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Masanori Tominaga (b. 1975)

Alias:
토미나가 마사노리

Birthplace:
Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

Born:
October 31, 1975

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.  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.

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Film Production

Director:
2003  Stink Bug
2004  be found dead
2006  The Pavillion Salamandre
2007  Konna otona no onnanoko
2009  Pandora's Box
2010  Vengeance Can Wait
2011  The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
2011  目を閉じてギラギラ
2012  Bungo: Stories of Desire
2013  同じ星の下、それぞれの夜
2015  Rolling
2016  The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
2017  Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
2018  Dynamite Graffiti
2020  Lostceivers
2021  Made in Yamato
2023  Between the White Key and the Black Key
????  Shirley Temple Japon

Editor:
2003  Stink Bug
2004  be found dead
2006  The Pavillion Salamandre
2007  Konna otona no onnanoko
2009  Pandora's Box
2010  Vengeance Can Wait
2011  The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
2011  目を閉じてギラギラ
2012  Bungo: Stories of Desire
2013  同じ星の下、それぞれの夜
2015  Rolling
2016  The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
2017  Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
2018  Dynamite Graffiti
2020  Lostceivers
2021  Made in Yamato
2023  Between the White Key and the Black Key
????  Shirley Temple Japon

Screenplay:
2003  Stink Bug
2004  be found dead
2006  The Pavillion Salamandre
2007  Konna otona no onnanoko
2009  Pandora's Box
2010  Vengeance Can Wait
2011  The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
2011  目を閉じてギラギラ
2012  Bungo: Stories of Desire
2013  同じ星の下、それぞれの夜
2015  Rolling
2016  The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
2017  Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
2018  Dynamite Graffiti
2020  Lostceivers
2021  In Those Days
2021  Made in Yamato
2023  Between the White Key and the Black Key
????  Shirley Temple Japon

Writer:
2003  Stink Bug
2004  be found dead
2006  The Pavillion Salamandre
2007  Konna otona no onnanoko
2009  Pandora's Box
2010  Vengeance Can Wait
2011  The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
2011  目を閉じてギラギラ
2012  Bungo: Stories of Desire
2013  同じ星の下、それぞれの夜
2015  Rolling
2016  The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
2017  Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
2018  Dynamite Graffiti
2020  Lostceivers
2021  In Those Days
2021  Made in Yamato
2023  Between the White Key and the Black Key
????  Shirley Temple Japon

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TV Production

Director:
2016  Dias Police: Police from Another Country
2019  Eat And Sleep at Camp Alone
2019  目を閉じてギラギラ ～一発逆転!借金人生～
2021  Kanojo no Ura Sekai
2023  Sell My Hand

Writer:
2016  Dias Police: Police from Another Country
2019  Eat And Sleep at Camp Alone
2019  目を閉じてギラギラ ～一発逆転!借金人生～
2021  Kanojo no Ura Sekai
2023  Sell My Hand

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