Masanori Tominaga

Masanori Tominaga (冨永 昌敬, Tominaga Masanori, born October 31, 1975) is a Japanese film director. His 1999 short film, Dolmen, received the Honorary Mention of the International Jury at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in 2000.[1]

Masanori Tominaga
Born (1975-10-31) October 31, 1975
Ehime Prefecture, Japan
OccupationFilm director

Career

Tominaga directed the first feature film, The Pavillion Salamandre, starring Joe Odagiri.[2] He directed Pandora's Box, starring Shota Sometani and Riisa Naka, based on the novel by Osamu Dazai.[3] He directed the comedy film, Vengeance Can Wait, starring Minami, Tadanobu Asano, Eiko Koike and Takayuki Yamada.[4]

Tominaga directed The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps, which is a documentary about Matsuo Ohno, the sound designer for Astro Boy.[5] It was described by James Marsh of Twitch Film as "not only a dream documentary for anyone who is a fan of the iconic Japanese anime character, but also a delight for audio-tech fanatics who remain unsated even after Berberian Sound Studio."[6] It was listed by Jasper Sharp of Midnight Eye as the best Japanese film of 2012.[7] The film screened at the Flatpack Film Festival in 2013.[8]

Filmography

Feature films
  • The Pavillion Salamandre (2006)
  • Konna Otona no Onna no Ko (2007)
  • Pandora's Box (2009)
  • Vengeance Can Wait (2010)
  • Niwa ni Onegai (2011)
  • The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps (2011)
  • Me o Tojite Gira Gira (2011)
  • Pumpkin and Mayonnaise (2017)
  • Sutekina Dynamite Scandal (2017)

Short films
  • Dolmen (1999)
  • Vicunas (2002)
  • Kamemushi (2003)
  • Tetrapod Report (2003)
  • Oriente Ring (2004)
  • Shirley Temple Japon (2005)
  • Shirley no Tenraku Jinsei (2009)
  • The Restaurant of Many Orders (2012) - based on Miyazawa Kenji's short story
  • News Lounge 25 (2012)

Music videos

References
  1. "Award Winners - Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen". International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. 2000. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  2. Matthijs, Niels (October 26, 2011). "PAVILLION SALAMANDRE (Masanori Tominaga) Review". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  3. Schilling, Mark (October 9, 2009). "'Villon no Tsuma'/'Pandora no Hako'". The Japan Times.
  4. Webb, Charles (July 19, 2011). "Japan Cuts 2011: VENGEANCE CAN WAIT Review". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.
  5. Edwards, Russell (November 8, 2011). "Review: "The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps"". Variety.
  6. Marsh, James (January 13, 2013). "Marshy's 10 Favourite Asian Movies of 2012 Part 2". Twitch Film.
  7. Sharp, Jasper (January 14, 2013). "Midnight Eye's Best (and Worst) of 2012". Midnight Eye.
  8. Neofetou, Daniel (April 15, 2013). "Review: Flatpack Film Festival 2013". Reeling the Real.
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