Masanori Tominaga
Masanori Tominaga 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.
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Masanori Tominaga
- Name
- Masanori Tominaga
- Born
- 31 October 1975
- Birthplace
- Ehime Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Nihon University
- Languages
- Japanese
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Masanori Tominaga 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.
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Masanori Tominaga (born 1975) is a Japanese film director, film producer and screenwriter. The film director was born in Ehime Prefecture. Masanori Tominaga studied at Nihon University. Languages used include Japanese.
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• Name — Masanori Tominaga • Born — 31 October 1975 • Birthplace — Ehime Prefecture, Japan • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 2006–present
Career
Career
Tominaga directed the first feature film, The Pavillion Salamandre, starring Joe Odagiri. He directed Pandora's Box, starring Shota Sometani and Riisa Naka, based on the novel by Osamu Dazai. He directed the comedy film, Vengeance Can Wait, starring Minami, Tadanobu Asano, Eiko Koike and Takayuki Yamada. Tominaga directed The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps, which is a documentary about Matsuo Ohno, the sound designer for Astro Boy. 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." It was listed by Jasper Sharp of Midnight Eye as the best Japanese film of 2012. The film screened at the Flatpack Film Festival in 2013.
Music videos
Music videos
• Naruyoshi Kikuchi - "Nocturne for Machiko Kyo" (2005) • Soil & "Pimp" Sessions - "Mashiroke" (2007) • Sotaisei Riron - "Jigoku Sensei" (2008) • Etsuko Yakushimaru - "Oyasumi Paradox" (2009)
Feature films
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) • Between the White Key and the Black Key (2023) • Strangers in Kyoto (2025)
Short films
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)
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- 1.International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. Award Winners - Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen. 2000.
- 2.Matthijs, Niels. PAVILLION SALAMANDRE (Masanori Tominaga) Review. Twitch Film. October 26, 2011.
- 3.Schilling, Mark. 'Villon no Tsuma'/'Pandora no Hako'. The Japan Times. October 9, 2009.
- 4.Webb, Charles. Japan Cuts 2011: VENGEANCE CAN WAIT Review. Twitch Film. July 19, 2011.
- 5.Edwards, Russell. Review: "The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps". Variety. November 8, 2011.
- 6.Marsh, James. Marshy's 10 Favourite Asian Movies of 2012 Part 2. Twitch Film. January 13, 2013.
- 7.Sharp, Jasper. Midnight Eye's Best (and Worst) of 2012. Midnight Eye. January 14, 2013.
- 8.Neofetou, Daniel. Review: Flatpack Film Festival 2013. Reeling the Real. April 15, 2013.
- 9.白鍵と黒鍵の間に. eiga.com.
- 10.ぶぶ漬けどうどす. eiga.com.
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