Masanori Tominaga
Masanori Tominaga (冨永 昌敬, Tominaga Masanori, born October 31, 1975) is a *anese film director. His 1999 short film, Dolmen, received the Honorary Mention of the International Jury at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen in 2000.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Filmography
- 2.1 Feature films
- 2.2 Short films
- 2.3 Music videos
- 3 References
- 4 External links
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 do*entary about Matsuo Ohno, the sound designer for Astro Boy. It was described by James Marsh of Twitch Film as "not only a dream do*entary for anyone who is a fan of the iconic *anese 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 *anese film of 2012. The film screened at the Flatpack Film Festival in 2013.
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 *on (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
- Naruyoshi Kikuchi - "Nocturne for Machiko Kyo" (2005)
- Soil & "Pimp" Sessions - "Mashiroke" (2007)
- Sotaisei Riron - "Jigoku Sensei" (2008)
- Etsuko Yakushimaru - "Oyasumi Paradox" (2009)
References
External links
- Masanori Tominaga at IMDb