Masanori Tominaga | |
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Occupation | Film 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]
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]
Masanori Tominaga | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Film 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]
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]