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Masanori Tominaga
Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
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 Ju…
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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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2025
Strangers in Kyoto
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2023
Sell My Hand
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2023
Between the White Key and the Black Key
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2021
MADE IN YAMATO
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2021
Kanojo no Ura Sekai
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2021
In Those Days
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2020
Lostceivers
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2019
Eat And Sleep at Camp Alone
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2019
目を閉じてギラギラ ～一発逆転!借金人生～
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2018
Dynamite Graffiti
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2017
Pumpkin and Mayonnaise
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2016
The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: Fujio Akatsuka
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2016
Dias Police: Police from Another Country
TV show Director
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2015
Rolling
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2013
同じ星の下、それぞれの夜
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2012
Bungo: Stories of Desire
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2011
目を閉じてギラギラ
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2011
The Echo of Astro Boy's Footsteps
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2010
Vengeance Can Wait
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2009
Pandora's Box
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2007
Konna otona no onnanoko
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2006
The Pavillion Salamandre
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2004
be found dead
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2003
Stink Bug
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1996
COCKROACH MAN
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