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Masanori Tominaga

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Masanori Tominaga
Born (1975-10-31) October 31, 1975 (age 49)
Ehime Prefecture, Japan
OccupationFilm director

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]

Career

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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

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Feature films

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  • 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)[9]

Short films

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  • 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

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References

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  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.
  9. ^ "白鍵と黒鍵の間に". eiga.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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