He is called a genius of contemporary art.
The film director displayed his exceptional talent.
He is called a genius of the film world.
She is known as a musical genius.
逸材 describes a person of exceptional promise or ability in general (e.g. sports, business), while 鬼才 is reserved for near-supernatural creative or intellectual genius.
秀才 describes someone academically brilliant and hardworking, whereas 鬼才 implies a wilder, more instinctive or eccentric kind of genius.
奇才 and 鬼才 are both pronounced きさい and both mean 'rare genius', but 奇才 stresses unusual or eccentric talent while 鬼才 stresses an almost demonic intensity of brilliance.
Composed of 鬼 (demon, ogre) and 才 (talent, ability). The combination suggests a talent so extraordinary it seems inhuman or supernatural. The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the term has been used since at least the Edo period to describe prodigious ability.