[4].
  • Shinji Sōmai was born on January 13, 1948[3].
  • Shinji Sōmai died on September 9, 2001[5].
  • Shinji Sōmai held citizenship in Japan[8].
  • Shinji Sōmai's professions included film director[6].
  • Shinji Sōmai's education included a stint at Chuo University[9].
  • Shinji Sōmai is recorded as male[10].
  • Shinji Sōmai's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[12].
  • Shinji Sōmai's given name is recorded as Shinji[13].
  • Shinji Sōmai's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[14].
  • Shinji Sōmai's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[15].
  • Shinji Sōmai's name in native language is recorded as 相米 慎二[16].
  • Shinji Sōmai's start of work period is recorded as 1980[17].
  • Shinji Sōmai's end of work period is recorded as 2000[18].
  • Shinji Sōmai's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Shinji Sōmai[19].
  • Shinji Sōmai's P14419 is recorded as 56415[20].
  • Shinji Sōmai's P14524 is recorded as 70049[21].
  • Shinji Sōmai's P14565 is recorded as 0000038255[22].
  • Shinji Sōmai's P14588 is recorded as 158763[23].
  • Shinji Sōmai's P14750 is recorded as 12FE-FED6-7975-EC23-5CF9[24].

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Origins and Family

Shinji Sōmai's place of birth was Morioka[2]. He was born on January 13, 1948[3].

Education

Shinji Sōmai was educated at Chuo University[9].

Career and Affiliations

Shinji Sōmai's professions included film director[6].

Death and Burial

Shinji Sōmai died on September 9, 2001[5]. He passed away in Isehara[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[12].

Why It Matters

Shinji Sōmai ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Shinji Sōmai born?

Shinji Sōmai was born in Morioka[2].

Where did Shinji Sōmai die?

Shinji Sōmai died in Isehara[4].

What did Shinji Sōmai do for work?

Shinji Sōmai worked as film director[6].

Where did Shinji Sōmai go to school?

Shinji Sōmai was educated at Chuo University[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 118297
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7214]]: 118297, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/322083856|相米慎二 (#322083856)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n'ma"
  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com person id → 44419
    P14750 → 12FE-FED6-7975-EC23-5CF9
    Filmtv.it person id → 282103
    P14524 → 70049
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46380|batch #46380]]: HAND ID (3)"
  3. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Moviebuff id → shinji-somai
    Douban movie celebrity id → 1015177
    Nientepopcorn person id → shinji-somai
    Rotten tomatoes id → celebrity/shinji_somai
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5284]]: 1015177, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/112244360|相米慎二 (#112244360)]] for {{P|5284}}"
  4. 10w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 56415
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43593|batch #43593]]"
  5. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 7527
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42119|batch #42119]]"
  6. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14588 → 158763
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14588]]: 158763, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783825457736"
  7. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Educated at → —
    End of work period → +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Work period end → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14565]]: 0000038255, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296211227|相米慎二 (#296211227)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8108|Web The Television peop"
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